question on my T10C2

[stu022488]

Alright so i piece fell off on the inside after it was knocked off my shelf. When you screw off the cap of the flashlight theres the conductors for the battery and one of them fell off. It did not hinder the performance of the flashlight but i did solder it back on there and it worked fine both hi and low mode. Anyways i worked a 4 hour shift last night and had the light on low mode for probably 2 hours and on high for maybe a half hour. The batterys are probably a month old and all that is working now is the low mode. Is this the result of low batteries or is something screwed up with my flashlight i havent noticed this before but i usually change my batteries at the first sign of dimming.

 

[FlashCrazy]

Alright so i piece fell off on the inside after it was knocked off my shelf. When you screw off the cap of the flashlight theres the conductors for the battery and one of them fell off. It did not hinder the performance of the flashlight but i did solder it back on there and it worked fine both hi and low mode. Anyways i worked a 4 hour shift last night and had the light on low mode for probably 2 hours and on high for maybe a half hour. The batterys are probably a month old and all that is working now is the low mode. Is this the result of low batteries or is something screwed up with my flashlight i havent noticed this before but i usually change my batteries at the first sign of dimming.

More than likely the batteries just need to be recharged... when they get too low, the light defaults to low (normal) mode... just not enough juice for high (turbo). That's one thing I really like about the EagleTacs... they're regulated but won't abruptly shut off when the batteries are low, they just leave you with the normal mode so you won't get left in the dark. :grin2:

 

[stu022488]

Alright thanks alot i got worried my soldering skills screwed up the flashlight lol.

 

[FlashCrazy]

No problem. :)
Forgot to mention before, but the conductor that fell off may have been just one of the crescent shaped reverse voltage protection "shoulders". Only the center round contact is a real contact (for the battery "+" terminal). The shoulders just prevent the negative end of the battery from touching the center "+" contact if the batteries are ever inserted backwards.

 

[stu022488]

yup that is what fell of and the conductor in the middle to but the conductor was able to snap in i soldered that back in just for fail safe measures but it was teh crescent part that fell of and was rattling around in the flashlight.