Yes, I know, I'm a noob. I need a specific driver 23.5mm in diameter, with 2 switches, 1× 18650 input and [email protected] or [email protected] output, along with ALOT of modes and mode groups, and I haven't been able to find any driver that matches those exact specifications so I would like to know if I can build one.
Anybody help me?
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DIWdiver
Flashlight Enthusiast
Hi, and welcome to the forum!
As professional engineer who has built a number of drivers, I can say that switches, modes and groups are easy, it's just how much software do you want to write.
As for boosting nearly 30W out of an 18650, that'll be a lot more of a challenge. With plenty of space, I could do it. But to fit in 23.5mm circle? I'd have to work on it a while to even decide if I could do it. I suspect the answer would turn out to be no.
On the optimistic side, Linear Technologies (recently purchased by Analog Devices) makes some pretty impressive modules with all of the hard part integrated. They are generally step down, not step up, but they might have one that could be coaxed into doing what you want. Unfortunately, they are neither cheap nor easy to assemble.
Any way you look at it, this is not a task for a noob.
By the way, do you realize this light would only run about 20 minutes per charge at full power?
As professional engineer who has built a number of drivers, I can say that switches, modes and groups are easy, it's just how much software do you want to write.
As for boosting nearly 30W out of an 18650, that'll be a lot more of a challenge. With plenty of space, I could do it. But to fit in 23.5mm circle? I'd have to work on it a while to even decide if I could do it. I suspect the answer would turn out to be no.
On the optimistic side, Linear Technologies (recently purchased by Analog Devices) makes some pretty impressive modules with all of the hard part integrated. They are generally step down, not step up, but they might have one that could be coaxed into doing what you want. Unfortunately, they are neither cheap nor easy to assemble.
Any way you look at it, this is not a task for a noob.
By the way, do you realize this light would only run about 20 minutes per charge at full power?
archimedes
Flashaholic
Hello and welcome to CPF
It looks like you are already getting some assistance but, OP, would you mind editing your title to something more specific ?
That helps CPF help you ....
It looks like you are already getting some assistance but, OP, would you mind editing your title to something more specific ?
That helps CPF help you ....
