Run time of SL 3c 10led vs SL 4aa 7led??

[jason978]

Hey gang,

Does anyone know how the runtime of the streamlight propolymer 3c 10led light is compared to the 4aa 7led model?

The 4aa has 4 batts, so thats 6v, 15a, and 11400 mah capacity
The 3c has 3 batts, so thats 4.5v, 14a, and 25050 mah capacity

But the 3c light has more leds. How much longer would you think the 3c light would run, with a decent brightness?

Jason

 

[JohnK]

Streamlight lists the run time of the 3C at about double the 4AA7LED. Sounds about right to me. I change my 4AA7LED batts after about 5 hours. AA's are cheap, so why not. If I had a real emergency, it'll go a looonnnggggg time.

The 4AA7LED will give 7-8 hours of BRIGHT, falling off quickly to a lot less.

The 3C might go 10-12 hoursof BRIGHT, with falling off from there to MANY hours (100's) of useful light.