vacuum3d
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Since I haven't heard anyone else complaining, I assume my situation is unique.
I don't know if I'm unlucky, or am I just lame (may be a bit of both), but all three potted WA1185 that I got from Fivemega got burnt while using the FM3 with 2x9AA Lenmar2000.
The bulb on the left is a good bulb for reference. The three on the right are all burned.
Let me clarify, they got burnt, but would still light up dimly. Here's what happened...
Bulb #1) 2x9AA rested fully charged cells, installed the bulb, blinding bright for 5 seconds, then turned dim.
Bulb #2) Not knowing any better, screwed in another 1185 in the same setup. Turned it on, bright, bright light. Had fun with it for about 10 minutes. Put it by the bed side and went to sleep. Woke up the next morning. Turned on the light. Dim! Looked at the bulb. It was burned?! I couldn't tell whether turning it on in the morning caused the burn.
Bulb #3) Recharged and rested the batteries for a day. Put in my last 1185. Turned it on. No problem. Played with it intermittently for two days. Total run time roughly 30 minutes. Stored the flashlight away and went on vacation for two weeks. Came back from vacation. Before turning on the flashlight, this time I looked at the bulb first. It looked burned?! Turned it on. Sure enough, it was dim. I couldn't believe it. It got burned while the light was turned off and resting. That's probably the same thing that happened to Bulb #2.
Could someone explain the above phenomenon? I don't think it was caused by the voltage. Everytime I burned a bulb I measured the voltage. It was never above 11.5, more like around 10.8. The problem wouldn't have been caused by the potting job, would it? I ordered 10 bulbs from the current WA GB, but at this burn rate, that won't last me a week. Please help /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bowdown.gif
ernest
I don't know if I'm unlucky, or am I just lame (may be a bit of both), but all three potted WA1185 that I got from Fivemega got burnt while using the FM3 with 2x9AA Lenmar2000.
The bulb on the left is a good bulb for reference. The three on the right are all burned.
Let me clarify, they got burnt, but would still light up dimly. Here's what happened...
Bulb #1) 2x9AA rested fully charged cells, installed the bulb, blinding bright for 5 seconds, then turned dim.
Bulb #2) Not knowing any better, screwed in another 1185 in the same setup. Turned it on, bright, bright light. Had fun with it for about 10 minutes. Put it by the bed side and went to sleep. Woke up the next morning. Turned on the light. Dim! Looked at the bulb. It was burned?! I couldn't tell whether turning it on in the morning caused the burn.
Bulb #3) Recharged and rested the batteries for a day. Put in my last 1185. Turned it on. No problem. Played with it intermittently for two days. Total run time roughly 30 minutes. Stored the flashlight away and went on vacation for two weeks. Came back from vacation. Before turning on the flashlight, this time I looked at the bulb first. It looked burned?! Turned it on. Sure enough, it was dim. I couldn't believe it. It got burned while the light was turned off and resting. That's probably the same thing that happened to Bulb #2.
Could someone explain the above phenomenon? I don't think it was caused by the voltage. Everytime I burned a bulb I measured the voltage. It was never above 11.5, more like around 10.8. The problem wouldn't have been caused by the potting job, would it? I ordered 10 bulbs from the current WA GB, but at this burn rate, that won't last me a week. Please help /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bowdown.gif
ernest