Opening a Halcyon can (of worms) ...

[GramsciBeat]

A while ago I bought a Halcyon Focus; the battery has died, but because of the way in which it happened it seems due to a lose connection on the inside - has anyone successfully opened up this canister and re-sealed it so it remains workable?

If so, any pointers on getting it done?

 

[lv2dive]

I would send it back to Halcyon - they have earned a good reputation for quality/service-related issues.

 

[lv2dive]

I see you are in S Africa so that is probably not as easy it as it would be for someone closer. Have you asked your dealer about it?

 

[GramsciBeat]

It's out of warranty, so delivery costs (both ways) would be mine to carry, plus repairs. It'll probably cost about the same to replace. Also, there is a lot of PT involved in getting Lithium batteries into a courier bag.
I want to try DIY before sending off for a new one.

 

[GramsciBeat]

Anyway - I never did get round to opening the battery, though I did find out it is possible to do so in a non-destructive way. The problem I had appears to have been that there are three metal prongs on top of the battery that connect with a metal ring on the inside of the light connector. We ascertained that only one of the prongs carries a charge, but the other two were marginally more prominent. Sometimes, if I got lucky, the 'charging' prong would connect to the ring and I would get light (or charge if on the charger), but most times not. One very fine file job later and it appears to be working fine ...

 

[divad]

Nice.