ORACLE 24W HID Flashlight

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Hi Bob,

I just ran mine and got exactly 62 minutes to the second runtime until if flickered off. Very strange the difference between both our lights. There must be some sort of minor difference or quality control issue regarding the circuitry that the batteries connect to from one light to another.

Anyway, the battery had a static charge of 12.35 volts and I topped them off to 12.55 volts and ran my test. Still, this amount of runtime makes me very happy. :twothumbs
 
BVH said:
That's great! Maybe I'll bump mine up to 12.6 and see if it makes a difference.
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I think I see what may also be giving me some extra runtime with these new batteries. Before charging the battery I allowed the pack to cool down for about an hour by the time I got around to recharging it. I put a volt meter on the pack and saw the static voltage was about 9.5 volts. If it was that low, it would be interesting to know how low the voltage was before the light actually flickered off.

The funny thing is that the original batteries ran down to about that same amount when new. But as I used the light over the months, I noticed runtime became reduced and the light would actually flicker off at about 10.2-10.5 volts. Unless this is specific to this flashlight, it may be a good indication that the li-po's are getting long in the tooth.

What do you think about that?:shrug:
 
Hello I am a new user so please excuse my ignorance.
Reading this entire post and the one for the 35w version, there seems to be more issues with this one.
I prefer the smaller form factor of this light, but if the 35w is superior then I would go with that one.
Question to the owners of this light, do you recommend it?
The forum deal now has 2 batteries, is this now a deal maker?
I have never owned a HID before and this price range is hard to pass on.
But if the consensus is to save more money, then I will
Regards
Knights
 
The major problem was with the early "DC" version of the light. The newer AC versions seem to work good. And according to a couple of newer purchasers, they are getting 55 minutes or more of run time. Add a second battery and price it at $200 and I think this is a great way to start out with HID.
 
BVH said:
The major problem was with the early "DC" version of the light. The newer AC versions seem to work good. And according to a couple of newer purchasers, they are getting 55 minutes or more of run time. Add a second battery and price it at $200 and I think this is a great way to start out with HID.
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I second that. Nothing wrong with the 24w version and I have no doubt you'll be happy with your purchase. Whichever you go with, the 24w or the 35w, it'll blow away any normal flashlight you've ever used.

If you do order the 35w, make sure you are very clear with the retailer exactly what you want. There's 6000k or 4300k. There's a sigle mode battery and the better dual mode that is 35w and 28w that also has a lighted switch to identify which lighting mode the flashlight is operating in.
 
:wave: Welcome to CPF Knight of Ni.

The compact 24W lights are very fun to own and use. I about fell over the first time I fired one up. You won't be disappointed with the performance of either, but compact lights have always been more fun for me personally.
 
I can see the pic in your post. Thanks for posting it !

I have a question. Is this light legal?! 😱:huh::nana:🙂

I absolutely love my 24X lovecpf
 
Ok, I can see it finally. So...they're calling it a "xenon 24x-9" now? That's just plain weird. I wonder why they chose to call it "xenon" instead of HID. Personally I thought the name Oracle 24W HID told the story.
 
Knights of Ni said:
Hello I am a new user so please excuse my ignorance.
Reading this entire post and the one for the 35w version, there seems to be more issues with this one.
I prefer the smaller form factor of this light, but if the 35w is superior then I would go with that one.
Question to the owners of this light, do you recommend it?
The forum deal now has 2 batteries, is this now a deal maker?
I have never owned a HID before and this price range is hard to pass on.
But if the consensus is to save more money, then I will
Regards
Knights
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Hello! Where did you see this deal?
Thanks,
ultrabright
 
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