Tom Anderson
November 14th 10, 12:08 PM
Hi all,
I have an aged Smart Polaris 5-LED headlamp:
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/accessories/lights/front/product/ii-5-led-32399
The switch is broken; the light is currently off, and i can't switch it
on. The switch has been getting gammy for a few months, having trouble
changing mode when i pressed it, but at least when it was stuck in the on
position, i could switch the thing off and on by removing and replacing
the batteries, so it was still useful. Not so much now.
I've already ordered a replacement, but i'd love to have a go at fixing
this one, or at least seeing if i can see what the problem is. However, i
can't figure out how to get the thing open to get at the worky bits. I can
screw the lamp unit off the battery case (that's how you change the
batteries, after all), but i can't see how to get the lamp open. Has
anyone ever done this? Or does anyone have any bright ideas of what i
should try?
My best best to far is to jam a screwdriver in one of the cracks between
different mouldings and lever away. I might break it, but given that it's
already broken ...
tom
--
Ten years on, and there is still nothing like this bizarre tale of
biomechanical space madness.
I have an aged Smart Polaris 5-LED headlamp:
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/accessories/lights/front/product/ii-5-led-32399
The switch is broken; the light is currently off, and i can't switch it
on. The switch has been getting gammy for a few months, having trouble
changing mode when i pressed it, but at least when it was stuck in the on
position, i could switch the thing off and on by removing and replacing
the batteries, so it was still useful. Not so much now.
I've already ordered a replacement, but i'd love to have a go at fixing
this one, or at least seeing if i can see what the problem is. However, i
can't figure out how to get the thing open to get at the worky bits. I can
screw the lamp unit off the battery case (that's how you change the
batteries, after all), but i can't see how to get the lamp open. Has
anyone ever done this? Or does anyone have any bright ideas of what i
should try?
My best best to far is to jam a screwdriver in one of the cracks between
different mouldings and lever away. I might break it, but given that it's
already broken ...
tom
--
Ten years on, and there is still nothing like this bizarre tale of
biomechanical space madness.