Got my first HID today -

[HDCharlie]

and it has a problem. It's a brand new POB, but it won't fire up. I charged the battery until the led turned to green, and checked the power meter lights afterwards, all before I tried it the first time. All I get is a short flash of light and then nothing. Pulled the battery to check the connections - no problem there. Should I go any further, or would it be better to return it to the vendor?
I read that there was someone else on the forum who had the same problem, but I can't find the thread where he shared his solution. Did a search of about ten pages on Google, but couldn't turn up the thread.
HELP!!, please.

 

[BlueBeam22]

This happened to me with my POB. All of a sudden my POB had the same problem as yours where it wouldn't turn on.
Mine had a defective battery, and I just so happened to have another light with the exact same battery, so I took the battery out of my other light and installed it in the POB, and the POB worked perfectly.

Your POB most likely has a defective battery. There is always the possibility that something else could be wrong with it, so I recommend you return it to the vendor and get a new one.
If you want to try replacing the battery, it uses a standard 12 volt 7AH sealed lead acid battery, which you can buy online pretty cheap.

 

[HDCharlie]

Re: Got my first HID today - UPDATE!! Good News!!

Got frustrated and went to bed. When I woke up this morning, I tried the POB again, this time in a darkened room. With a push of the switch, the bulb flashes, like a camera flash, and then starts to pop and crackle with the bulb trying to fire up. I think I may have either a bad bulb, or more likely, a bad ballast. Anybody else's acted the same way?
Irregardless, I'll contact the seller and see what they can do for me. Thanks!

Contacted the seller and he is sending a UPS pickup for the broken light and will send me a new one. He is going to check the new one, before shipment, to make sure it works. Couldn't ask for a better transaction. :twothumbs

 

[BlueBeam22]

That's great news!
My POB did the exact same thing you described when its defective battery was going dead, even though I had fully charged it before use. It got to the point where it wouldn't even flicker and wouldn't even take a charge as the battery was completely dead.

Congratulations on getting a POB, and I know you will reall enjoy it as it's an amazing light.:thumbsup:

 

[larryk]

You might also want to check the connections on the battery. Make sure they are fully pluged into the battery terminal. One of my plugs was not even connected when I received it.