TerraLUX MiniStar5 SSC P4 U BIN problems

[Dorkwheeler]

I just got my terralux today from battery junction and it has problems. I put it in a 4 cell and it wouldnt turn on. Loosen it a little and it works but the threaded piece and the led are not secure to each other. Then the one time I turned it on I saw smoke. It still works but seems to have a loose connection. Anyone else run into this? I am also not impressed with the brightness when it does work.

 

[SCEMan]

Mine didn't work at all - not even a flicker. Screwed in smoothly and all was tight just DOA. I returned it for a replacement that works and is very bright w/great throw in my 4D.

 

[Gunner12]

Isn't the Terralux Ministar series only for 3V usage, won't 6V (4 1.5v cells) fry the electronics.

Send it back for a replacement, that should hopefully sole the problem.

 

[Dorkwheeler]

Its the version for 3-6 C or D cells

 

[Patriot]

I ordered two and they both arrived today. I put the first one in a 3D and thought it looked darn good. The ambient light in the house through the blinds was still pretty bright but I could tell I'd probably be happy when night time fell.

I put the 2nd on in a 4D and compared the two side by side....they looked to have identical ouput?? I then removed it and put in into a second 3D and the output didn't change. That was surprising to me. I though the SCC P4 on 6 volts would be noticable brighter. That's ok though. I prefer the size of the 3D and I was happy that I wasn't missing out by having it in a shorter light.

I just came in from outside and these thing throw like crazy. It's probably only sencond to a mag LED with custom optic. At first I was skeptical about the 120-140 lumens claims, but the center spot is so hot and the spill decent enough that I don't doubt the claims. I'm really enjoying these things so far.

All of my MagLEDs have UCL lenses and I can actually see the difference in superiority between the UCL and stock lenses when comparing side by side. I believe it's close to a 10% increase in light transmission according to a CPF member who metered the difference.

Sorry that you're having trouble with your new drop-ins but I know that Matt will make things right for you. I'd give terralux a second try. For the money, they're pretty hard to beat.

I think I'll post a review of them this weekend.

 

[AndyTiedye]

I bought 10 of them, of which 2 were DOA (1 did nothing, 1 emitted smoke).
Both dead ones were promptly replaced by BatteryJunction.

The rest (and the replacements) work really well, and I will be ordering more.

Its the version for 3-6 C or D cells

If you want to use it in a 2-cell light, it works really well on 2 li ions.

In a 3D, you can effectively get 2 levels by switching batteries:
"low" with 3D's (about as bright as the Mag LED upgrade, but using half as much power) and
"high" with 4C's which will run the Terralux at full brightness.

 

[Strauss]

I just got mine yesterday, and it worked for about 10sec than crapped out I am waiting to hear back from batteryjunction, as I emailed their customer service yesterday about getting a replacement.