Re: EC4S: 2x18650 2150lm
The high drain at rest is the thing that has kept me from getting this light. I have many nice lights and enjoy them all but I find it an inconvenience to pick up a light and have the cap fall off because I have unscrewed it. (yes, some only take 1 turn, it is still a pain to remember which ones need to be unscrewed and which ones don't)
I do not use a light for work on a daily basis and the lights that I keep in my shop and around the house are the $10 or less knockoffs with laptop cells. All of these are the clickie type with no drain. I have them all over the house so there is one anywhere that light might ever be needed. I have at least 20 in "service" at any given time.
For any excursion that will take me out of the house I Always top off the light of choice. If I will be away from an outlet, like camping, I take several lights instead of taking extra cells. This way I have flood, thrower, and small pocket lights for a variety of capabilities. For the light in the car I have settled on the Fenix UC35. It is tail clickie and USB rechargeable. My car has a USB port in it and I can charge it up on the road if needed.
Back to the EC4S. All arguments are valid from a very specific perspective and each person has his or her own perspective but If the drain was not there would anyone say;
"This dam light has NO DRAIN!! Who the hell would design a light with no drain!! I will Never, I mean NEVER own a light that wont suck the batteries dry and force me to keep them charged!!"
Not meaning to rub anyone's nose in it ya know, i'm just saying...