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Originally Posted by TucAzRider
I've never spent $50 on any flashlight,.. But the LED lights that I have all seem to have the same problem.. They cut out for no good reason,. Anyone know how to fix that?
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LED lights require driver circuitry to operate. Some lights offer very good current regulation and stay as bright as they can until the battery is completely drained - and then drop down to nothing, very suddenly. This describes most of the tactical lights out there, where max output is more important than long runtime. If you are using a light for long term, it must be designed to gently and gradually step down the output as the battery capacity is drained. Several lights on the market do this - the Rogue lights by Icon and the HDS/Novatac/RA lights come to mind.
The Rogue 1 and Rogue 2, in fact, are pretty good buys - fairly inexpensive, run on AAs, but using a very well designed regulation and driver circuit.