Cheers Gadget, will have a poke around and see how it's looking. :)
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Cheers Gadget, will have a poke around and see how it's looking. :)
I've got a stack of basic chargers and batteries and they seem to work very well.
I'm going to owe you a beer @gadgetman.
Dedomed using heat. Re soldered. Went for a second then no go. I'm getting 4.5v at the wires. Is it possible I've cooked the led or a dry joint? Don't want to re solder if harmful etc
And I'm trying to attach pic whilst on my iPhone 5 n I've reached my technological limit!
May have broken those fine gold wires. 4.5V would indicate it has gone open circuit.
Ok. I think the led is no go. I'm getting 7v on the +ve and -ve symbols on the led board. Bugger. It looked so easy.... @gadgetman can I post u the front end pls? Pm me your address if you happy to help. I'm so grateful. .... and embarrassed I stuffed it up!
Open circuit........ I hate that phrase...... I know it's a polite way of saying there was a f... Up
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In last three years we've developed 4-5 designs with Maxtoch. Developments on the original SN6X-2, a model 2S which was excellent, a bigger model 2X which is also great - troublefree, and the M24 scope and/or handheld spottie light. First batch of M24s came out maybe four months ago and were high performance and super reliable - they sold stacks into NZ but were also picked up by police forces so production run sold out v quick. Maxtoch then did second production run of M24 from 1 August this year and the first 4-5 weeks of this M24 run had the glitch. All fixed now over there but a few arrived in NZ. If your lights were ordered pre 1 August you're likely fine.
People mention odd light issues with us from time to time but reality is almost all are due to the following:
* low quality, low mAh, or defective batteries causing poor runtimes. Sometimes one of a pair is defective - hard to track down.
* failing charger. Crap batts or charger = poor runtime.
* dirty or greased/oiled contacts causing loss of conductivity. Don't oil threads except with touch of CRC.
* or perhaps tail switch working loose over time.
Being electronic systems its good to do a careful thread/contact clean from time as routine maintenance. A little wet and dry on tube end contacts from time to time. Also check switches firmly in tailcap, and make sure you don't use cheap crap batts - will not do well in maxtochs with XML leds. Also occasionally clean AR (antireflective) lens with fine optical cloth. A wee bit of maintenance and thought keeps them running v well for years.
Since we're on the topic of Maxtoch - do they have any decent small general use AAA or AA torches? The sort that would fit in the palm of your hand, or a little bit bigger.