Can drained 1.5v lithium AA work in Fenix L1P?

If I drain a L91 lithium AA battery down to between 1.5v and 1.6v, can I safely use it in a Fenix L1P? Also, will the lower internal resistance of the lithium AA hurt the L1P now or in the long run?

Lots of people just use a fresh L91 lithium in them, no problems.

socom1970 said:

If I drain a L91 lithium AA battery down to between 1.5v and 1.6v, can I safely use it in a Fenix L1P? Also, will the lower internal resistance of the lithium AA hurt the L1P now or in the long run?

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usually all ledtorchs with regulator needs a voltage source.
so no problem

socom1970 said:

If I drain a L91 lithium AA battery down to between 1.5v and 1.6v, can I safely use it in a Fenix L1P? Also, will the lower internal resistance of the lithium AA hurt the L1P now or in the long run?

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I haven't tried a lithium in mine, yet. I've read it is suppose to be fine, though.

A fresh L91 is no problem. I've gone through three L91's in my L1P. I also have lithiums in my ARC AAA-P, L0P, L2P, and Streamlight PP Luxeon, all working fine,nice and bright, long run times, no problems.

Quite a bad idea if you ask me. Drained batteries have a very nasty tendancy to leak. And if you're going to use that in place of fresh lithiums I guess the probability you'll end up with a leaked L1 is 0.99999998...

Like the others said, fresh batteries should do fine.

nutz_about_lights said:

Quite a bad idea if you ask me. Drained batteries have a very nasty tendancy to leak. And if you're going to use that in place of fresh lithiums I guess the probability you'll end up with a leaked L1 is 0.99999998...

Like the others said, fresh batteries should do fine.

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I thought that was one of the advantage of Lithium Primaries? That they don't leak.

So what about Oxyride batteries? Are they good alternatives to alkalines and lithiums too?

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I thought that was one of the advantage of Lithium Primaries? That they don't leak.

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Someone else posted that leaked Duracell 123As corroded the inside of their light (but Duracell did offer to replace the light), so I don't think lithiums don't leak, but a lot less likely than alkalines.
Lithium advantage over alkaline (in random order):
- work better in cold weather (but still loss of performance)
- self-discharge rate is much slower than alkaline -- that's why the shelf-life of lithiums are rated much longer
- lighter weight
- more consistent discharge curve -- voltage doesn't drop as quickly as alkaline under load
- higher voltage
- sexier looking

But they're more expensive, and often harder to find.