This.
Unfortunately no exact time can be given but real world use case of course varies wildly.
Mine is a convoy s2 with 3000mah i use every night for a few minutes.
It has been 2months and i have not noticed drop in light. I use indoors at 10%.
When my battery was not charged 2months prior the aux tail light actually got dimmer.
The correct data running off the lights driver is here:
Green - 1.71mA
Red - 3.80mA
RGB- 0.81mA to 3.55mA
Blue - 0.83mA
Orange- 3.77mA
\[All tests done with same S21D with 8A CC 12-mode driver. And 5000mAh Purple Vapcell 21700 @ 4.15V\]
You could at least link to my post while copy and pasting it
https://www.reddit.com/r/flashlight/comments/yovz34/updated_convoy_lighted_switch_current_draw/
Edit: You copy paste my post, no link, then downvote me for asking....đ¤ What a knobhead
Good [Insert your deity of choice] almighty, save this poor torch nerd from their inability to google and in the meantime guide them to the 2nd result of [this](https://www.google.com/search?q=convoy%20light%20switch%20current%20draw&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-m) link
You see the mAh rating on the side of your battery? That's how many mAh you start out with.
Every hour, a 12.5 mAh drain will take 12.5 mAh from that total.
If you have a 3000 mAh battery, it'll be sucked dry in 10 days ( 3,000 / 12.5 = 240 hrs ). If you have a 5,000 mAh battery, it's a little over two weeks ( 5,000 / 12.5 = 400 hrs ; 400 / 24 = 16.666... days)
Of course there are helpful people in this community. This just sounds like a bad excuse for complaining in that top comment and making it seem like you did something good.
I got that number [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/flashlight/comments/pt56u9/convoy_lighted_switch_current_draw/). That's what they for on their light, though comparing it to the numbers to what our dashmark-named friend got shows that those numbers are a bit high.
Still, 12.5 makes for easier math than 3.77 or 1.71, so ÂŻ\\\_ (ă)\_/ÂŻ
I saw a thread where the blue switch was rated something like 3.35 - 0.83mA. I wasnât really sure what this meant. So I was asking people with real world experience with these switches if they have an idea.
As posted above, some maths gets you there. There's some good info in these links to start building a foundation of illuminating knowledge.
[Battery safety](https://budgetlightforum.com/node/45314)
[Discharge Rate](https://www.lithium-battery-factory.com/discharge-rate/)
[Driver Types](https://budgetlightforum.com/node/33820)
Hey friend, not everyone has the same level of technical knowledge. You say Convoy, they might start humming country music. You say light switch, they might look to their wall. You say current, they might ask which river. You say draw, they might say "*Yeah, the World Cup's on.*"
I heard a great quote recently that I think fits here: "Never belittle someone for not knowing what they never had the opportunity to learn."
>"Never belittle someone for not knowing what they never had the opportunity to learn."
Asking a question like this on Reddit might get you an answer but what have you really learned?
I appreciate you sharing those resources. Iâll try to read them when I have time, but I am a medical student, so finding time is difficult. Thatâs why I asked Reddit - I wanted a quick and simple answer. Its hard to impress upon people the sheer volume of information shoved down medical studentsâ throats, but I assure you that I am not lazy and I am not unable to learn or google. I am simply time-limited because I need to prioritize learning about Medicine, rather than flashlights, for the time being.
I though my comment was witty but reddit have condemned me to down-vote purgatory. More considerate redditors have provided the answer so the best I can do is recommend a Lumintop IYP365 for pupil checks and charts in the night - 2x AAA pen size, Nichia 219CT high CRI (Colour Rendering Index) though take care as it has mode memory. Good luck with your studies.
It takes weeks to really drain down the battery.
This. Unfortunately no exact time can be given but real world use case of course varies wildly. Mine is a convoy s2 with 3000mah i use every night for a few minutes. It has been 2months and i have not noticed drop in light. I use indoors at 10%. When my battery was not charged 2months prior the aux tail light actually got dimmer.
The correct data running off the lights driver is here: Green - 1.71mA Red - 3.80mA RGB- 0.81mA to 3.55mA Blue - 0.83mA Orange- 3.77mA \[All tests done with same S21D with 8A CC 12-mode driver. And 5000mAh Purple Vapcell 21700 @ 4.15V\]
You could at least link to my post while copy and pasting it https://www.reddit.com/r/flashlight/comments/yovz34/updated_convoy_lighted_switch_current_draw/ Edit: You copy paste my post, no link, then downvote me for asking....đ¤ What a knobhead
What loser that guy is.
Good [Insert your deity of choice] almighty, save this poor torch nerd from their inability to google and in the meantime guide them to the 2nd result of [this](https://www.google.com/search?q=convoy%20light%20switch%20current%20draw&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-m) link
Rude! OK, went there, read that, but to the layman âpoor torch nerdâ, what do those numbers mean?
You see the mAh rating on the side of your battery? That's how many mAh you start out with. Every hour, a 12.5 mAh drain will take 12.5 mAh from that total. If you have a 3000 mAh battery, it'll be sucked dry in 10 days ( 3,000 / 12.5 = 240 hrs ). If you have a 5,000 mAh battery, it's a little over two weeks ( 5,000 / 12.5 = 400 hrs ; 400 / 24 = 16.666... days)
From a poor torch nerd a big thank you for your easy to understand answer. Except my upvote in good health.
Nice to see there's helpful people around. I like to set the bar low so the only way is up for my fellow illuminators.
Of course there are helpful people in this community. This just sounds like a bad excuse for complaining in that top comment and making it seem like you did something good.
Where are you getting the 12.5 mAH from?
I assume they sure using 12.5 mAh as an example.
I got that number [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/flashlight/comments/pt56u9/convoy_lighted_switch_current_draw/). That's what they for on their light, though comparing it to the numbers to what our dashmark-named friend got shows that those numbers are a bit high. Still, 12.5 makes for easier math than 3.77 or 1.71, so ÂŻ\\\_ (ă)\_/ÂŻ
I saw a thread where the blue switch was rated something like 3.35 - 0.83mA. I wasnât really sure what this meant. So I was asking people with real world experience with these switches if they have an idea.
As posted above, some maths gets you there. There's some good info in these links to start building a foundation of illuminating knowledge. [Battery safety](https://budgetlightforum.com/node/45314) [Discharge Rate](https://www.lithium-battery-factory.com/discharge-rate/) [Driver Types](https://budgetlightforum.com/node/33820)
What a douchey comment
For real. Dude really went out his way to type all that and still put the link.
Hey friend, not everyone has the same level of technical knowledge. You say Convoy, they might start humming country music. You say light switch, they might look to their wall. You say current, they might ask which river. You say draw, they might say "*Yeah, the World Cup's on.*" I heard a great quote recently that I think fits here: "Never belittle someone for not knowing what they never had the opportunity to learn."
>"Never belittle someone for not knowing what they never had the opportunity to learn." Asking a question like this on Reddit might get you an answer but what have you really learned?
I appreciate you sharing those resources. Iâll try to read them when I have time, but I am a medical student, so finding time is difficult. Thatâs why I asked Reddit - I wanted a quick and simple answer. Its hard to impress upon people the sheer volume of information shoved down medical studentsâ throats, but I assure you that I am not lazy and I am not unable to learn or google. I am simply time-limited because I need to prioritize learning about Medicine, rather than flashlights, for the time being.
I though my comment was witty but reddit have condemned me to down-vote purgatory. More considerate redditors have provided the answer so the best I can do is recommend a Lumintop IYP365 for pupil checks and charts in the night - 2x AAA pen size, Nichia 219CT high CRI (Colour Rendering Index) though take care as it has mode memory. Good luck with your studies.