Shiningbeam P-Rocket

[justanotherguy]

Hi,
I know it's an oldie..But it is my son's... Anyway I asked to see it and it didn't light... Been in the drawer a while he said, but I found that the battery was in positive side towards the switch, I figured that was wrong.
Flipped it, still nothing, reloaded with a couple different batteries, nothing...
Is it possible leaving the battery in the wrong way killed it?
Thanks
Tony

 

[thermal guy]

Pretty sure they have Reverse-polarity protection. So backwards battery won't kill it. A dead one however will. I'd check if all your batteries are good first. Might be just dead.

 

[justanotherguy]

ok thanks... Just odd that my panny, 30Q and KP didnt light it...

Check with a couple batteries again, nothing. Ran a wire from the battery to the tube to eliminate the switch , nothing..
I guess he broke it somehow, looks dis-assembleable
T