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I just got home and loaded one of my Energizer 2500mAh batteries into the L1, after about 3 minutes, the LED drops to below 50%, flickers, and dies, if i shake the light or tap the tailcap (which is fully tightened down), it comes on, if i tap it while it's on, it turns off, it also seemed to get a little *warmer* than expected around the front bezel....
are the Ver 2.5 L1's more fussy when it comes to batteries?, i can see a few possibilities here;
1; the NIMH battery is a hair too short, making intermittent contact with the spring in the tailcap
2; the NIMH has self-discharged below 50% threshhold and the L1 is drawing too much power (i don't have a battery tester here)
3; the 2.5 version L1 series is more fussy when it comes to batteries
4; the NIMH battery is defective
5; my L1 is defective
i will say this, it runs fine on standard alkalines, doesn't even get warm, and truth be told, i haven't tried another NIMH in it yet, so for now, i'll use alkalines in it, and drain the NIMH's down and recharge them
any ideas?
are the Ver 2.5 L1's more fussy when it comes to batteries?, i can see a few possibilities here;
1; the NIMH battery is a hair too short, making intermittent contact with the spring in the tailcap
2; the NIMH has self-discharged below 50% threshhold and the L1 is drawing too much power (i don't have a battery tester here)
3; the 2.5 version L1 series is more fussy when it comes to batteries
4; the NIMH battery is defective
5; my L1 is defective
i will say this, it runs fine on standard alkalines, doesn't even get warm, and truth be told, i haven't tried another NIMH in it yet, so for now, i'll use alkalines in it, and drain the NIMH's down and recharge them
any ideas?
