This seems odd though too - I'd expect that if the battery was borderline, it wouldn't be capable of lighting the IR led very brightly - but it was giving out a beam more powerful than my other remote controls! Also, I would have expected, with a flat battery, a beam that started bright and quickly dimmed (similar to a torch when it has a very low battery), but it stayed steady and strong. I'd also expect the LED to take far more power than the logic circuitry that pulses it. But I don't know for sure.

Ahh well, time (tomorrow) will tell!

Cheers,

A.