luxlover
Banned
I recently modded my LSH-S bezel with a TW0H Luxeon III emitter, a mineral glass window, and an SO17XA reflector. It was a real beauty for about two weeks. It is dead now!
During the process of removing the heatsink/regulation board assembly, I decided to lightly tap the bezel on a formica tabletop desk to help it fall out of the bezel when I was having a hard time grabbing it with a pair of tweezers. It did fall out easily, but after that it stopped working. I did two diagnostic tests to determine if the emitter died. I touched the leads of my digital ohmmeter to the emitter's leads, and got a 137.8 ohm reading. I attached the leads to do the meter's diode test, and got a +.230 reading. I made all of the contact points on the board, the copper wave washer, the retaining ring, and the bezel's threads....... "squeaky clean", but to no avail. I believe that I can see one of the die's wires inside the enclosure, in front of the die instead of on the side of it. The positions of the wires look strange, not like ones I have seen in the past on other Luxeon emitters.
Any ideas what went wrong? Any ideas on what tests I can perform to find out if the emitter has died, or if there is any other damaged component?
I was just getting acquainted with my new bezel when this happened!!! BOO HOO!
During the process of removing the heatsink/regulation board assembly, I decided to lightly tap the bezel on a formica tabletop desk to help it fall out of the bezel when I was having a hard time grabbing it with a pair of tweezers. It did fall out easily, but after that it stopped working. I did two diagnostic tests to determine if the emitter died. I touched the leads of my digital ohmmeter to the emitter's leads, and got a 137.8 ohm reading. I attached the leads to do the meter's diode test, and got a +.230 reading. I made all of the contact points on the board, the copper wave washer, the retaining ring, and the bezel's threads....... "squeaky clean", but to no avail. I believe that I can see one of the die's wires inside the enclosure, in front of the die instead of on the side of it. The positions of the wires look strange, not like ones I have seen in the past on other Luxeon emitters.
Any ideas what went wrong? Any ideas on what tests I can perform to find out if the emitter has died, or if there is any other damaged component?
I was just getting acquainted with my new bezel when this happened!!! BOO HOO!