Need some repair work on a broken BLF A6

[DavidEF]

Something doesn’t look right in the construction of your A6. Where did you get it from? Here is the Banggood page for the BLF A6. You can see some pictures of it taken apart. It is different than yours internally.

BLF A6 at Banggood

EDIT: Just now realized, you do have another section to take apart. That part with the driver in it is a separate piece from the battery tube and can be unscrewed from it.

[HONDARIDER]

@MyRants

@HONDARIDER

I will fix it if you want to buy the emmiter of your choice and pay shipping back and forth. How do you know it’s the emmiter? May have said already. Only read the OP.

Thanks Hondarider, but these other patient folks have convinced me I have nothing to lose and much satisfaction to be gained by performing what they all claim is an easy thing to do. I’m going to give it a go.

When it finally arrived it worked. I disassembled and reassembled it several times examining every little thing I could think of to look at. After lubing the O-ring and threads I reassembled it yet again and it no longer functioned. I’ve since learned that this LED should have a dome over it. This one does not. I honestly can’t say if the dome was present or not when I started playing examining the light.

It is pretty simple. Just wasn’t sure if you wanted to invest in soldering supplies. This is how it all starts. I have 5 soldering irons and a box full of wire, small plyer sets, fluxes, cleaners and etc. It keeps growing. Usually starts with a small job then you say ” I wish I had that tool” or ” Wish I had a flux pen ” and before you know it, you will have a box full of stuff. Good luck with the repair.

[MyRants]

@DavidEF

EDIT: Just now realized, you do have another section to take apart. That part with the driver in it is a separate piece from the battery tube and can be unscrewed from it.

Wow! Thank you profusely DavidEF. That's going to make things much easier. I thought it was kind of a dumb way to build it, but I've never had an Astrolux light before and besides, I'm a Noob. Do I have to change my user name to Missing Tube Guy?

Yes, I'm embarrassed.

Regardless, turning the battery tube around did not produce any light at the LED. And yes, I put a battery in it.

[MyRants]

@HONDARIDER

...This is how it all starts. ... Usually starts with a small job then you say " I wish I had that tool" or " Wish I had a flux pen " and before you know it, you will have a box full of stuff. Good luck with the repair.

Tell me about it. Anybody want to buy a Radial Arm Saw? Tablesaw? Bandsaw? Belt Sander? How about a Valkyrie? Leathers, helmets, heated suits and really good gloves? I have some golf clubs someplace.

I could go on.

Anyway, Thanks again to everybody for the advice. Your schoolin' me good.

[Mtonne]

Guilty as charged. I've definitely made this mistake!

[justanotherguy]

@DavidEF

Unfortunately, if you can get a new one for $20, and don’t want to spend over that to fix the one you’ve got, I doubt anyone can do it for that, unless they’re just being generous. Just the shipping back and forth takes a big chunk of that $20, unless you’re counting shipping separately. You might have better luck offering to sell it cheap to someone who will fix/mod it to their liking, then buy yourself a new one.

I had a fairly nice light that I maimed, trying to get a pic of the emitters for a buyer.
I donated it to DB custom, as he has always been super helpful.
For him, to pop new emitters into it, for his own use, it was perfect.
Too cost prohibitive to ship back and forth AND pay for the 4x emitter job….

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