the Niteye and other Jetbeam and for the record I measured 33ma myself which proves out my cells dying in days.
thanks for sharing your experiences
Im not sure which Niteye and "other" Jetbeam you mean,
Sounds like youre getting a very different measurement than selfbuilt, for the 2012 Jetbeam RRT-01.
(same driver as Niteye Eye10)
which light did you measure at 33ma? (thats not "normal" for an RRT-01)
sorry to hear,
makes sense it kills cells in days..
fwiw, we can still buy replacement 2019 and 2020 RRT-01 drivers... from info at jetbeamlight dot com
It can definitely happen, that a driver will have unusually high parasitic drain
Unfortunately I own a Nitecore D20 that kills AA cells in 3 days.. thats just Wrong!
and sadly, for that one, I cannot buy a replacement driver
I can unscrew the head, but, if I forget, I kill the batteries..
have not decided yet, whether to put it in the garbage..
I have other Nitecore Piston Drive lights, and they dont kill batteries in 3 days.. so I know my D20 is not normal.