Re: Olight S10R II Baton failing to turn on
I bought a S10R Baton II two days ago, yesterday it started to mis-behave, not turning on.
I have been able to make it work by placing it on the charger and removing it again - sometimes several times needed.
I am sure the problem is in the tailcap. If I bridge the light barrel with the '-' end of the battery with a piece of metal, the light will turn on overtime.
Looking at the design of the tail cap, there must be a switch there that disconnects the central spring from the main part of the tailcap when charging. If it did not, the cap would short-circuit and not run current through the battery (after all, you need to wire both the + and - ends of a battery in order to charge.
I believe the problem is that this switch does not always re-set when removing the tailcap from the charger.
I will go to the dealer today and try another tailcap if possible
I bought a S10R Baton II two days ago, yesterday it started to mis-behave, not turning on.
I have been able to make it work by placing it on the charger and removing it again - sometimes several times needed.
I am sure the problem is in the tailcap. If I bridge the light barrel with the '-' end of the battery with a piece of metal, the light will turn on overtime.
Looking at the design of the tail cap, there must be a switch there that disconnects the central spring from the main part of the tailcap when charging. If it did not, the cap would short-circuit and not run current through the battery (after all, you need to wire both the + and - ends of a battery in order to charge.
I believe the problem is that this switch does not always re-set when removing the tailcap from the charger.
I will go to the dealer today and try another tailcap if possible