A2 Lamp Life

[gfreeman9mm]

How long does the bulb last on the A2? How about the LEDs?

 

[Illum]

LEDs will last the lifetime of the light.

for the incandescent lamp discussion refer to the existing thread
A2 Lamp Life??


cheers and welcome to CPF :wave:

 

[carrot]

Expect about 30 hours from the xenon lamp. There have been cases where they last more, or less. If the lamp lasts less than 20 hours, you've got a dud and you should call Surefire. LED's should last the lifetime of the light as Illum says.

 

[Illum]

as Illum says.

your the one that told me it last a lifetime in the first place:laughing:

:lolsign:

 

[gfreeman9mm]

alright thanks. If either of you use the A2, how often do you have to replace the lamp? Every couple months?

 

[Illum]

alright thanks. If either of you use the A2, how often do you have to replace the lamp? Every couple months?

both Carrot and Me have A2s as primary EDCs [I got the idea of owning one from him ] I dont know about Carrot but I use my A2 every day...plus the fact its a second hand light with the original bulb, I'm proud to say my lamp is still fine and dandy...

At $25 each, replacing it every month would not only mean bad quality, but talking about a horrifying financial desposition.

 

[Size15's]

I have three A2's. One has 45 hours on the original bulb and it's still function fine (although I replaced it just in case). The others are still on the original bulbs.

I believe it's always a good idea to have a spare lamp. I suggest you get an MA02 Lamp Assembly and a SureFire SC3 Spares Carrier for your spare SF123A's.

Al

 

[Illum]

just out of curiosity...if higher price means higher quality...

the one that lasted 45 hours wouldnt happen to be your purple A2 would it?

 

[Size15's]

Nope. In my normal A2-HA - I used it intensively for several months.
I believe the purple A2 has only had a couple changes of batteries. It's a Shelf Queen without a doubt!

 

[gfreeman9mm]

where did you get that purple one from, and could I get one???

 

[Illum]

nevermind

 

[Size15's]

...they are gifts from PK and not something mass produced for retail

That is not correct. I purchased my one from a SureFire Dealer who I believe got all seven or eight from PK at SureFire.

http://candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=125183

 

[Illum]

I thought curse was a collector...didnt know he was a retailer

come to think of it...he is selling one for $500...that hasnt sold yet
SUREFIRE A2 Purple for Hardcore collectors
A20585

which seems odd because A20585 was his friend'sA2...in:
Collection of my friend, so that was his collection :wow:http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=125777

 

[Size15's]

I thought curse was a collector...didnt know he was a retailer

You'll have to ask him about that.

 

[Illum]

That is not correct. I purchased my one from a SureFire Dealer who I believe got all seven or eight from PK at SureFire.
http://candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=125183

last four words:
from PK at Surefire

doesnt sound like retail to me.. still sound like gifts behind the surefire curtain

 

[Size15's]

It certainly appears to be a grey area.

 

[Illum]

okay back to the topic um...
Al, 45 sets of cells in um...what time period?
that seems incredible since these are rated at 30ish hours a piece

 

[luigi]

An interesting question I would like to ask is what is the minimum duration for the bulb do we have any cases of the bulb blowing with less then 20 hours of runtime?
This helps to know how reliable the bulb is, if you know your runtime is less than "X" hours then you can be sure the bulb will be fine.

Luigi

 

[Size15's]

I guess it was 2-3 pairs of SF123A's per week. The incandescent runtime is like 45 minutes or so...

 

[Illum]

:wow: in that case I dont use my A2 very often...

I use 2-3 pairs of SF123A's per year
I use the LEDs more than incan....