e2x2e
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Hi! I have a CMG Infinity, and it doesn't work. I've tried various batteries and it just won't turn on. Anybody else have this problem? Thank you!
I was just thinking this as I read the post. The black bodied RED CMG I have is reversed polarity, AA goes in upside down.Yup, other than gunky contacts (threads on the head, on the body, the (+) contact on the head, and the (-) nub inside the battery tube) there's little else that can go wrong with the Infinity lights.
Unless... you have one of the earliest versions with the reversed polarity battery tube and a metal contact on the head for the (-) contact. Those were unpotted, and a couple of things can go wrong with them.
Use some fine-grit sand paper and the alcohol to clean the contacts. Rubbing the contact with a pencil eraser (and cleaning the eraser as you go) works well if you don't have sandpaper.http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=7459086 <This picture shows the inside of the body, with corrosion which looks like it is from the + end of a AA battery.... I may have put the battery in wrong
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=7459085 <Picture showing reverse side of head, with metal battery contact and my failed repair using screwdriver and hammer method.
I have three of those old ones and they all work fine. Love 'em.
Wasn't there something about a spot of soldering that wore away or got flattened? You just had to put on a new dab of solder...or was that the old Arc AAA?