Even for Nitecore parasitic drain, that sounds excessive. One tip to pass on: On many Nitecore lights, Once you put the cells in, turn it on for a second or two before putting it in lockout. Seems to cut down the drain considerably.
My bad ‘arow55’……….
Looks like in six weeks of being on “Lock Out” with absolutely zero use, the average loss per battery is 0.08525v.
That seems like a pretty minuscual loss to me.
We will see what happens with more time though…. but I am thinking it will be nothing drastic.
Light Nitecore / EA45S
Batteries / Eneloop ‘PRO XX’ AA _ (HR-3UWX min 2400mAh / 11-05-EE) _ Batteries fully charged, rested over 24 hrs. then installed.
MarioP, I have had no issues with the latest EA45S’s I have bought. But that being said, in the last few days the first one I bought, about a year ago IIRRC; developed a problem.
It comes ‘On’ in ‘Low’ when the ‘Off/On switch’ is pressed. But when the ‘Mode switch’ is pressed it turns ‘Off ’. :question:
I assume something has gone wrong with the switch, but that is just a guess.
I have the reflector out, all the solder joints & wires I can see appear OK. I am now trying to figure out how to get the switch, boards, LED, & the rest of the “innards” out (without destroying them) to check what I can’t see.
This is the first Nitecore of many I have ever had any problem with at all.
So, when I get the “innards” out and check them maybe I’ll know more.
As far as your’s goes, sorry; I have no idea my friend. Good luck though.
IF I find out what is wrong with mine I’ll report back. Maybe that might help you.