Or let us take care of it. However, we do suggest simple fixes here on the CPF or via email, etc when possible (like reshaping the solder contact) because if this can get you up in running in 30 minutes versus 1 week or more (warranty repair), you get more utility from the light. But if takes more time or patience than you care to spend, let us fix it for you. We know these lights well /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif.
Remember, all our new products have a lifetime warranty on them.
If you have a small soldering iron and want to try your hand at the repair, the positive contact on the AAA head is made of solder. To resurface, you want to remove the foam ring around it. Then, melt the solder with the iron and stir it for a couple of seconds. This will bring the impurities to the top where you can wipe them off. If you want to add more solder, remove all the solder on the contact first since you sometimes get bad results when mixing two types of solder. The contact should be nice and shiny and your good to go. Solder makes a good contact (billions of PCBs can't be wrong /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif ) and resists corrosion. It also tends to fill in under pressure which decreases contact resistance.
The foam retainer (donut thingy) can then be replaced with a bit of contact cement or plastic glue. Even better, drop us an email and we can mail you out an extra foam retainer (free) in regular mail.
Another thing I reccommend you check is the rear contact inside the battery tube. A high percentage of the returns we do get have a dirty negative contact. Usually from the battery leaking. Put a bit of steel whool or sandpaper down there and use a pencil head to spin it until everything is shiny and clean.
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And of course, if this is too much, remember that you also have a lifetime warranty. Good luck!
Peter
