Linger
Flashlight Enthusiast
Hello,
When I first received the boards I noticed the stars and minor change to r2 but didn't make anything of it and put them in my driver box with the others.
While at work today I saw this post and noted the stars may have a role:
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=258635
I checked when I got home and it is the same, the stars do have traces under them (just like image, link copied from that post)
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/8752/picture012yd.jpg
Same apperance (but with the 4x7135 on the back), a OOO connects 2nd star from right to negative perimeter trace.
Driver retains same functionality as previous versions, but I 'suspect' it is more efficient. Unsubstanciated at this point but I have a pill with the new board powering an mc-e and is very bright, seemed to consistently give higher tailcap readings then similar mc-e powered pills with the older (no star) boards even as I rotated a number of batteries through the list (I was testing draw vs. brands of battery with series of lights all using the same driver). Could internal wiring / solder joints, emitter vf, etc. but thus far could also be improvement.
When I first received the boards I noticed the stars and minor change to r2 but didn't make anything of it and put them in my driver box with the others.
While at work today I saw this post and noted the stars may have a role:
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=258635
I checked when I got home and it is the same, the stars do have traces under them (just like image, link copied from that post)
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/8752/picture012yd.jpg
Same apperance (but with the 4x7135 on the back), a OOO connects 2nd star from right to negative perimeter trace.
Driver retains same functionality as previous versions, but I 'suspect' it is more efficient. Unsubstanciated at this point but I have a pill with the new board powering an mc-e and is very bright, seemed to consistently give higher tailcap readings then similar mc-e powered pills with the older (no star) boards even as I rotated a number of batteries through the list (I was testing draw vs. brands of battery with series of lights all using the same driver). Could internal wiring / solder joints, emitter vf, etc. but thus far could also be improvement.
