I bought a SF E1L yesterday. The switch failed to work after 4 hours of ownership. I sent SF an email asking for repair information.
After thinking about the problem a bit, I searched the forum and found repair information on this switch problem. I put a small amount of NyoGel 760G on the plastic sleave and a plastic washer from the bottom of a Duracell 123 battery between the two halfs of the switch itself. The switch now seems to work ok.
I noticed that the addition of the battery washer in the switch causes the locking ring to no longer sit flush with the end of the tail cap. My locking ring sits roughly the washer thickness above the end of the tail cap.
Has anyone who has done this repair felt the need to put something such a silicone caulking between the rubber cover and the bottom of the locking ring to address any concerns pursuant to water tightness of the newly modified tail cap, or is the feeling that just tightening the locking cap as tight as possible is all that is required?
Harry
After thinking about the problem a bit, I searched the forum and found repair information on this switch problem. I put a small amount of NyoGel 760G on the plastic sleave and a plastic washer from the bottom of a Duracell 123 battery between the two halfs of the switch itself. The switch now seems to work ok.
I noticed that the addition of the battery washer in the switch causes the locking ring to no longer sit flush with the end of the tail cap. My locking ring sits roughly the washer thickness above the end of the tail cap.
Has anyone who has done this repair felt the need to put something such a silicone caulking between the rubber cover and the bottom of the locking ring to address any concerns pursuant to water tightness of the newly modified tail cap, or is the feeling that just tightening the locking cap as tight as possible is all that is required?
Harry