fbk
Contributor
Well I did probably only the 4th or 5th dive with this torch today, and a few mins into the dive noticed it was really dim. Looked in the lens and it was full of water :shocked2:
I remember reading reviews when buying it, someone said the exact same thing happened to them. The rear cap needs to be unscrewed to turn it on, but only half a turn, any more and it floods. Which they claimed as poor design, I though "user error" as plenty of other torches (like my UK eLed3) work the same way and I've never flooded them. It just seems like this torch really is prone to flooding if the rear cap is unscrewed more than a tiny bit. I was super concious of not unscrewing it too far too.
I can't even pull it apart to empty the water out of the lens, took the batteries out and threw it in a bucket of fresh water but thats as far as I got. Are these things salvagable? How does the lens unit come out? I'm really annoyed as I loved the nice tight beam and compact shape too.
I remember reading reviews when buying it, someone said the exact same thing happened to them. The rear cap needs to be unscrewed to turn it on, but only half a turn, any more and it floods. Which they claimed as poor design, I though "user error" as plenty of other torches (like my UK eLed3) work the same way and I've never flooded them. It just seems like this torch really is prone to flooding if the rear cap is unscrewed more than a tiny bit. I was super concious of not unscrewing it too far too.
I can't even pull it apart to empty the water out of the lens, took the batteries out and threw it in a bucket of fresh water but thats as far as I got. Are these things salvagable? How does the lens unit come out? I'm really annoyed as I loved the nice tight beam and compact shape too.