Hey CPF fellows!
I'm here in search for assistance. I own a Ra Clicky Executive 140 since August/2010, which I programmed to my liking. Within the torch is a AW RCR123. So far so good. What I can see is that the battery is not lasting more than a week!!! This can't be normal. The first battery I used with the light was a primary and it lasted three months. I started to realize that from the moment I started using the rechargeables the life of the batteries was diminishing. I used mainly for walking at night around the house without disturbing the rest of the family (less than 1lm) and sometimes in a more general mode (40lm).
Now that I explained the situation, I have three questions for you (and apologies if they have been answered but I searched for them and didn't find any):
1. Is it normal such a strong parasitic drain? I mean, only a week??
2. Will it behave the same way with primaries? As I only tried once, there's no way I can tell if it will do the same or not.
3. There's no way to unscrew just a bit of the body, because the light still works. Only when it's fully unscrewd (which is the same as removing the battery) the light will not work (naturally!). I wouldn't mind leaving it open but I don't want to have to reset my custom modes again! Too much trouble. I want to have it configured like I do without the hassle of the parasitic drain.
Can someone share their experiences? I'm in need of advice.
I'm here in search for assistance. I own a Ra Clicky Executive 140 since August/2010, which I programmed to my liking. Within the torch is a AW RCR123. So far so good. What I can see is that the battery is not lasting more than a week!!! This can't be normal. The first battery I used with the light was a primary and it lasted three months. I started to realize that from the moment I started using the rechargeables the life of the batteries was diminishing. I used mainly for walking at night around the house without disturbing the rest of the family (less than 1lm) and sometimes in a more general mode (40lm).
Now that I explained the situation, I have three questions for you (and apologies if they have been answered but I searched for them and didn't find any):
1. Is it normal such a strong parasitic drain? I mean, only a week??
2. Will it behave the same way with primaries? As I only tried once, there's no way I can tell if it will do the same or not.
3. There's no way to unscrew just a bit of the body, because the light still works. Only when it's fully unscrewd (which is the same as removing the battery) the light will not work (naturally!). I wouldn't mind leaving it open but I don't want to have to reset my custom modes again! Too much trouble. I want to have it configured like I do without the hassle of the parasitic drain.
Can someone share their experiences? I'm in need of advice.