Originally Posted by
buzzbee
I've used the MS light for 2 years now, this year, my battery was recalled, then I got a new one in the summer. I found out that the MS light running on low was not lasting as long as it should before I saw the red indicator light come on. I suspected the new battery replacement was defective, but I could have also had a light head going bad over time. In the end, the light head died after 60 minutes runtime on low, all lights out, tripped the battery protection circuit probably.
So, was the battery bad, or was the lighthead drawing too much current, making it look like a battery had a low capacity, or both? For me, it's too late to know.
I have a new battery now, and a new lighthead, so we'll see over time how it goes.
The next time, I would rather spend $200 on a light that is more reliable.
That sounds familiar. I used the original battery, charge and light head (MJ808) from when I got the light in 2009, and had the battery replaced under the warranty earlier this year. The indicator light on the lighthead never worked right with the replacement battery, but I got over 2 hours of run time before recharging (my commute is about an hour round trip). I upgraded to the XML driver (the MJ808CE) and really like the brighter light and better mount, but my first round trip ended with the orange light on for the last 1/2 mile. If this is going to be typical (the blue light came on after 20 minutes this morning), I've gone back to needing to recharge batteries after 1 trip, just like I did when my Fenix L2D was a big deal.