Burntime Sola 600?

Received my new Sola 600.

After 3 charges and discharges at full power with the white leds ....

maximum 40' burn time instead off the 80' in the manual!!!!

Can anyone else please test there sola 600 burn time so i now if have to return mine.

Charger is OK!

You are not alone in this problem. Others have had it, including me. Return it for a replacement and test the new one as well.

Make certain to test it in a sink (or similar) of water to deal with the heat generation.

A little test with the Lithium Ion battery pack from the Sola 600 photo – 7.2V / 2.100mAh.

Black curve: battery pack charged inside the sola with the normal delivered charger. After discharge we can see that the battery capacity has been 90%.

Green curve: pack charged outside sola with Mascot charger (2 cells Li-ion). After discharge the battery has been 100%.

So the charging off the battery packs are OK, also the capacity is OK.

Violet curve: controlling the rest capacity after a discharge with the sola600 @ full power with white leds. The rest capacity is none, after 47’ burn time.

Conclusion:

- The described burn time off 80’ is not real. The light consumes the provided energy totally.

- The delivered charger is not optimal but acceptable.

- The discharge times in the manual - specs are not correct. I measured also the current @ the tree power levels white!

So now the exact burn times off the recent Sola 600 (3 level red Sola 600).

2.6A @ white led level 3 = 48’ <> manual specs. Sola 600 = 80’

1.6A @ white led level 2 = 78’ <> manual specs. Sola 600 = 160’

0.6A @ white led level 1 = 210’ <> manual specs. Sola 600 = 320’

Some of the Solas from this spring were mis-programmed as 1200's instead of 600s. Just return them to your dealer for replacement. I've tested all my new units and get close to 90 mins on high.

Jack

Some of the Solas from this spring were mis-programmed as 1200's instead of 600s. Just return them to your dealer for replacement. I've tested all my new units and get close to 90 mins on high.

 

Jack

Thanks for the info, i will return the Sola.

New SOLA 600 arrived today and passes the 80' burn test

Also they added a new feature: SOS

Glad that worked out for you. My replacement lasts 70-75 min. Trying to decide whether to send it back for another round or accept it as is.