HighlanderNorth
Flashlight Enthusiast
Shouldnt FL's using the same LED, same batteries get similar "battery mileage?"
You would think that if you compared specs of many different FL's that use the same LED's, say XM-L's and use the same number and types of batteries, that these FL's would get almost identical battery life if compared to each other at similar power/brightness levels....No?
Thats what I assumed would be true, and for the most part it seems to be, but there are some cases where battery life seems to be significantly better in one particular light than a competing one.
The only answer I'd have for why that is, maybe it's due to differences in each light's circuitry.
Also, there are 2 Jetbeam FL's that have infinite adjustibility. They would be the Jet III and the RRT-21. The Jet needs to be previously adjusted and set on whatever brightness setting you choose, which is infinitely adjustible, then you use the light at that setting til you pick a new setting, as I understand it. The RRT-21 seems to have an adjustment ring that doesnt require you to set it first, as you can adjust it infinitely at any time. Does that infinite adjustibility built into the circuitry reduce battery life in any way? I aski because with those 2 lights, there are no specs on battery life at different brightness levels, so who knows if it would be the same battery life compared with another light set at similar brightness.
So what about the RRT-21 and Jet III(is battery life reduced due to infinite adjustibility?)
Why do some lights with the same batteries and LED's seem to have lower battery life at the same brightness levels as other FL's?
You would think that if you compared specs of many different FL's that use the same LED's, say XM-L's and use the same number and types of batteries, that these FL's would get almost identical battery life if compared to each other at similar power/brightness levels....No?
Thats what I assumed would be true, and for the most part it seems to be, but there are some cases where battery life seems to be significantly better in one particular light than a competing one.
The only answer I'd have for why that is, maybe it's due to differences in each light's circuitry.
Also, there are 2 Jetbeam FL's that have infinite adjustibility. They would be the Jet III and the RRT-21. The Jet needs to be previously adjusted and set on whatever brightness setting you choose, which is infinitely adjustible, then you use the light at that setting til you pick a new setting, as I understand it. The RRT-21 seems to have an adjustment ring that doesnt require you to set it first, as you can adjust it infinitely at any time. Does that infinite adjustibility built into the circuitry reduce battery life in any way? I aski because with those 2 lights, there are no specs on battery life at different brightness levels, so who knows if it would be the same battery life compared with another light set at similar brightness.
So what about the RRT-21 and Jet III(is battery life reduced due to infinite adjustibility?)
Why do some lights with the same batteries and LED's seem to have lower battery life at the same brightness levels as other FL's?
