Hi,
I put my Lumintop E05C in the washing machine
It still works but slowly drains the battery when off. It draws a few milli amps.
Does anybody know how to dissemble this light?
Hi,
I put my Lumintop E05C in the washing machine
It still works but slowly drains the battery when off. It draws a few milli amps.
Does anybody know how to dissemble this light?
it looks like it has a bezel at the front that might unscrew by pressing on a grippy rubber surface such as the bottom of a tennis shoe, or silicone soldering mat
but before you try that, consider another approach
if there is water in the driver, it might be causing a short. I would rinse the light with isopropyl alcohol, higher percent is better
alcohol will disperse the water and then evaporate
another option would be to put the light in the sun for an hour, that would probably dry it out pretty well, with or without alcohol rinse…
if after drying out, the light still has hi drain, it may be a damaged component… maybe ask for warranty service…
Thanks jon_slider
I had no luck unscrewing the bezel, not sure if that is because it is pressed in there or because of a bit of damage on the edge from a drop.
I put the light in a bucket of desiccant as soon as I took it out of the washing machine.
It draws 3.5mA.
It’s out of warranty unfortunately but I’ll ask about cost of repair.
Sorry your light got damaged in the wash.
Lumintop does not do repairs. Maybe ask if they can sell you a replacement driver.
But since you cant do the repair yourself, you would have to pay a modder to get the light open and swap the driver.
By the time you factor in the costs…
I would consider buying a new light instead.