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I bought a Maglite XL50 not long ago and I was super happy with it at first, but I've come across two problems and wanted to know if anyone else has the same issues:
* The Maglite XL-50 chews through batteries like an M-60 through a belt of bullets. I have to replace the batteries once or twice per week, and I don't use it very often, I also try and use the low-power setting as much as possible, and
* When turned on for around between 5-10 minutes, it begins to flash on it's own once every second. I have uploaded a video to youtube to show exactly what it does. The LED light dims at first, and then it begins to suddenly surge up to a maximum brightness, die down and remain dim for 1 second, then it surges up again and repeats. I've tried changing the batteries but this hasn't helped. Also, I'm probably stating the obvious here but it's not the strobe feature or anything, it does this when placed onto full or low power settings.
http://youtu.be/X6KwBk82wrg
Can anyone tell me what is going on? Do I have a faulty unit or is this some kind of feature for the XL-50 to say "Hey, you've left me on!!".
* The Maglite XL-50 chews through batteries like an M-60 through a belt of bullets. I have to replace the batteries once or twice per week, and I don't use it very often, I also try and use the low-power setting as much as possible, and
* When turned on for around between 5-10 minutes, it begins to flash on it's own once every second. I have uploaded a video to youtube to show exactly what it does. The LED light dims at first, and then it begins to suddenly surge up to a maximum brightness, die down and remain dim for 1 second, then it surges up again and repeats. I've tried changing the batteries but this hasn't helped. Also, I'm probably stating the obvious here but it's not the strobe feature or anything, it does this when placed onto full or low power settings.
http://youtu.be/X6KwBk82wrg
Can anyone tell me what is going on? Do I have a faulty unit or is this some kind of feature for the XL-50 to say "Hey, you've left me on!!".