Naturally there is a balancing act when trying to accommodate protected and unprotected cells. If you go too much one way, you can risk crushing the longer cells. If you go too much the other way, unprotected cells can flop around. It is hard to be perfect for every cell.
In the product description in mankerlight site:
“3. Low battery indicator:
Voltage <3.2V, the brightness level downshifts to Moonlight.
Voltage = 2.9V, turn off.
(Ratio Error: ± 0.1V,while using different battery)”
Thanks for that information.Sounds like the flashlights probably do have low voltage protection.
It would be more reassuring to me if they clearly said that the flashlights have built-in low voltage protection using language that actually states "Low voltage protection" (instead of language that just states "Low battery indicator") because some flashlights behave the way they describe that do not have low voltage protection and downshift their brightness and eventually also turn off but continue to discharge the battery.
But … doesn’t it clearly state that it shuts off when the battery reaches 2.9V? That’s what LVP is.
It’s like a car manual stating, “in the event of a collision exceeding 30 kph, a balloon-like vessel will inflate to protect the front-seat passengers from impact”, and then people wonder if it has airbags.
Thanks for confirming this and that the flashlight does have built-in low voltage protection.
I was not trying to cause any controversy. It was simply a question I was curious about since I do not need any more lights that do not have built-in low voltage protection.
That would depend on which mechanism noticed the low voltage first. Either way your cell is protected. Variances in cell and flashlight allow that question to not be answered correctly for every light and every protected cell combination.
Martin, any chance of asking them to bundle the E02ii in with this deal as an option? Looks like a great aaa size headlamp that I’ll be looking to add to my collection, and would be nice to get them all together!
What about a deal with two MC13 heads one short tube and one long. I have no interest in the MC14 and that’s why I backed out of the deal. Regardless I will purchase the MC13 after I get my L17 next week.