SureFire LED Lifespan

[ASG]

Hi everyone,

I was wondering on the Surefire L2, L4, L5, and L6, what is the expected lifespan in hours for the heads. I thought Luxeon leds were supposed to be in the thousands of hours range, but I have recently heard that it may not be quite that high. Thank you.

ASG

 

[Long John]

According to the specs of the used LuxV, <500 hours with decreasing performance.

Best regards

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Tom

 

[planex]

I wouldn't let the 500 hours lifespan of the LuxV worry you. First, I have never heard of any widespread problems from L4 or L2 users regarding their lights dimming. And even if they did dim significantly, Surefire would replace it under warranty.

 

[dano]

Has anyone ever seen an LED "wear out" under normal usage?

-dan