Everything but lithium primary or eneloops in a light with a mechanical switch will have battery self-discharge (bonus: neither of these two battery chemistries leak). An e-switch adds a bit more parasitic drain, so the best bet for a light that won't be used for a long time is CR123A or white eneloops, and if you're not sure what the switch type is, you can just break the contact of the batteries.
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Hmm, if a watch counts as a light, then technically my most expensive light purchase is my phone...
...oh no. Quickly, what light costs more than an S23 Ultra? 🤣
The world would be a lot better if there was a lot less of it. Simple as that.
Well, now the "reopen" supporters are complaining about contest mode... there's no pleasing bots. Ether way, whether the community splits or not, I'll be on both as long as Reddit is still usable and as long as I can find an apolitical Lemmy instance. (I do wish this community was founded on a better instance, but I'm still going to post here as long as I can find one that's welcoming.)
OK, I think I've found the instance I'll be using at least for now. Might eventually set one up - if there's an interest in an instance for the community, might open it to people from here who are looking for a Lemmy instance without political baggage.
In general, recharging them before use is better - if you're preserving battery life as much as possible the ideal profile is to charge them to ~4.1V, use until ~3.5, then store at 3.6-3.7 until charged for next use, ideally minimising time sitting at full. Going below 3.4ish takes progressively more out of the battery life.