Fenix Current draw ? 2.0 Vs 2.5
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IsaacHayes
Flashlight Enthusiast
It has to be a high current draw to get any decent amout of current to the luxeon. Starting voltage is only 1.2/1.5 volts, and then it has to boost more than double that voltage for the luxeon to draw anywhere near it's rated current, even with an H vf luxeon! That high of a boost results in less efficient conversion too. The runtime, well, I don't know... It's magic. Well no a NiMH or Lithium can sustain high current loads for a good time...
IsaacHayes
Flashlight Enthusiast
Alkalines can still work, but they won't have as flat of a discharge curve. Meaning they will deliver the power at first, but then gradually dim more than nimh/lithum. Check out the runtime graphs for a better visual of what happens...
Both alk/nimh start out the same, as alk has higher starting voltage, but sags, and nimh has less voltage, but doesn't sag. But the nimh will deliver the steady current up until it's about dead. Lithium cells should outperform NiMH, but not by a whole lot.
Both alk/nimh start out the same, as alk has higher starting voltage, but sags, and nimh has less voltage, but doesn't sag. But the nimh will deliver the steady current up until it's about dead. Lithium cells should outperform NiMH, but not by a whole lot.
.308
Enlightened
I don't have a stock v.2.0 or 2.5 to measure the current. The L1P 2.0 and L1P 2.5 differ in the markings on the flashlight body. The 2.0 has the Fenix logo on the bezel and the 2.5 has the Fenix logo on the tube.
Hope this helps,
Chris
Hope this helps,
Chris
LitFuse
Flashlight Enthusiast
I don't have any v2.0 to measure, but this is what I got from my four v2.5s.
First value is for fully charged NiMH, second is for a fresh alkaline:
#1- 1.05 / 1.15
#2- 1.02 / 1.12
#3- .96 / 1.06
#4- 1.04 / 1.04
Peter
First value is for fully charged NiMH, second is for a fresh alkaline:
#1- 1.05 / 1.15
#2- 1.02 / 1.12
#3- .96 / 1.06
#4- 1.04 / 1.04
Peter
