These questions all pertain to the Crelant 7g5 v2 with 2 2600ma tenergy protected 18650’s, driven at 3a on an xml.
*#1- *I’ve noticed it gets pretty hot on high. So I decided to do a test. I left the light on high until it would turn off from the heat basically. It lasted 13 minutes on top of a wooden table in my 69 degree condo. When I say lasted, I mean, it turned off on it’s own. After it turned off, I touched the light, and since it wasn’t extremely hot, just pretty hot, I held onto it for a minute. So obviously, it wasn’t burning hot. I was just wondering, is this normal? (Xml at 3a for 13 to turn off from the heat) I’d say that this light was as probably between 100-150 degrees.
#2-one battery does PCB After the light overheats, which I’ve made happen multiple times on purpose, the light won’t turn on. Even if I wait for like 5 minutes and then reinsert the batteries the same order. So, next I put each battery in the light in single 18650 setup. Only one ever works. The other one won’t work until I put it into the charger for 5 seconds. I don’t know what I’m talking about, only I thought it might be something with the PCB going off. The battery that doesn’t work is always the one closest to the led in order. Anyone know why this happens? I have problems with that one battery in other situations too. I think that getting a replacement might fix this.
#3- Also, the reflector on this is a smooth 2 1/4ish inch reflector. And I don’t notice this from 30 plus feet, but heres what happens in he beam. Even when I shine it at the wall from like 2 feet away, the beam has a hotspot, but then has two less intense interlocking ovals going through the center around 3 the diameter of the hotspot, and then there’s a couple rings off different brightness, but they are small and I assumed they came with having a smooth reflector. Are these ovals normal?
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Thanks in advance for just reading this and trying to think of a reason for these! Even more for a reason!