Will this fit?

[jake25]

Since my dexlight seemed to have died i wonder if i could buy a new emitter

would the new Q5 CREE fit intot he head?

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.2394

does anyone have good instructions on taking it apart?

 

[jake25]

since it measures roughly 2cm across and the dexlight is 1.8 i'm gussing no but does anyone know what it will fit in?

 

[mmmflashlights]

It probably uses a star like this - http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.3393

So you'd need to buy a smaller star, or just buy the bare LED and replace it on the star. It's easier just to replace it attached on the star already. You could buy the Q5 star, then remove it from the star and put it into your light.

After having said that, it may not be a bad LED in your light. It could be a bad switch, a loose wire, a burned out circuit, etc. It's probably at least as likely to be one of those issues.

 

[jake25]

any hints on getting to the head?

 

[mmmflashlights]

No, I don't know how to get inside the head of that light. What happened when the light stopped working though? Knowing how it stopped working may help in answering if it is the LED itself or something else.

 

[jake25]

i put the battery in the wrong way and when i put it in the right way it didn't turn on

on the dealextreme site it says that the dexlight is protected against reverse polarity so im at a lost

 

[mmmflashlights]

Go here - http://support.dealextreme.com/ Fill out a support ticket and tell them what happened, hopefully they'll either replace the light or the head for you, especially since it's even advertised as being reverse-protected. Their support and response time is very good when using the support ticket, I think they'll take care of you. It could be either the LED or the circuit that is to blame.