pelican m6 led not bright anymore?

hey guys..was wondering if anyone could help..i pulled out my pelican m6 led light that i havent used in a while and put in some brand new (and voltage tested) cr123 and the light is only about 1/4 as bright as it should be?..double checked batteries again (used the same batteries in another light and tested them with a dvm and used different batteries) all with the same results?..its like the led is on low power or something but to the best of my knowledge this light only has one power..high...can led's go bad where they dim?..any ideas

As LEDs get uses, they dim.

It could also be bad contacts, try cleaning the threads and the battery contacts in the light.

Maybe it's time to modify it to a brighter LED.

You can use the Pelican lifetime warranty

Gunner12 said:

As LEDs get uses, they dim...

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It takes tens of thousands of hours for a LED to dim to a point where it's noticeable.

Gunner12 said:

...Maybe it's time to modify it to a brighter LED.

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That's what I would do However, I would make sure that there's nothing wrong with the circuit.

lightheart said:

can led's go bad where they dim?..any ideas

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Didn't you just get a Dereelight DBS? Sure it's not a case of ijustgotadbsandnowallmyotherlightslookdimitius?

How many lumens is it supposed to put out?

hey wade...yes indeed i did just get a deerelight dbs (wow) but no thats not why my pelican looks dim, i am impressed you rembered who i was though...all my surefires, innovas etc all look fine...there is definitely something wrong with it..it is way low..this is the light here http://www.flashlightreviews.com/reviews/pelican_m6led.htm
i doubt i have a receipt for this light..will pelican still replace it....