How to take of the head of a River Rock...

UVLaser · Jul 18, 2006

How can I take off the head of the River Rock 2C 1.5 watt light?
Can I take it off? Or is it fused to the body?
http://store.advancedmart.com/1junifl.html It looks exactly like the 3 AAA and the 1 Cr123 lights. So if you have either one of those lights and you opened them its probably going to open the same way for the 2C.

KnOeFz · Jul 18, 2006

I have the 2AA version of that light (mine's labeled Aurora instead of River Rock) and the head can be screwed of. There is locktight between the threads so it'll take alot of force to unscrew. Some people have good result by putting the light in a bag and in some boiling water to soften the locktight before trying to unscrew it, I just used brute force :rock:

If you search for Riverrock 2AA or Aurora 2AA you'll find more topics about this on CPF with pics.

UVLaser · Jul 18, 2006

Did you turn clockwise or counter-clockwise?
Where is this going to unscrew?
Is it going to unscrew from where the green circle is or where the red circle is?

Bror Jace · Jul 18, 2006

The best working thread on the River Rock lights is this one:

https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/106165&page=1&highlight=River+Rock

I'm still miffed that I missed that sale by just a couple months.

greenlight · Jul 18, 2006

careful... it's not designed too well... you risk breaking the light if you take off the head while the battery is still inside... or other unfortunate fate.

Save your target receipt.

KnOeFz · Jul 19, 2006

UVLaser said:
Did you turn clockwise or counter-clockwise?
Where is this going to unscrew?
Is it going to unscrew from where the green circle is or where the red circle is?

Counterclockwise unscrews it... just like any ordinary screw.
And it unscrews at the green circle. (assuming the construction is the same on the 2aa light)

Rando · Jul 19, 2006

Funny you should ask. I was trying to get the head off of my 2C last night. I was using a strap wrench on the head with a rubber-padded vice holding the body. The body kept slipping around in the vice. I was afraid that if I tightened it down too hard the tube would crack. I'll try the heat gun on it tonight.

Ikonomi · Jul 19, 2006

I had a pretty easy time of it wrapping two rubber gloves (the yellow kind you use for cleaning) around the head and body. The rubber surface is really grippy, and the increased diameter gives you better leverage. It should come unscrewed with a bit of force.

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