Joy of electronic flashlight very short lived

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  • pfrcom
    Oldbie
    • Jun 2006
    • 1230
    • Australia

    #1

    Joy of electronic flashlight very short lived

    Yesterday I received new Niteye MSA20 flashlight, added a pair of recently charged Eneloop AAs, and it worked fine

    That evening it would not turn on, appeared to be dead

    I tried a different pair of Eneloop, new from the packet, same result

    Also tried a new pair of Varta AA primary, you guessed it

    I should know better than be an early adopter of one of the new breed of double-AA powered LED flashlights

    But trying to work out what realistic options there are for rechargable CR123 equivalents is mind boggling (my mind anyway)

    Tempted to pull apart the elaborate tailcap switch, but better wait to hear what the vendor and/or manufacturer has to say
    better to keep quiet and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt
  • selldoor
    Slow Learner
    • Dec 2010
    • 7870

    #2
    Re: Joy of electronic flashlight very short lived

    Batterys in the right way round?
    Can you test it without the tailcap switch.
    Only thing then left would be the Bulb?
    I think a RMA is in order.
    Please upload pictures using attachment function when ask for help on the repair
    http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=39740

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    • pfrcom
      Oldbie
      • Jun 2006
      • 1230
      • Australia

      #3
      Re: Joy of electronic flashlight very short lived

      Batteries were in the right way around

      And the tailcap isn't just a switch - it's got a little PCB inside, which presumably does the voltage shenanigans for the infinitely variable brightness

      But boy is my face red - I thought once the tailcap was removed, the rest of the flashlight was one piece, and its sparse instruction leaflet says warranty void if head is disassembled

      It's not one piece - once I unscrewed the head assembly, then re-tightened it to the body, everything worked again

      And this, of course, was after I contacted the eBay vendor

      Ah well, might help someone who stumbles across this thread after their MSA20 stops working
      better to keep quiet and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt

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      • selldoor
        Slow Learner
        • Dec 2010
        • 7870

        #4
        Re: Joy of electronic flashlight very short lived

        Hey - we've all been there and I like a good easy fix.
        Please upload pictures using attachment function when ask for help on the repair
        http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=39740

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        • kc8adu
          Super Moderator
          • Nov 2003
          • 8832
          • U.S.A!

          #5
          Re: Joy of electronic flashlight very short lived

          bet the board retaining ring in the head is loose.
          common in the cheap china lights.
          put a tiny bit of soft loctite on it when you tighten it.
          you can then easily open it back up for a led swap in the future.

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