Fenix LOP Dies in Washing Machine

Peter Atwood · May 13, 2008

One of my beloved Special Edition LOPs went through the washing machine and dryer. Now it does not work... I thought these things could take a licking and keep on lighting?

LOL, is it toast or can it be brought back from the dead?

tebore · May 13, 2008

Did you try a new battery? Sometimes it gets turned on in the wash and it's just the battery that's dead if not then try putting it in the oven on a low heat for a while to bake out the moisture that got in.

bdeb50 · May 13, 2008

oh that sux... but maybe only the battery is dead... i think that when its going into a washing machine its hard to survive... theres alot of power when it spins around...

warlord · May 13, 2008

open it and dry that sucker out (unless it's already dry from going through the dryer) and try a new cell.

Peter Atwood · May 13, 2008

Yup, put a brand new battery in and no dice. Tried the head on another body and no dice. It is dead dead dead. There is no sign whatsoever of moisture either. It did get banged up quite bit though...

Peter Atwood · May 13, 2008

It's a bummer because this was one of the ones with only three levels which I REALLY liked. None of the strobe and flash cycles so it was really simple.

datiLED · May 13, 2008

Peter Atwood said:
It's a bummer because this was one of the ones with only three levels which I REALLY liked. None of the strobe and flash cycles so it was really simple.

The internals of the L0P's are potted really well, so there is a good chance that the LED is the culprit. You could try replacing the LED to see if it can be brought back to life.

Gunner12 · May 13, 2008

You can try replacing the LED. If it's still a Lux, try replacing it with a Seoul for more output.

I hope you can get it fixed.

Jarl · May 13, 2008

Pity you lost a light you liked so much.

But yeah, replacing the emitter is worth a shot IMO.

TONY M · May 13, 2008

I sympathise with you, I did the same thing with my Garmin Vista GPS a few years back...

Replacing the old luxeon is a good idea.

Fenix LOP Dies in Washing Machine

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