CX2812 LED driver

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Consider replacing it with an ATtiny13 if you want a light with more useful modes. Still, being able to disable the flashing mode would be an improvement, and it looked like one of the jumpers could do that.
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How To Build a Flashlight With Perfect Modes (picture heavy) | BudgetLightForum.com

You probably found this discussion?
http://budgetlightforum.com/node/15463

RedSpawn said the actual modes were:
0,0: high – low – flash – off
+,0: high – low – off
0,+: high – off – off
++: high – off

I bought a remarkably cheap LED headlamp on eBay, thinking it would at least be good for parts, but nearly every part of it is compromised in some way. The lamp head doesn't provide proper heat-sinking, the battery cover is really loose, the controller doesn't have very useful modes, and the beam is too narrow for most purposes. Still, the battery box does hold two 18650 cells solidly, and there's plenty of room inside to add a DIY driver of some sort.
 
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I found this chip in my varta lantern.
The cx2812 heats up a lot when I press the switch (on/off) but the lights are always on.
(maybe 4 batteries x 1.5v give too much tension and it burned)
I believe that (in my case) the only solution is to replace the electronic switch with a beautiful mechanical switch 😀
 

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