Spectrum
Newly Enlightened
I changed batteries in my TEC40, which I had loaned to my daughter for a trip (bulb would not light, even dimly).
Brand new batteries: nothing. Then I put the TEC40 head on my Impact body, and it lit up. Put TEC 40 head back on the 40: nothing. Cleaned the 40 inside and contacts: nothing. Decided that something had to be wrong with the continuity in the TEC40 body, and put the new batteries into the Impact. Now it would not light either!!
Then I found that both lights would work if I put crumpled tin foil into the bottom of the case. This doesn't make sense. Both lights spring load the batteries with enough force to make dents in the contacts, and there is plenty of travel left.
I am at a complete loss to explain this. As far as I'm concerned, you should not have to put tin foil in a $30 or $20 light to make it work. Oh well, another argument for switches.
Brand new batteries: nothing. Then I put the TEC40 head on my Impact body, and it lit up. Put TEC 40 head back on the 40: nothing. Cleaned the 40 inside and contacts: nothing. Decided that something had to be wrong with the continuity in the TEC40 body, and put the new batteries into the Impact. Now it would not light either!!
Then I found that both lights would work if I put crumpled tin foil into the bottom of the case. This doesn't make sense. Both lights spring load the batteries with enough force to make dents in the contacts, and there is plenty of travel left.
I am at a complete loss to explain this. As far as I'm concerned, you should not have to put tin foil in a $30 or $20 light to make it work. Oh well, another argument for switches.