TooManyGizmos
Flashlight Enthusiast
..........Note to CPF'rs from member " TooManyGizmos "
..... Concerning.....Bushnell 3-Watt L.E.D. Light with " Find Me , Glowing "B" tail cap ".
........ I have news about the functions of my light . (IMHO )
This (is)(EDIT: was-NOW Retracted ) a PERSONAL Cautionary WARNING from me - NOT from the Bushnell Co.
At first .... The glowing " B " Tail cap " Find Me " feature seems real neat .
But there May be a ( possible ) FLAW in the design .
If it's your intention to buy this light and leave it on your night-stand , always glowing so you can find it , FORGET IT !
If left permanently in the glowing tailcap mode - it may run down a couple of new batteries in just a few days - being useless when you need it ! and may be HAZARDOUS !
I had FULLY charged ( to 4.19v ) Tenergy 3.0v rechargeables in mine on the night-stand - didn't use it at all for a couple days. ( I promise you - no one in the household had used it - and NO ..... it was NOT left ON and burning till dead .) (its just me & the flashaholic wife here)
Next thing I know , I noticed the tail-cap was NOT glowing any more. Dead .... and wouldn't turn on . So I took the batteries out and tested them - one of them had been run down till the protection circuit kicked in . It measured 0.00v on the DMM. The other one tested 2.76v. (not good)
This constant drain might be HAZARDOUS when using Primary CR123A batteries - due to the latest episodes we have been told about of 2-cell lights EXPLODING AND VENTING W/ FLAME . This " glow " feature might drain the cells un-evenly and lead to reverse charging of one .
EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF THIS AND EXERCISE CAUTION !
EDIT : paragraph removed - my opinion only , unproven.
You should turn this light OFF by clicking the tail switch - or you may have DEAD batteries . Using JUST the head for turning it ON & OFF as a normal practice , shouldn't be done with this light .
EDIT : removed paragraph , comparison to PAL iights
I'm very sorry to have to report this , but that is the way mine is working . I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THIS BEFORE YOU BUY THIS LIGHT . edit:removed last sentence-(unproven)
Tell ya more ......... if and when I discover more ..... TooManyGizmos .
EDIT : AS OF 7/18/2006 , I have retracted my Cautionary warning on this light -as I have been UN-SUCCESFUL in recreating the first two total failures , using the very same batteries(6) in my testing . I do , however , see continual minimal draining of the batteries if the *find me* feature is left ON .
.
..... Concerning.....Bushnell 3-Watt L.E.D. Light with " Find Me , Glowing "B" tail cap ".
........ I have news about the functions of my light . (IMHO )
This (is)(EDIT: was-NOW Retracted ) a PERSONAL Cautionary WARNING from me - NOT from the Bushnell Co.
At first .... The glowing " B " Tail cap " Find Me " feature seems real neat .
But there May be a ( possible ) FLAW in the design .
If it's your intention to buy this light and leave it on your night-stand , always glowing so you can find it , FORGET IT !
If left permanently in the glowing tailcap mode - it may run down a couple of new batteries in just a few days - being useless when you need it ! and may be HAZARDOUS !
I had FULLY charged ( to 4.19v ) Tenergy 3.0v rechargeables in mine on the night-stand - didn't use it at all for a couple days. ( I promise you - no one in the household had used it - and NO ..... it was NOT left ON and burning till dead .) (its just me & the flashaholic wife here)
Next thing I know , I noticed the tail-cap was NOT glowing any more. Dead .... and wouldn't turn on . So I took the batteries out and tested them - one of them had been run down till the protection circuit kicked in . It measured 0.00v on the DMM. The other one tested 2.76v. (not good)
This constant drain might be HAZARDOUS when using Primary CR123A batteries - due to the latest episodes we have been told about of 2-cell lights EXPLODING AND VENTING W/ FLAME . This " glow " feature might drain the cells un-evenly and lead to reverse charging of one .
EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF THIS AND EXERCISE CAUTION !
EDIT : paragraph removed - my opinion only , unproven.
You should turn this light OFF by clicking the tail switch - or you may have DEAD batteries . Using JUST the head for turning it ON & OFF as a normal practice , shouldn't be done with this light .
EDIT : removed paragraph , comparison to PAL iights
I'm very sorry to have to report this , but that is the way mine is working . I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THIS BEFORE YOU BUY THIS LIGHT . edit:removed last sentence-(unproven)
Tell ya more ......... if and when I discover more ..... TooManyGizmos .
EDIT : AS OF 7/18/2006 , I have retracted my Cautionary warning on this light -as I have been UN-SUCCESFUL in recreating the first two total failures , using the very same batteries(6) in my testing . I do , however , see continual minimal draining of the batteries if the *find me* feature is left ON .
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