I received this copper TS10 a few days ago and I finally got some time to do that mod that I also do when I receive a TS10.

When shipped, the aux leds (regardless of colour) are always too bright and drain the battery too fast for my liking.

For the orange aux, I added a 510Ω resistor, which dims it down to a comfortable brightness IMO. I don’t have the numbers right now but the battery will also last much longer in high mode. Here are some pictures to show the difference.

High mode: left - no resistor added, right - 510Ω resistor added

Low mode: left - no resistor added, right - 510Ω resistor added

High mode after modding: 510Ω resistors added to both lights, much better

  • zzap@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    I dont understand… i can use aux as secondary channel now? Does that mean I can ramp the aux brightness and use candle mode and sleep timer? That would be super cool.

    • zumlin@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      Yes and no. While you can use the aux in all the strobes with the latest firmware, there are still only 2 brightness levels (a hardware limitation), and not all of them work like you would expect.

      At the moment:

      • You cannot ramp up and down, there is only a high mode
      • Candl mode and biker strobe are just constantly on in high mode and the brightness cannot be changed
      • Party strobe (low mode) and tactical strobe (high mode) work
      • Lightning mode partially works (alternates between off and high mode at random intervals)