Problems with Ultrafire OSRAM RL-2088

[Torian]

After looking for a multicell 18650 flashlight platform with good runtime and high output, I settled on an RL-2088. I purchased one online, was happy with the construction and brightness, but recently ran into some problems.

A few weeks ago I took a flight to my hometown to visit my family before deployment. While I was there, we compared torches (lol) and the flashlight functioned without a problem...easily the brightest. Upon returning home, I found the flashlight constantly switching on and off once mechanically turned on. Holding the light still, it will stay on, but if you shake or rotate the tube, it will turn off and turn on repeatedly, like there is a loose connection somewhere in the light. I'm hypothesizing that while it was in my suitcase, as it was being thrown around, that something might have been loosened or damaged.

I broke the light down, examined for damage (found none), and reassembled. I'm honestly stumped at this point, and don't want to send it back to the manufacture due to overseas shipping and the potential for my favorite torch to get lost in the mail.

Has anyone experienced problems like this with this torch or others? Is there anyone on the forum that specializes in flashlight repair?

Any help or advice you can give would be appreciated.

 

[Torian]

Bump:)

If this was posted in the wrong area of the forum, I'd appreciate a mod moving it to its proper place!

Tor.

 

[higbvuyb]

Have you checked in the driver board and everything? tried bypassing the switch to see if it's a switch problem?

And putting a thread about a $140 light (i.e. about as much as a Ra clicky) in the 'budget lights' forum is pretty hilarious.

 

[Torian]

I'm not that familiar with circuit boards or electronics. I don't have any equipment to test them either...but I suspect it is more of a switch / loose connection issue. I would prefer to just send it in to be fixed then trying my inexperienced hands in tampering with it.

Yes I suspected in my inebriated state that I originally posted this in the wrong area, hence my comment to the mods!