Gerber Infinity Dead Ideas?

[luigi]

My Red LED Gerber infinity died while I was using it last night, it turned off and won't turn on again. I tried shortening the battery against the body with a piece of body and it doesn't work.
Is there a way to disassemble the light to try to fix it ? Any ideas?

Thanks!
Luigi

 

[paulr]

Well maybe, but why not just send it in under warranty?

 

[luigi]

I live in south america it would be too expensive for me to send the light for warranty.

Luigi

 

[flash_bang]

um, no offense, but your location says you're in florida. I'd use it for modding or just taking it apart for the heck of it.
have a good one!
Flash

 

[greenLED]

Luigi, did you clean all contacts thoroughly, maybe with some really fine sand paper (or pencil eraser?

If else fails, look for some of robocop's old threads. I believe he modded a couple of those.

 

[stoven]

If it's not a short in the tailcap then it might be a short between the light engine and the aluminum body. You can try torquing the head down tighter to see if that fixes it.

If not, you can unscrew the head to check the light engine that should just pop out.

 

[cratz2]

If it's not a short in the tailcap then it might be a short between the light engine and the aluminum body. You can try torquing the head down tighter to see if that fixes it.

If not, you can unscrew the head to check the light engine that should just pop out.

Does the light engine really just pop out of the Gerber Infinity? I've never tried to take one apart, but with the CMG design, there's quite a bit more to it than simply unscrewing it.

 

[luigi]

um, no offense, but your location says you're in florida. I'd use it for modding or just taking it apart for the heck of it.
have a good one!
Flash

No offense taken, my location says Florida because I have a mailbox there that I forward, that helps when trading/buying from CPF members.

Luigi

 

[luigi]

The head looks solid as a rock, should I boil it or something? Freeze/Pop?

Luigi

 

[stoven]

Use a heat gun or hair dryer to break the loctite. The light engine should just pop out. It might be stuck due to loctite build up but you should be able to pull it out.