diff --git a/wled00/data/settings_leds.htm b/wled00/data/settings_leds.htm
index 0900be399..d7a4d1552 100644
--- a/wled00/data/settings_leds.htm
+++ b/wled00/data/settings_leds.htm
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 		function is16b(t)  { return !!(gT(t).c & 0x10); }           // is digital 16 bit type
 		function mustR(t)  { return !!(gT(t).c & 0x20); }           // Off refresh is mandatory
 		function numPins(t){ return Math.max(gT(t).t.length, 1); }  // type length determines number of GPIO pins
+		function chrID(x)  { return String.fromCharCode((x<10?48:55)+x); }
 		function S() {
 			getLoc();
 			loadJS(getURL('/settings/s.js?p=2'), false, ()=>{
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@
 			gId("ppldis").style.display = ppl ? 'inline' : 'none';
 			// set PPL minimum value and clear actual PPL limit if ABL is disabled
 			d.Sf.querySelectorAll("#mLC input[name^=MA]").forEach((i,x)=>{
-				var n = String.fromCharCode((x<10?48:55)+x);
+				var n = chrID(x);
 				gId("PSU"+n).style.display = ppl ? "inline" : "none";
 				const t = parseInt(d.Sf["LT"+n].value); // LED type SELECT
 				const c = parseInt(d.Sf["LC"+n].value); //get LED count
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@
 			// select appropriate LED current
 			d.Sf.querySelectorAll("#mLC select[name^=LAsel]").forEach((sel,x)=>{
 				sel.value = 0; // set custom
-				var n = String.fromCharCode((x<10?48:55)+x);
+				var n = chrID(x);
 				if (en)
 					switch (parseInt(d.Sf["LA"+n].value)) {
 						case 0: break; // disable ABL
@@ -399,7 +400,7 @@
 		}
 		function lastEnd(i) {
 			if (i-- < 1) return 0;
-			var s = String.fromCharCode((i<10?48:55)+i);
+			var s = chrID(i);
 			v = parseInt(d.getElementsByName("LS"+s)[0].value) + parseInt(d.getElementsByName("LC"+s)[0].value);
 			var t = parseInt(d.getElementsByName("LT"+s)[0].value);
 			if (isPWM(t)) v = 1; //PWM busses
@@ -422,7 +423,7 @@
 			});
 
 			if ((n==1 && i>=maxB+maxV) || (n==-1 && i==0)) return;
-			var s = String.fromCharCode((i<10?48:55)+i);
+			var s = chrID(i);
 
 			if (n==1) {
 // npm run build has trouble minimizing spaces inside string
@@ -506,7 +507,7 @@ mA/LED: <select name="LAsel${s}" onchange="enLA(this,'${s}');UI();">
 		function addCOM(start=0,len=1,co=0) {
 			var i = gEBCN("com_entry").length;
 			if (i >= maxCO) return;
-			var s = String.fromCharCode((i<10?48:55)+i);
+			var s = chrID(i);
 			var b = `<div class="com_entry">
 <hr class="sml">
 ${i+1}: Start: <input type="number" name="XS${s}" id="xs${s}" class="l starts" min="0" max="65535" value="${start}" oninput="UI();" required="">&nbsp;
@@ -560,7 +561,7 @@ Swap: <select id="xw${s}" name="XW${s}">
 
 		function addBtn(i,p,t) {
 			var c = gId("btns").innerHTML;
-			var s = String.fromCharCode((i<10?48:55)+i);
+			var s = chrID(i);
 			c += `Button ${i} GPIO: <input type="number" name="BT${s}" onchange="UI()" class="xs" value="${p}">`;
 			c += `&nbsp;<select name="BE${s}">`
 			c += `<option value="0" ${t==0?"selected":""}>Disabled</option>`;
@@ -584,8 +585,10 @@ Swap: <select id="xw${s}" name="XW${s}">
 		function checkSi() { //on load, checks whether there are custom start fields
 			var cs = false;
 			for (var i=1; i < gEBCN("iST").length; i++) {
-				var v = parseInt(gId("ls"+(i-1)).value) + parseInt(gN("LC"+(i-1)).value);
-				if (v != parseInt(gId("ls"+i).value)) {cs = true; startsDirty[i] = true;}
+				var s = chrID(i);
+				var p = chrID(i-1); // cover edge case 'A' previous char being '9' 
+				var v = parseInt(gId("ls"+p).value) + parseInt(gN("LC"+p).value);
+				if (v != parseInt(gId("ls"+s).value)) {cs = true; startsDirty[i] = true;}
 			}
 			if (gId("ls0") && parseInt(gId("ls0").value) != 0) {cs = true; startsDirty[0] = true;}
 			gId("si").checked = cs;
@@ -617,7 +620,7 @@ Swap: <select id="xw${s}" name="XW${s}">
 				var c = JSON.parse(lines); 
 				if (c.hw) {
 					if (c.hw.led) {
-						for (var i=0; i<10; i++) addLEDs(-1);
+						for (var i=0; i<oMaxB+maxV; i++) addLEDs(-1);
 						var l = c.hw.led;
 						l.ins.forEach((v,i,a)=>{
 							addLEDs(1);
diff --git a/wled00/set.cpp b/wled00/set.cpp
index 33d79d66e..6ff43ea24 100644
--- a/wled00/set.cpp
+++ b/wled00/set.cpp
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ void handleSettingsSet(AsyncWebServerRequest *request, byte subPage)
         break;
       }
       for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
-        lp[1] = offset+i;
+        lp[1] = '0'+i;
         if (!request->hasArg(lp)) break;
         pins[i] = (request->arg(lp).length() > 0) ? request->arg(lp).toInt() : 255;
       }
diff --git a/wled00/xml.cpp b/wled00/xml.cpp
index dc36e2945..a2069ecce 100644
--- a/wled00/xml.cpp
+++ b/wled00/xml.cpp
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ void getSettingsJS(byte subPage, Print& settingsScript)
       uint8_t pins[5];
       int nPins = bus->getPins(pins);
       for (int i = 0; i < nPins; i++) {
-        lp[1] = offset+i;
+        lp[1] = '0'+i;
         if (PinManager::isPinOk(pins[i]) || bus->isVirtual()) printSetFormValue(settingsScript,lp,pins[i]);
       }
       printSetFormValue(settingsScript,lc,bus->getLength());