I have 3 mag lights modified with the KD cree q5 drop in. All 3 of them at some point in time have ran in to this issue, as well as a couple of my DX cree lights. This issue is this:
Randomly, out of nowhere, when i try to turn the light on, it appears to do nothing. I then look at the LED and notice that it is indeed on. It is VERY VERY DIM , like 1 lumen dim. It actually looks very cool, because you can perfectly see the cree die glowing, without it harming your eyes what so ever. I will then turn the light off, then back on, and it does the same thing. Then randomly it starts to work properly again after a random period of a few minutes, all the way up to a few hours. I've checked the batteries, they are not the problem. It just makes no since how it works perfectly for days, then randomly when i power cycle it, it quits working properly, then a random amount of time later it works perfectly again.
This problem has never happened when the light was already on, it only happens when i turn it off, then back on again. Sometimes shaking the light seems like it might help fix the issue, other times I left it completely still and it later started working fine.
I've checked to ensure all the connections are secure.
What the hell casues this?
Randomly, out of nowhere, when i try to turn the light on, it appears to do nothing. I then look at the LED and notice that it is indeed on. It is VERY VERY DIM , like 1 lumen dim. It actually looks very cool, because you can perfectly see the cree die glowing, without it harming your eyes what so ever. I will then turn the light off, then back on, and it does the same thing. Then randomly it starts to work properly again after a random period of a few minutes, all the way up to a few hours. I've checked the batteries, they are not the problem. It just makes no since how it works perfectly for days, then randomly when i power cycle it, it quits working properly, then a random amount of time later it works perfectly again.
This problem has never happened when the light was already on, it only happens when i turn it off, then back on again. Sometimes shaking the light seems like it might help fix the issue, other times I left it completely still and it later started working fine.
I've checked to ensure all the connections are secure.
What the hell casues this?