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What is the candlepower of the new Arc LS on AA batteries one and two and how long will it run on them??? Thanks, Jeff
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Brock
Flashaholic
check this out http://www.uwgb.edu/nevermab/battery.htm
LEDagent
Flashlight Enthusiast
Hey Brock, how come on Stingmon's graphs, The 2AA Lithiums last more than 6 hours? 12+ hours to be exact. Your's say they die out in about 6 hours. This is kinda dispointing if the LS can only last 6 hours. It really isn't THAT much better than an incadescent then, wouldn't you think?
Please don't flame on me, i'm still gonna get one
Please don't flame on me, i'm still gonna get one
Brock
Flashaholic
I just stopped testing at 6 hours, I am sure it would last for WAY longer, like 12 hours, but at that reduced level. I suppose I should make a note of that in my chart. I just stopped after that big drop and it leveled out there.
MSaxatilus
Flashlight Enthusiast
Jeff B.
How does the LS with two NiMH batterys match up to the performance of a 123 configuration?
And does the LS have a 2 battery 123 configuration?
How does the LS with two NiMH batterys match up to the performance of a 123 configuration?
And does the LS have a 2 battery 123 configuration?
Hi Jeff B, most of the information on runtime and brightness on ArcLS might not be applicable on *the* ArcLS you'll be getting. ArcLS is evolving from time to time. You might get a underdriven ArcLS to run long hour. you might also be getting a little overdriven (brighter) and shorter runtime. It all depends on your luck.
Alan
Alan
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">On the version 1 Arc LS the useful brightness is only 5~6 hours on 2 AA lithiums. 12 hours is at a very dim and unuseful level IMO.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">As LEDs get brighter they will obviously need more power. There is no "free lunch" with LEDs. The advantage of LEDs currently are that they don't burn out or blow when dropped, battery life is still longer than incandescent & when LEDs dim their tint generally stays the same, they don't turn a nasty yellow tint as incans do as the batteries run down.This is kinda dispointing if the LS can only last 6 hours. It really isn't THAT much better than an incadescent then, wouldn't you think?
Please don't flame on me, i'm still gonna get one
How about the hybrid LS1 that recently went out? This is the one with the wrong sense resistor and therefore runs at >500mA. Has anyone done a brightness/runtime comparing to the non-hybrid LS1? The one I got seems noticeably brighter which is really a great supplement to my non-hybrid SLS. The actual measured current draw is ~560mA (!) with 1600mAH NiMH.
vcal
Flashlight Enthusiast
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Alan, I don't think it's possible for him to measure the current that is going directly to the Luxeon LED-The ARC circuit is integral (sealed) with that Arc LS LED, right?
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Alan, I don't think it's possible for him to measure the current that is going directly to the Luxeon LED-The ARC circuit is integral (sealed) with that Arc LS LED, right?
CM
Charles Bradshaw
Flashlight Enthusiast
I would expect that the runtime of the hybrids to be lower than even the LS1 Rev2, maybe on par with the LS3 expected max of 1.5 hours. I have one of the long runtime Arc LSes (long for for Arc). It is 6 hours bright on Lithium AA. These are no longer made (rev1 circuit). The final model of the 1 watt Arc LS will be the LS2.
At least there are custom mods out there to increase runtime.
At least there are custom mods out there to increase runtime.
