Gerber LX vs. Lithiums

bjn70 · Dec 10, 2004

I read reviews of the LX 1.0 and LX 3.0 that said "recommended that the user NOT use lithium AA". Is there an explanation for this? Is it because there are no electronics in the light(s) and the Lithiums will provide too much current or cause too much heat load?

Is there any reason to suspect similar problems with the Streamlight 3AA Luxeon Tasklight?

Ratso · Dec 10, 2004

I think they are both direct-drive lights, so lithiums may overdrive the LEDs, shortening their lifespan.

bjn70 · Dec 10, 2004

I found info. on brightguy.com where Streamlight also advises against using Lithiums in the 3AA Luxeon Tasklight.

watt4 · Dec 10, 2004

what about the AA twin-tasks?

bjn70 · Dec 10, 2004

I didn't seen any warnings for the twin-task, probably because it has "ordinary" LED's instead of the Luxeon.

Paul_in_Maryland · Apr 27, 2005

Shortening the lifespan to 10 seconds? 10 hours? or 1000 hours?

scudinc · Apr 27, 2005

I don't know the exact length, but it's closer to 1,000 hrs than any of the others.

GarageBoy · Apr 27, 2005

In other words, don't sweat it

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