Illum
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I've recently been using the P1-CE as a shower light to burn off some half spent 123A cells. to ensure sufficient cooling I maintain a coat of lube on the o-rings and leave it submerged in a plastic container full of water....for the cool factor of having water ripples on the ceiling when I shower:naughty:
yesterday night when I left it running while I was flossing for about 5 minutes, I noticed a trickle of bubbles emerging from the threading part. not alot of bubbles. So I dried it and unscrewed the body, there was NO WATER behind the O-ring nor was there water on the cell/light contacts.
the P1-CE refused to light after the disassembly and the cell was slightly warm despite the chilled body in the tub of cold water.
The battery was a surefire cell bought from lighthound, where it was used quite extensively in my Inova T1 until the regulator quit, thinking to test the cell in the P1-CE it lit up brilliantly and its been in it ever since.
I tested the suspect cell on the ZTS and no light, not even a click, when I used my voltmeter, indicated 3v so I left it outside, thinking the safety vent somehow my have opened. I installed a new battery in the P1-CE and it works like new. Has there been cases were cr123As release gas? I only heard of such cases during the charging of NIMH cells. the P1-CE has gone through at least 2 new cells and about 3 old cells with no problems.
I'm thinking that the installation of that battery I was in an air conditioned room and in the hot shower stall it developed positive pressure from the inside...but this isn't the first time the light has been used since the installation. so I'm really confused
dunno if theres a correlation but I woke up this morning with a major sinus issue...but I recovered after I took a morning walk...hasn't had a touch since.
yesterday night when I left it running while I was flossing for about 5 minutes, I noticed a trickle of bubbles emerging from the threading part. not alot of bubbles. So I dried it and unscrewed the body, there was NO WATER behind the O-ring nor was there water on the cell/light contacts.
the P1-CE refused to light after the disassembly and the cell was slightly warm despite the chilled body in the tub of cold water.
The battery was a surefire cell bought from lighthound, where it was used quite extensively in my Inova T1 until the regulator quit, thinking to test the cell in the P1-CE it lit up brilliantly and its been in it ever since.
I tested the suspect cell on the ZTS and no light, not even a click, when I used my voltmeter, indicated 3v so I left it outside, thinking the safety vent somehow my have opened. I installed a new battery in the P1-CE and it works like new. Has there been cases were cr123As release gas? I only heard of such cases during the charging of NIMH cells. the P1-CE has gone through at least 2 new cells and about 3 old cells with no problems.
I'm thinking that the installation of that battery I was in an air conditioned room and in the hot shower stall it developed positive pressure from the inside...but this isn't the first time the light has been used since the installation. so I'm really confused
dunno if theres a correlation but I woke up this morning with a major sinus issue...but I recovered after I took a morning walk...hasn't had a touch since.
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