Lumintop Tool AA 2.0 flashlight

[yooj]

Thanks for the quick reply.

[Yokiamy]

Another important thing to mention, the lighted tailcap (only works with 14500) has a high parasitic drain of 8,5 mA
It will eventually drain your cell (i removed the LED’s in the lighted tail)

[moderator007]

@Yokiamy

Another important thing to mention, the lighted tailcap (only works with 14500) has a high parasitic drain of 8,5 mA
It will eventually drain your cell (i removed the LED’s in the lighted tail)

Mathematically speaking that’s only about 100 hours using a 850mah cell.
A little over 4 days and the battery is dead. Is that about what everyone experienced?
I changed my current limiting resisitors to a higher value right after I received, so I dont know how it was factory.

[gchart]

I can’t remember how high mine have been, but yes, it was right along those lines. I was dumbfounded.

[moderator007]

@gchart

I can’t remember how high mine have been, but yes, it was right along those lines. I was dumbfounded.

The EE must have been out that day the resistor value was chosen. :person_facepalming:

[d_t_a]

I think the Tool AA 2.0 may not have LVP, so maybe a protected battery is suggested?

[Yokiamy]

It has LVP set at 3V

[nobody]

So what if you don’t want the battery drain from the LED tail but you still want to use 14500 batteries? Is there a simple solution?

[BOO5TED]

Turn the head 1/4 turn to break contact.

[nobody]

LOL — don’t like doing that. Is there another simple option?

[jon_slider]

@Yokiamy

It has LVP set at 3V

Yokiamy, can you please share the source of your information? because I dont know who to believe:

@bilakos10

@Nev

Just be aware that it doesn’t have LVP , I always use protected cells in the tool AA , I once ran down a 14500 to under 2 volts.

Indeed there is no LVP. To my knowledge, it quite a common practice on flashlights that use a boost/fet driver and accept both NiMH and LiION cells.

[BOO5TED]

@nobody

LOL — don’t like doing that. Is there another simple option?

If you want to keep the tail light and use 14500, nope.

[nobody]

@BOO5TED

@nobody

LOL — don’t like doing that. Is there another simple option?

If you want to keep the tail light and use 14500, nope.

Don’t really need the tail light. Does that open up any other solutions?

[BOO5TED]

Yeah, just remove the leds so no lights at all on the tail.

[nobody]

I'll take a look at that and see if it is something I can do with my lack of skills. Thanks

[BOO5TED]

If you can take the tail switch apart, you can remove the leds imo.

[jon_slider]

more AA Tool on 14500, LED tail discussion here:

@gchart

Yes, removing either the LEDs, the resistors, or all of them (should be two of each) would remove the drain.

I swapped mine for a custom LED tailcap and am only getting 0.08 mA drain, which on a 900mAh battery translates to 15+ months of standby… much more acceptable.

[moderator007]

When the light is turned on the driver is running with the firmware, checking for LVP. When you turn it off, the driver is off (switch breaks connection) and not checking a thing. The lighted tail switch is working in backwards polarity compared to the driver. No power to driver, lighted tailcap power is on and no LVP. The lighted tailcap will drain your battery dry while the driver is sleeping .

[Yokiamy]

@jon_slider

@Yokiamy

It has LVP set at 3V

Yokiamy, can you please share the source of your information? because I dont know who to believe:

@bilakos10

@Nev

Just be aware that it doesn’t have LVP , I always use protected cells in the tool AA , I once ran down a 14500 to under 2 volts.

Indeed there is no LVP. To my knowledge, it quite a common practice on flashlights that use a boost/fet driver and accept both NiMH and LiION cells.

My own
I only have three, a Ti, an upgraded Ti and a Cu.

[jon_slider]

thanks for the info Yokiamy
I see moderator007 also says there is LVP on LiIon…

is this a complete Low Voltage Shutoff at 3v?

or just a Low Voltage Warning that only blinks or somesuch, and then continues to drain…?