Time to replace??

[Rhino1962]

I have a Streamlight PolyTac LED

HP of unknown vintage whose beam pattern currently looks like this. Is this indicative of a diode going out/burned out? Batteries had been replaced twice since noticing diminished output

 

[AstroTurf]

yes

 

[LRJ88]

I have a Streamlight PolyTac LED View attachment 58229HP of unknown vintage whose beam pattern currently looks like this. Is this indicative of a diode going out/burned out? Batteries had been replaced twice since noticing diminished outputView attachment 58228

Could you take a picture of the lens and LED underneath it?

 

[BattleBrat]

Lifetime warranty 🤷‍♂️ send it in?

 

[ABTOMAT]

Lifetime warranty 🤷‍♂️ send it in?

This. Streamlight will repair anything that isn't abuse.

 

[Hooked on Fenix]

They had a similar issue with their 7 l.e.d. PolyPro 4AA. L.e.d.s popped one by one staring after about the first battery change. They did a horrible job matching the required l.e.d. voltage to battery voltage. Drove the l.e.d.s too hard and cooked them to death in no time at all. The one watt l.e.d.s are a little more durable than the 5 mm ones. Looks like overdriving the l.e.d. might be burning the phosphor coating on the chip. I suggest pick a different light. This one was a failure from the start.

 

[bykfixer]

The new ones don't use PWM for low settings.