Re: Rechargeable Batteries Safe In Dorcy Jr. Blu-r
Glaserfan said:
One question though... did you disable the Dorcy's built in boost driver? If not, you will get unstable output due to the presence of 2 boost drivers..especially since the built-in driver is prone to spikes. The Dorcy's built-in driver is hidden inside the battery half of the light on the other side of the PCB with the positive battery contact.
How do you access the dorcy driver? I have one that i will be installing a micro flex driver in, but i assumed that the dorcy's driver was the "star" :-[ I spend alot of time reading throughout this forum and continuously learn something new. I know nothing about electronic circuitry, but thanks to you guys and your very clear and concise DIY instructions, make it possible for us electronic illiterates to enjoy this hobby also.
Originally i was going to send this to Kenom for an overhaul, but as i read thru the forums, i see that he is a very busy man with his kids and with school. So, i decided that id give this a shot and get some experience.......worst case scenario is that i turn my 20x open can into a test load. This diode is easily replaced. Plus, if this proves to be more than i can do, I could always talk to Kenom again and see if he could put it on his lengthy "to do" list.
If he's too busy, i'm sure i could pay one of you guys to do it as well. But first, let me see if i can get some experience. I have ordered the flexdrive preset to 420ma for the 20x open can red diode, as i have read many posts here that state this diode should handle that setting. Please advise me if this setting is too high. I also ordered a Jayrob custom heatsink. When i odered this build from the persons website, it stated that it included a heatsink. When the 16x fried, i disassembled the head of the dorcy and found there was NO heatsink at all. I contacted the person, he said the heasink his ad referred to on his site was the aixiz housing, as it works well as a heatsink. Reading this forum, i have learned this is NOT the case at all! The dorcy jr mod originally came with a 16x red diode, which did not last more than a total of less than 1 hour, using strict duty cycles >1 min on and 1-2 min off. I harvested the 20x diode and installed it myself. This has been working great for 3 months now *knocks on wood*, again keeping the duty cycles to 1 min or less on and 1-2 min off. The only driver in this is the original Dorcy boost driver with some sort of resistor??? between the diode and the "star". Kenom informed me that i was not getting anywhere near the power that i should be with that setup. As is, it does a very good job at burning.......I can hardly wait to see what it is really capable of!!
Thank you guys for all your help, and i welcome any advice you are able to give me!
Ted
I mean, this couldn't just burn your LD or something, it could be a fire hazard or worse....
, now i must wait til my packages arrive