Originally Posted by
Speedo
Blinking LEDs burn through batteries slower. I'm a bit of a cheapskate.
With rechargeable batteries the difference in cost would be neglible (blinking vs. steady).
Cost factors aside, it's a nuisance: with my earlier battery-hog front halogen light, I knew I had to recharge after round trip commute. Easy. But with LEDs (my backup blinkie for example) there's no way I can keep track of how many dozens of hours it has been on. I recharge its batteries when it occurs to me, often far too soon.
--J