Dorcy 41-4262 with RCR123A ?

[ceraldi]

Would it be safe to run a RCR123A @ ~3.7V in an unmodified dorcy?
here is a link to the one I have, but I have no idea if it has voltage regulation or not.
http://www.dorcy.com/products.aspx?p=414262

Already have the light and a bunch of the RCR123a's just dont want to blow it out ;-)


Thanks for the help,
Aaron

 

[Fenris]

Mine worked for a few weeks before it died, but others seemed to have more success. YMMV

 

[bfg9000]

It is fully boost regulated and very impressively so. Of course above 3.7v it's direct drive.

Have never used anything but RCR123 in mine, but then the stock Lux I star was out 5 minutes after opening the package, replaced with a Seoul star. Seems like the circuit is pretty tough but the emitter is the weak point, and since current draw is so low a 3.0v RCR123 should work just fine.

With Seoul and 3.7v RCR123 it's a whole different light.

 

[Randy Shackleford]

The star is NOT heatsinked very much in this light; so, a RCR123 boosts the output and the heat of the LED. It would probably be okay for short bursts, but I would not recommend using the light for extended periods.