Smells like antifreeze inside my lights

danallen · 2019-01-19T15:14:26.000Z

I have two lights that both smell like antifreeze on the inside. Is that normal?

One of the lights is a convoy L6.

The other light is an imalent dx80

Any information you can provide will be much appreciated.

raccoon · 2019-01-19T15:16:13.000Z

Does it taste like antifreeze?

teacher · 2019-01-19T15:37:15.000Z

… … Hmmm…… maybe flux or thermal paste giving off the smell??

Streamer · 2019-01-19T16:00:36.000Z

I’ve detected odors like that especially from lithium ion primaries Energizers AA-AAA/ / cr123 types

Venom · 2019-01-19T16:02:38.000Z

Streamer:

I’ve detected odors like that especially from lithium ion primaries Energizers AA-AAA/ / cr123 types

Do you know if it’s normal?

Streamer · 2019-01-19T16:06:10.000Z

Venom:

Streamer:

I’ve detected odors like that especially from lithium ion primaries Energizers AA-AAA/ / cr123 types

Do you know if it’s normal?

No, I do not. But never has caused a problem that I’m aware of.

Streamer · 2019-01-19T16:08:10.000Z

Venom, so what battery types are you noticing the odor from. In my case, it was only when opening the battery tube and only from Primary lithiums.

teacher · 2019-01-19T16:15:06.000Z

Oh…. I was thinking about when the head was disassembled when I said flux or thermal paste.

I have sometimes detected a slight sweet type odor coming from the battery tube when opened. It was very slight & I just figured it had something to do with the batteries. Nothing has blown up so I figured I was ahead of the game… so far anyway. .

polarweis · 2019-01-19T16:47:01.000Z

Almost all my lithion ion battery lamps smell sometimes. i guess it are the batterys that give a little fumes sometimes. performance are all good and no broken lights or batterys yet so i think its normal

LumenHound · 2019-01-19T18:23:01.000Z

The smell was dubbed “flashahol” back around 2004-2005.

Lexel · 2019-01-19T18:31:13.000Z

hot light and battery is likely little of the electrolythe evaporating and leaving the cell

Venom · 2019-01-20T15:59:04.000Z

Streamer:

Venom, so what battery types are you noticing the odor from. In my case, it was only when opening the battery tube and only from Primary lithiums.

I never experience it myself but I was just wondering if it was normal . This way if I ever did experience I know if it’s normal or not and if I should threw out the cells.

danallen · 2019-01-23T12:32:46.000Z

In my case the batteries 18650 30Q

raccoon · 2019-01-23T12:42:17.000Z

Inside my lights, smells like teen spirit