markr6
Flashaholic
- Joined
- Jul 16, 2012
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Parasitic drain in today's flashlights is one of my biggest annoyances. What makes it even more annoying is the fact some people try to defend flashlights that have it.
1. "It would take weeks or months for the cells to be completely drained" is a common response. How is that any kind of benchmark or goal? Why should that make me feel any better? So in roughly haft that time I'm "starting" with a 50% dead light when I go to use it after sitting? When would I ever want to do that? This is especially concerning with Li-Ion cells.
2. Some manufacturers have no problems making lights with negligible drain, so it pains me to see others suffer from this when everything else about the light is great. And I'm not comparing an electronic switch to a mechanical switch. Many manufacturers make electronic switch lights with low parasitic drain.
3. Just reiterating number 1
1. "It would take weeks or months for the cells to be completely drained" is a common response. How is that any kind of benchmark or goal? Why should that make me feel any better? So in roughly haft that time I'm "starting" with a 50% dead light when I go to use it after sitting? When would I ever want to do that? This is especially concerning with Li-Ion cells.
2. Some manufacturers have no problems making lights with negligible drain, so it pains me to see others suffer from this when everything else about the light is great. And I'm not comparing an electronic switch to a mechanical switch. Many manufacturers make electronic switch lights with low parasitic drain.
3. Just reiterating number 1