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Flashlight Enthusiast
Is it safe to run L2D-CE on Turbo mode at all times?
I had a L2D-CE which suddenly and mysteriosly stopped working, as in, it broke. No, it wasn't the batteries in backwards, and no, they weren't discharged. I tried freshly charged NiMH cells as well as plain alkalines. The tail switch also failed to fix anything. Something bigger failed.
I've had the light for about 2-3 weeks, using exclusively Maha Powerex 2700 mAh and running it exclusively in Turbo mode (as it's the easiest to turn on with one click) Never longer than 15-20 minutes at most, and I don't recall running it even that long.
No accidents with it. Never wet and dropped just once, on day 1.
I think I've run Lithiums in it once for a min, just to test them.
Since then the light has been replaced thankfully. But I wonder if I should use the Turbo mode conservatively. I haven't seen any indications like on the new Rebel that it shouldn't be used longer than 10 minutes.
I had a L2D-CE which suddenly and mysteriosly stopped working, as in, it broke. No, it wasn't the batteries in backwards, and no, they weren't discharged. I tried freshly charged NiMH cells as well as plain alkalines. The tail switch also failed to fix anything. Something bigger failed.
I've had the light for about 2-3 weeks, using exclusively Maha Powerex 2700 mAh and running it exclusively in Turbo mode (as it's the easiest to turn on with one click) Never longer than 15-20 minutes at most, and I don't recall running it even that long.
No accidents with it. Never wet and dropped just once, on day 1.
I think I've run Lithiums in it once for a min, just to test them.
Since then the light has been replaced thankfully. But I wonder if I should use the Turbo mode conservatively. I haven't seen any indications like on the new Rebel that it shouldn't be used longer than 10 minutes.