jon_slider
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it starts to flash before it goes out completely
that is normal HDS behavior when the LiIon drops to 3.0v
the videos are not HDS lights, and they are painful..
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it starts to flash before it goes out completely
that is normal HDS behavior when the LiIon drops to 3.0v
I meant battery Eagletac.
Totally understand your desire not to bother Henry
one way or another, I hope you eliminate the resets that are evidenced by the enabled locator flash turning itself on.
in an HDS your Eagletac battery flashes at what voltage?
one of my lights seems to be stepping down in lumen brightness sooner than I would have anticipated.
I cannot insert this battery into the HDS
...
the response threshold of the built-in battery protection.
Im only interested in discussing HDS lights here.
Overdischarge protection circuits in LiIon batteries kick in below 2.7v
HDS flashes minimum mode at 3.0v
I would measure the voltage of the battery
My HDS begins to step down at 3.4v, and goes into minimum mode flashing at 3.0v
It is good to recharge LiIon when it gets below 3.6v
It is not bad to recharge LiIon even when its at 3.9v
My HDS, nichia 219b 4000K R9050, was stepping down after two or three very short, 40 second each, uses of a 4.20v freshly charged Fenix rechargeable battery over a three day period. Way, way too fast to begin the step down.
It is the power supply, and won't fix itself. Sometimes the elf just needs a good beating... or replacing.
if it was me, I would send the light to Henry to see if the following applies:
I think Henry would be happy to help you confirm that the issue is or is not a power supply problem. That would be definitive. Instead of speculating about firmware 2.18 and Fenix Batteries.
Im only interested in discussing HDS
You may be but some of us would like more Info as to what is going on.
I realize you dont like to stay on topic ;-)
I DO like to be ON Topic:
Some Fenix brand 16340 Lithium Ion battery testing in the HDS
so to be relevant
the tests should be done in an HDS,
with the benefit of a voltmeter