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In addition to regulating the voltage, the driver controls brightness levels and how the user switches between those by monitoring button clicks and presses. Therefore some drivers offer various modes and some do not. Some offer different packages of modes that are available either by the user pressing buttons or they can be hard wired by soldering bridges on the driver board. | In addition to regulating the voltage, the driver controls brightness levels and how the user switches between those by monitoring button clicks and presses. Therefore some drivers offer various modes and some do not. Some offer different packages of modes that are available either by the user pressing buttons or they can be hard wired by soldering bridges on the driver board. | ||
The size of the driver itself is also important. The most common size is 17mm which works well in most [[ | The size of the driver itself is also important. The most common size is 17mm which works well in most [[P60]] drop-ins and many lights powered by an 18650 li-ion battery. However, smaller lights uses smaller diameter boards that are harder to find. There are also larger circuit boards of around 25mm used on larger flashlights. | ||
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