Orsi Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 The flashlight is very handy, but it needs battery power to turn it on, but to turn battery switch on we need some light. Does this need to be like that? What’s the reason to this? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yurgon Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 44 minutes ago, Orsi said: The flashlight is very handy, but it needs battery power to turn it on [...] It does? For me it can be switched on without battery power (A-10C and A-10C II, latest OpenBeta). After all, it's a handheld (or glove-attached) device with no connection whatsoever to the aircraft. Are you certain the flashlight can only be switched on with the battery on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orsi Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 2 hours ago, Yurgon said: It does? For me it can be switched on without battery power (A-10C and A-10C II, latest OpenBeta). After all, it's a handheld (or glove-attached) device with no connection whatsoever to the aircraft. Are you certain the flashlight can only be switched on with the battery on? I’ll test again an reply to you, thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziptie Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 2 hours ago, Yurgon said: It does? For me it can be switched on without battery power (A-10C and A-10C II, latest OpenBeta). After all, it's a handheld (or glove-attached) device with no connection whatsoever to the aircraft. Are you certain the flashlight can only be switched on with the battery on? Was for me (requiring the battery power switch to be on) Also something similar with the Hornet - but there was some stipulation with the Hornet, that once you'd applied the battery switch power and then toggled the battery switch power, the flashlight wouldn't turn back on again. Cheers, Ziptie 1 i7 6700 @4ghz, 32GB HyperX Fury ddr4-2133 ram, GTX980, Oculus Rift CV1, 2x1TB SSD drives (one solely for DCS OpenBeta standalone) Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS, Thrustmaster Cougar MFDs Airframes: A10C, A10CII, F/A-18C, F-14B, F-16C, UH=1H, FC3. Modules: Combined Arms, Supercarrier. Terrains: Persian Gulf, Nevada NTTR, Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melchionda Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 This seems odd. I thought the Flashlight was just a handheld flashlight. Is this a bug? 1 CPU: Intel Core i9 10900K - GPU: ASUS ROG Strix 3090 OC Edition - Mobo: Asus ROG Maximus XII Formula Motherboard - RAM: 64 GB HyperX - EK Open Loop liquid-cooling - PSU: FSP Hydro+ PTM 1200 Watt liquid-cooled Power Supply - PIMAX 8KX Headset ThrustMaster Warthog Throttle and Stick - Winwing Landing and Combat Panels - MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Orso Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 The "Flashlight" in the Hornet is a hand-held-lamp, mounted on the rear, right cockpit wall. I don't recall that you needed to turn the battery on for it to work, but maybe. I the A-10C the flashlight was only just added due to popular request. Even though it is in the category "Right Console" there is nothing else in the category and I'm guessing it was simply copied from a different module and left as it is. I just tried it, and starting in an A-10C II Tank Killer cold and dark at 2am local time, no moon, no nothing, pitch black out there, it works as the very first game button I press. Dim controls don't seem to work, but better than nothing. No idea what your issue is Ziptie. Maybe check your controls again. Also try <LAlt><L> on the keyboard. That should always work, unless you've changed it. When you hit the wrong button on take-off System Specs. Spoiler System board: MSI X670E ACE Memory: 64GB DDR5-6000 G.Skill Ripjaw System disk: Crucial P5 M.2 2TB CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D PSU: Corsair HX1200 PSU Monitor: ASUS MG279Q, 27" CPU cooling: Noctua NH-D15S Graphics card: MSI RTX 3090Ti SuprimX VR: Oculus Rift CV1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foka Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 3 hours ago, Captain Orso said: The "Flashlight" in the Hornet is a hand-held-lamp, mounted on the rear, right cockpit wall. I don't recall that you needed to turn the battery on for it to work, but maybe. I the A-10C the flashlight was only just added due to popular request. Even though it is in the category "Right Console" there is nothing else in the category and I'm guessing it was simply copied from a different module and left as it is. By the way flashlight followc your curcor, I'd say it's more something like that: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaos Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 (edited) It's called a "wander lamp" or "utility light". It's mounted in the cockpit and you can take it out of the holder and use it as a "flashlight". It's permanently attached by a power-cord and does not require for the battery switch to be on. That is, it is on the "hot battery bus" so you can use it without any electrical switching. Edited January 2, 2021 by chaos 2 "It's not the years, honey. It's the mileage..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob10 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Thanks for the description/explanation! It always seemed weird that it was wired but more a flashlight than a wired light. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziptie Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 On 1/1/2021 at 4:53 AM, Captain Orso said: The "Flashlight" in the Hornet is a hand-held-lamp, mounted on the rear, right cockpit wall. I don't recall that you needed to turn the battery on for it to work, but maybe. I the A-10C the flashlight was only just added due to popular request. Even though it is in the category "Right Console" there is nothing else in the category and I'm guessing it was simply copied from a different module and left as it is. I just tried it, and starting in an A-10C II Tank Killer cold and dark at 2am local time, no moon, no nothing, pitch black out there, it works as the very first game button I press. Dim controls don't seem to work, but better than nothing. No idea what your issue is Ziptie. Maybe check your controls again. Also try <LAlt><L> on the keyboard. That should always work, unless you've changed it. Odd, tried it today and it worked as intended. Cheers, Ziptie i7 6700 @4ghz, 32GB HyperX Fury ddr4-2133 ram, GTX980, Oculus Rift CV1, 2x1TB SSD drives (one solely for DCS OpenBeta standalone) Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS, Thrustmaster Cougar MFDs Airframes: A10C, A10CII, F/A-18C, F-14B, F-16C, UH=1H, FC3. Modules: Combined Arms, Supercarrier. Terrains: Persian Gulf, Nevada NTTR, Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docsnuggles Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 On 1/3/2021 at 3:44 AM, Ziptie said: Odd, tried it today and it worked as intended. Cheers, Ziptie I just tried it in the A-10C (not the II) and its bugged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuka Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Tested: the lights works as intended at first start in the mission. However, there is a bug: once the battery has been on, the flashlight always needs battery. So mission start - turn flashlight on:ok enable battery: flashlight ok disable battery: flashlight goes off and can not be switched on again battery back on: flashlight ok Reported 1 1 Windows 11 | i9 12900KF | 64GB DDR4 | RTX 3090 | TM Warthog HOTAS | Saitek Combat Rudder Pedals | TM MFDs + Lilliput 8" | TIR5 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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