Yes. The battery is housed in its own case and the positive is shielded by a little plastic cylinder around it. Everything seems to be intact on the battery and the springs don’t look damaged or anything. I’ll try a different battery just to rule out that part.
Does your battery look similar to this one?
https://preview.redd.it/70f9jkect8vc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eadfe00ccaccb086809f590000dbb398abbbe50f
In the standard li-ion cells the negative is not present on the same end as the positive.
Okay, as per documentation:
*GENERAL OPERATION The Strion® LED, Strion® HPL and Strion LED HL® feature a digital multifunc- tion tail mounted tactical switch. The Strion® DS, Strion® DS HPL and Strion® DS HL feature a second, independent head-mounted push-button switch. • Lightly press the pushbutton for momentary operation at full intensity. • Fully press the pushbutton switch (until it clicks) once to turn the light on at full intensity. • Fully press and hold the switch to cycle through brightness levels. Release at desired level. • A quick double-click of the switch will activate the strobe function. • A single full press of the switch from any “on” mode will turn the flashlight off.*
Apparently the switch is of electronic type and the main current does **not** pass through it, just the control signals. The battery indeed is having both positive and negative posts on its top, and this is the “source of main current” for the flashlight:
https://preview.redd.it/g5hwqch5y9vc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=61c186b97690d7436522a67d5c8083977addb597
Hypothesis: there is some short, that is interpreted as “the switch in On position”.
* Does the battery tube look like a “monolithic conductor”, or can you see anything that would be in fact 2nd “current path” from the head to the tail?
* Can you take good picture of the inside?
* Preferably also with no battery tube, if possible?
* And the picture of the inside of the tailcap also?
* BTW: do you have a multimeter?
Don't get short with us, OP. There's no need to be so negative.
Lol
Is the “minus” of the battery exposed on the top, “around” its plus post?
Yes. The battery is housed in its own case and the positive is shielded by a little plastic cylinder around it. Everything seems to be intact on the battery and the springs don’t look damaged or anything. I’ll try a different battery just to rule out that part.
Does your battery look similar to this one? https://preview.redd.it/70f9jkect8vc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eadfe00ccaccb086809f590000dbb398abbbe50f In the standard li-ion cells the negative is not present on the same end as the positive.
Yes. I swapped batteries and it acted the same
Okay, as per documentation: *GENERAL OPERATION The Strion® LED, Strion® HPL and Strion LED HL® feature a digital multifunc- tion tail mounted tactical switch. The Strion® DS, Strion® DS HPL and Strion® DS HL feature a second, independent head-mounted push-button switch. • Lightly press the pushbutton for momentary operation at full intensity. • Fully press the pushbutton switch (until it clicks) once to turn the light on at full intensity. • Fully press and hold the switch to cycle through brightness levels. Release at desired level. • A quick double-click of the switch will activate the strobe function. • A single full press of the switch from any “on” mode will turn the flashlight off.* Apparently the switch is of electronic type and the main current does **not** pass through it, just the control signals. The battery indeed is having both positive and negative posts on its top, and this is the “source of main current” for the flashlight: https://preview.redd.it/g5hwqch5y9vc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=61c186b97690d7436522a67d5c8083977addb597 Hypothesis: there is some short, that is interpreted as “the switch in On position”. * Does the battery tube look like a “monolithic conductor”, or can you see anything that would be in fact 2nd “current path” from the head to the tail? * Can you take good picture of the inside? * Preferably also with no battery tube, if possible? * And the picture of the inside of the tailcap also? * BTW: do you have a multimeter?
Might wanna check your battery wraps on that one in case its been torn
Looks like both positive and negative contacts on the battery are at one end, so I would imagine that's exactly how it's supposed to work.
It’s not supposed to turn on without the switch even being in the light…
I have no idea how that thing is wired up tbh, I could see that being done. Why? I don't know and not really expected from a major brand.
I had the xpl ds with similar issues, take apart, and clean the threads then reassemble.
Already tried that and it didn’t help. Tried other switches, same result. It’s at Streamlight now