FrogsInWinter
Enlightened
So I was finishing up an inspection at a place (I'm a food inspector), and I sat down to write up the report. After about a minute or so, two things came to mind:
1.) Is someone cooking something?
2.) Why does my left side feel so warm?
Apparently this is what happens when I leave my Pila GL3 (w/ xenon bulb) on inside the holster. So I immediately remove it from the holster and put it on the table. The body of the light was pretty warm but not so hot that it would burn your hand to hold it (I'm guessing around 120 deg. F). The bezel was too hot to hold. Some of the melted nylon from the holster got on my thumb and on the shirt I was wearing. The fumes from the burned, melted nylon made me feel light-headed for a little while but I'm feeling better after a little fresh air. The thing that bugs me is that I was pretty sure the light was off when I last placed it in the holster. I was thinking that maybe the GL3 turned on inside the holster, but that's doubtful considering that the button doesn't stick out very far and you have to press it pretty firmly to switch the light to constant on.
Sorry if the quality of the pictures isn't the greatest but I think they get the point across.
1.) Is someone cooking something?
2.) Why does my left side feel so warm?
Apparently this is what happens when I leave my Pila GL3 (w/ xenon bulb) on inside the holster. So I immediately remove it from the holster and put it on the table. The body of the light was pretty warm but not so hot that it would burn your hand to hold it (I'm guessing around 120 deg. F). The bezel was too hot to hold. Some of the melted nylon from the holster got on my thumb and on the shirt I was wearing. The fumes from the burned, melted nylon made me feel light-headed for a little while but I'm feeling better after a little fresh air. The thing that bugs me is that I was pretty sure the light was off when I last placed it in the holster. I was thinking that maybe the GL3 turned on inside the holster, but that's doubtful considering that the button doesn't stick out very far and you have to press it pretty firmly to switch the light to constant on.
Sorry if the quality of the pictures isn't the greatest but I think they get the point across.