Hi, yesterday in work my tr-3t6 fall in a pool and did not realize that water entered trough the lens…
Today I’ll charge the batteries and see the water into the light, but the problem is that in into the reflector and grows up when the light is in high mode…
How I unscrew the reflector and driver in this light?
Most of the cheaper lights like this have glued heads.
I would probably put the flashlight on its head and leave it for a day or so to make sure all the water has drained to the lens and all the parts are nice and dried out. Don’t want any shorts. With any luck the water might drain out the lens though unlikely.
Maybe turning on the light will heat up the water and increase the air pressure thus driving out some of the heated-water-carrying air out thru the lens. You’d then turn it off and let it equalize again (which means the water will just condence onto the lens again) and try again, each time hopefully getting rid of some of the water.
Franz, do you have any silica gel or dry rice? Try putting the light in a container with either for a few days to absorb all the moisture.
Hi Joe, I remove the lens and let the light on, but its flickering
the driver may be damaged whit this?
I dont have but I’ll buy some silica, silica can pulls the water into the head (between leds an driver)?
A bag of rice saved my first-gen iPhone, and second gen iPod - both had taken an impromptu swim.
Put it in a big bag of rice for two days in a warm place, and most (if not all) of the moisture should be gone.
Larger quantities of silica gel can be acquired at most garden stores, sold as "magic water crystals." It's easier to get it this way than collecting all of the tiny packets from electronics and shoes. Sporting goods outlets also sell the stuff for drying out gun safes, but it is pretty expensive compared to the dirt-bound variety.
Franz,
The idea is to put the silica or rice inside a sealed bag with the light (probably take light apart also) and leave it like that for a couple of days.
Hopefully, any water/moisture inside the light would evaporate inside the bag, and then get absorbed by the silica or dry rice, and if that works, then no more water/moisture inside the light.
Again, so, INSIDE a SEALED bag, like a ziploc bag.
You can easily disassemble the Tr3t6.
There is a review thread which shows the disassembled parts.
Unscrew the head, unscrew bezel, unscrew pill from body, the reflector is hold by a screw from the underneath and a bit tricky to disassemble as you need to unsolder the driver.
All in all a very reliable light.
If it was my light I would disassemble it a bit and the dry it on the heater or with a hair dryer…
got rice?
Thaks so much people for tips I’ll do this for secure.
Yesterday I’m forced to use the light in emergency service which I didn’t refuse and the light ran well even with water inside. The water was expelled from the inside of the flashlight drop by drop through the reflector and steam too. after this I put the bezel with lens and not steamed inside, even in high temp at high mode, but unfortunately water left some marks in reflector, its barely visible but sad for price I’ve paid :_(
I just say WOW, robust light and reliable, I hope the new rings seal well for netx time :bigsmile:
Werner, I almost broke the pill, I thought it was pressed and I forced to open lifting the joint with a knife, but thanks for advice. 