How did you fix the brightness issue? Resistor mod?
Maybe the G2 is used during warmup? I think that the IC controlling the G2 does the warmup compensation curve.
brightness(t)= warmupAndFixedResistor(t) + IC(t)
IC starts high to compensate for the normal warmup curve which starts low and gets brighter. Eventually, IC levels off at it's minimum brightness, and warmupAndFixedResistor level off at their maximum brightness.
In order to fix the brightness problem after warmup, you'd have to either curve level off lower. Changing the resistor is like subtracting a contstant from warmupAndFixedResistor(), your warmup is too dark now.
Changing the IC actually causes the warmup curve to level off at an apropriate brightness, while warmup brightness in the beginning remains the same, so warmup compensation will still work.
I'm pretty sure this is what happened. You're not the only one who complained of a weak warmup.
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