Battery died right in front of me!

[Timothybil]

I know there has been a thread on this topic, but I can't find it so I'll start another one.

I got to work the other morning at 0 dark oclock and found that the whole area was suffering from a power failure. So we were doing what we could to get ready to open when the power came back (Micky Ds), and I had my G2 doing a ceiling bounce so I could see what I was doing. I knew the batteries were getting low since the beam we getting more yellow, but, hey, I had my spare set with me! So all of a sudden the light just quits! No fade out - no getting dimmer and dimmer until they aren't useful anymore - just quit! AFAIK there is no regulation in a G2, or in the LumensFactory HO-6 I have in it, but it acted just like my Microstream does when it gets to where it can't suck any more out of the battery.

I currently have Energizer primaries with an expiration date of 2016 in the G2. This is the third time I have had the batteries just quit, but at least this time I got to see it? Any ideas as to what is going on?

 

[Dr Jekell]

My guess would be that the batteries were depleted enough that they couldn't overcome the natural resistance of the circuitry and filament.

If you turned the light off & let it sit for a minute you might have gotten a further 60 sec or so of light.

Also you have my condolences for working at Micky Ds. 5 year veteran here and I am glad I got out when I did.