Washed my L0D-CE

Well, I knew it would happen eventually. I had been carrying my L0D-CE in the little watch-pocket in my jeans. I did laundry the other day, and when I went to remove my clothes from the washing machine, the L0D-CE was laying in there, with the head unscrewed from the body, and the 10440 cell laying right next to it. I pulled them out and let the whole thing lay overnight. Then today I reassembled it, and it appears to work just fine! I do notice a tiny bit of corrosion on the tip of the 10440, but otherwise everything looks good. I'm really happy it still works, it's one of my fav little EDCs.
Tim

Hey Bull,
Glad your light is okay. The L0D-CE is one of my favorites, also. I carry my L0D-CE attached to my key ring, which helps keep me from doing the same thing.
Neat nick, btw - cool way to get a nick that sounds like "Bull's eye".

- Bull

My wife washed her LOD SE twice. It did not open up and was no worse for the wear. Now she keeps it on a lanyard. I hope your light is OK.
Doug

Wow...I was going to make a post asking if anyone had ever washed one of their EDC lights. I use an LOD-CE and a LiteFlux LF2. Whichever one is in my pocket, I hardly notice that it's there. So far I haven't forgotten and washed one, glad to see that they come out ok if I ever do!

I would toss that battery away, you have no way of knowing how much damage was done to it.

i would expect any light over $20 to generally be washable.

fenix generally specs their lights as "dunkable" (as per dougs site i suspect)

but i dont see it as too farfetched to expect one to survive a night in a bathtub, puddle, sink, or toilet.

a washing machine - well that might be pushing some limits, but still should survive with a cleaning and drying out.

batteries though...

If it was mine, I'd let it dry for AT LEAST 3 or 4 days before I put another battery in it. I've had very good luck in the past with drying electronics when I was patient, and destroyed equipment permanently by rushing it.

I've run my ARC through the wash three or four times without the slightest problem. One time I found it turned on at the bottom of the washer.

Flic said:

I've run my ARC through the wash three or four times without the slightest problem. One time I found it turned on at the bottom of the washer.

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Oh man I'd speculate the ARC as being as good as dive-able. The head o-ring is so stiff on it, and from what I've read, everything in the head is potted. It should withstand a nuclear holocaust.