ok,it is me again! Just got back from my hike w/ Capo that normally takes 1h 20m. Tonight it took 1h 45m because of 5" of wet snow!
This plays a part in where
SB or anyone else can help! May as well start here. Because of the extended hike I used the light longer than I thought and realized! I went to turn it down from turbo and noticed the LED indicator was out! I do not recall ever seeing it blink or turn RED! At this point the Blue LED light only worked on L/M/H. When I put it to turbo the indicator shut off and would NOT come back on until I twisted the head[locked it out] and then tightened again. Even then it was inconsistent operating on L/M/H. I think that may be related to the voltage as it was 3.34v when I got home! I put fresh batteries in and the indicator worked in every mode BUT moonlight.
I am assuming it does not work in moonlight? I watched
SB's video closely and his thumb was in the way and I could not see when he demonstrated Moonlight mode!! I am just curious thats all.That is not really important but the LED low voltage indicator can be important!
Anyway,,,,,,not sure why I never saw a RED light or blinking light when the batteries got low.Why was there no light on at all?? I think it may be some malfunction UNLESS it is suppose to go OFF instead of turning
Red but I doubt that.
It is kind of ironic because I am one who NEVER relies on any low battery voltage/indicator because I know my lights and their run times so well! Tonight w/ an extended walk in the snow w/ a new light I needed it!
CAN ANYBODY VERIFY HOW IT IS SUPPOSE TO WORK?
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Save the best for last!
Now to light! I will always favor throwers but,,,,,,,,I really liked this compact, petite, powerful lumen monster that has a very soft, diffused and beautiful tint.The UI is simple and easy to use and it is not bulky to carry.
I was happy that I did not blind Capo! That was a concern of mine after looking at
amaretto's photos! Simply just change the angle a little bit and being that it is such diffused light it is not a concentrated beam like my throwers! Speaking of throwers I brought one of my secondary lights, my
TK35vn which is 1000 lumens and 95Kcd. At one point for about 5 minutes I combined them,a tag team if you will! Plenty of peripheral light and could see down the trail for 300 or 400 yards!
I had 3 lights similar to this and sent them back. They were all ~ 2500 lumens max. Because this has so much more light I can identify things from 80 yards away. With those maybe 30 yards,they lit up the area right in front of me but that was about it. There is a difference between identifying something and just knowing something is there!
I know this light seems to have a waiting list. I would say stay patient and get it because you will like it!
I can not forget this. With a balmy temp of 33F/.5556C[!] I was able to run it on turbo, bare handed for 12 minutes before it started getting hot. I did that twice after letting it cool down. NIGHT TEMPS IN SINGLE DIGITS NEXT WEEK,COULD PROBABLY RUN IT 25 MINUTES!
THANKS FOR LETTING ME RAMBLE!!!!!