Fenix L2P too hot to handle!

Artie Choke · May 31, 2006

My grandson turned on both my L2P and XM3 for an unknown amount of time - both have alkalines. The L2P was too hot to hold - the entire flashlight was hot! Anyone run into this?

The XM3 was cool to the touch - should be with all that metal.

tebore · May 31, 2006

Strange I never had that happen. It would be warm not hot. No alkaline I had would last long enough to make it hot.

TORCH_BOY · May 31, 2006

I had mine going non stop for close to four hours last week, it just got warm.
The batteries were Energizer 2500 Mah

Kryosphinx · May 31, 2006

Maybe it was the batteries venting or something. Did you check the insides?

chesterqw · Jun 1, 2006

he wasn't holding it right? if he didn't, it HAPPENS...

my l2p has freaking hot when i put it head down on the table without swithcing it off. it was 10 to 15 mins until i realise i didn't off it. yeah, lithiums can heat up that light pretty well...

Artie Choke · Jun 1, 2006

Yep, wasn't holding it. It seems to heat up a lot when not being held in the hand. I let it run in candlestick position for awhile and it would get hot. When I wrapped my hand around it for a few seconds, it cooled down to just warm.

InfidelCastro · Jun 1, 2006

I have an L2T. Probably the longest I've run it straight on high is about twenty minutes to a half hour. The head gets a little warm, but just warm, that's all.

I'm glad is gets warm, that means it's venting heat away from the LED.

Chao · Jun 1, 2006

I did runtime test for my L2P with alkaline or NiMH batteries without hold it, it only gets warm!

Chao

tebore · Jun 1, 2006

Chao said:
I did runtime test for my L2P with alkaline or NiMH batteries without hold it, it only gets warm!

Chao

Exactly what I tried, there's not enough current and run time from those kinds of batteries to make it hot.

Fenix L2P too hot to handle!

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