InfidelCastro
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Picked one up today on a whim and I really like it. Hope it doesn't develop any problems. Anyways, does anyone here use lithium AA's in theirs? I'm wondering whether or not it's a good idea.
InfidelCastro said:It's got quite a darn angry blue tint though, I should mention... on the other hand, I can't believe how much light the single 5mm LED puts out.
Yea, I guess if the LED burns out, I can always mod it with another one.
rider said:I've got several of these, and found while I haven't seen a bad tint, they definitely vary. One has a bluish tint and is "extremely" bright, one is a beautiful white with the slightest cream colored tint to the hotspot, but with what I would consider to be 20% less output. These are two extremes; most I've seen are somewhere in the middle. I saw one really blue one at Target, but I cherry picked my way around it.
FWIW, I've been in about 10 Targets in the past few weeks and have not seen a single X1 or X5 on the shelf. A month ago, every Target I wandered into had a good 40-50 X1s + x5s on the shelf.
I wonder if demand has outstripped Inova's production capabilities on these lights?
HonorKnight said:The higher draw potential from rechargeables or lithiums can burn out the already overdriven LED.
I burned one out on rechargeables in a week. I was only using energizer 2300 mAh. That's why I emailed Inova to ask them about it.InfidelCastro said:I have a hard time believing that rechargeables or even lithiums could cause serious short term damage though. I'm sure they're not as nice to the LED, but if it burns out in five years, hey the angry blue LED will probably be about 4 years obsolete anyways.
HonorKnight said:I burned one out on rechargeables in a week. I was only using energizer 2300 mAh. That's why I emailed Inova to ask them about it.
HonorKnight said:The light was fine using the rechargeable battery until I put a freshly charged new battery in it. (one I had never used up until then)
I agree. It does say in the instructions "The Inova X1 requires one AA alkaline battery." They seemed to think that was enough. I would have liked them to add one more line "Warning: use of other types of batteries may damage the light and voids your warranty." Maybe I'm not too bright, but I didn't catch that when they said "requires" they were refering to the "alkaline" part.InfidelCastro said:Kind of sucks if it's an alkaline only light.
HonorKnight said:I agree. It does say in the instructions "The Inova X1 requires one AA alkaline battery." They seemed to think that was enough. I would have liked them to add one more line "Warning: use of other types of batteries may damage the light and voids your warranty." Maybe I'm not too bright, but I didn't catch that when they said "requires" they were refering to the "alkaline" part.
Got me. No clue. Maybe it's putting out a higher amperage draw at that voltage. That means higher wattage and that blows the bulb.InfidelCastro said:Hmm... weird... should still only be just over 1.2V if it's a freshly recharged NiMh...