Art Vandelay
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Has anybody made a recording of the whine? I'd like to hear it. How much does this have to do with the light, and how much is it related to the hearing of the user?
Well, out of 29 owners (myself included) responding - 18 have a light that whines. I suppose that I'll keep mine as this just appears to be the nature of the beast. If it weren't for the whining I'd like it more than my Fenix P2D. Not one other of my LED lights whines. It's too bad LiteFlux has this issue on an otherwise nearly perfect (IMO) light.
It's definitely the nature of the beast, that does not mean there are not some number of them that don't. I have several lights and for my ears only my two LiteFlux whine. If the electronics are unpotted you could try to disassemble it and pot the driver, or try to find some small ferrite cores and see if putting them on the inductor leads helps. Or adding some mass to the inductor might help or just changing it's mounting. I noticed mine can do it on a few levels, but it also often stops.Well, out of 29 owners (myself included) responding - 18 have a light that whines. I suppose that I'll keep mine as this just appears to be the nature of the beast. If it weren't for the whining I'd like it more than my Fenix P2D. Not one other of my LED lights whines. It's too bad LiteFlux has this issue on an otherwise nearly perfect (IMO) light.
I don't see what's wrong with starting a thread about an annoying whine.
I suppose if someone wanted to start a thread about less than stellar output compared to other 1xCR123 lights (as per reviews )would that be due to a poor sample ?
A lot of LF3XT owners are objective rather than sycophantic about the light. We all learn from threads such as this one - if we keep an open mind.
Walter
If the problem with your light has bothered you enough to start an entire thread to find out if others are suffering, why don't you just exchange your light for another one.
I don't see what's wrong with starting a thread about an annoying whine.
If you are suggesting I am sycophantic about the LF3XT and don't have an open mind, I find that rather offensive. Furthermore, I never said there was a problem with this thread. I just don't understand if someone is so bothered by a defective sample, he doesn't just return it for one that isn't.