Thanks for another great review! Since the positive pole is recessed do you think it would be possible to make a piece of rubber to place in there and prevent shorts?
Thx Scaru! Yes definitely possible, as a matter of fact I think I might have something lying around that I can try. I'll post back when I find something suitable.
oh nice price! yeah it has been on my radar for a long time…i’m going to do the neutral one off hke I think…I need a nice long running and bright neutral…
@ma_sha1 / indy - like the V60C, the battery carrier has a built-in "fuse" that once blown, the entire carrier will need to be replaced. There are no user serviceable parts in that carrier. I don't know what the "fuse" looks like so can't point it out but do know for a fact that it does work since I have blown one out while testing the V60C.
The only recourse once this happens is to contact Sunwayman for a new battery carrrier.
There is an ongoing thread re: water immersion here. Unfortunately, it remains unresolved/undetermined. I've suggested to SWM after the V60C review that it would've been great had there been electronic PCB protection that can be reset instead.
I don’t know how much of a concern this “short issue” is. One poster said he submerged the (V60C) light for two hours and only saw some corrosion, but no short was mentioned. And I can’t find any complaints from owners about any other issues. (Personally, I have no intention of placing my lite under water if I can help it!)
I cut a plastic disk for my v60c and put it in the tube…so there is no current going to the charging thing…you could also tape the battery carrier on the side touching the contacts…
I can't recall specifically but it was while I was testing the current. I removed the tube and only had the battery carrier pressed up against the base of the head. I did see some small sparks but nothing unusual, however, after a few times of this it didn't register any reading on my DMM so that's when I found out the carrier had protection built-in.
This was right after I received the V60C and since I needed to get the review completed at the time, I created a "bridge" with a paper clip to connect the positive tip from the first battery (in series) with the central "leg" of the carrier that routes the positive path.
There are additional details I need to add to this review which will include the battery carrier. Should have that up later tonight.