I was playing around with my A2 tonight---I just can't keep my hands off of that light it seems---and I noticed that when I pressed the tailcap for the incan mode that the incan sometimes came on bright at full power while other times it came on dim. I also tried twisting the tailcap for constant on usage and got similar results.
Is that an indication that the batteries are getting too weak for powering the incan mode? I hadn't changed batteries since I got the light about a month ago.
I did pop in a pair of new Streamlight batteries, and I only saw the same thing if I slowly twisted the tailcap until it was just at that in-between stage between LEDs and incan. The incan came on dim and I heard a pretty loud buzzing noise when I held the light up to my ear---as if the regulator was working hard to provide power. Once I twisted the tailcap a little further, the incan was at full power.
I then popped the original SF batteries back into the A2, and the incan now only occasionally comes on at full power. Mostly the incan is dim.
Anyway, there are folks here MUCH more knowledgeable about the A2 than I am, so I'm just checking that this is normal behavior and a sign of weak batteries. BTW, I did clean the threads again and tried another tailcap, and I had similar results.
Is that an indication that the batteries are getting too weak for powering the incan mode? I hadn't changed batteries since I got the light about a month ago.
I did pop in a pair of new Streamlight batteries, and I only saw the same thing if I slowly twisted the tailcap until it was just at that in-between stage between LEDs and incan. The incan came on dim and I heard a pretty loud buzzing noise when I held the light up to my ear---as if the regulator was working hard to provide power. Once I twisted the tailcap a little further, the incan was at full power.
I then popped the original SF batteries back into the A2, and the incan now only occasionally comes on at full power. Mostly the incan is dim.
Anyway, there are folks here MUCH more knowledgeable about the A2 than I am, so I'm just checking that this is normal behavior and a sign of weak batteries. BTW, I did clean the threads again and tried another tailcap, and I had similar results.