V1 Gatlight repair

Chris_S

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May 24, 2004
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My V1 Gatlight is dead....It doesn't turn on at all despite multiple batteries.

I love that light--the LED is old by modern standards but it is soooo cool.

Any ideas on repair?
 

yazovyet

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Depends on what tools you have and how hard it is to open up.
First thing I'd do is see if I could open it up without damaging it.
Next step would be inspection for obviously damaged stuff and connections that are lose or broken.
Then I'd test points on it with the multimeter to see what voltages I was getting on the power-in of the driver and the LED to see where the fault was.
 

nein166

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Check to see if the switch is at fault, put the battery in and connect the battery to the light with a coin or screwdriver
I can't remember which Gatlight had switch problems but one did.
 
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