pwhole
Well-known member
Over the last few trips I've had a problem with my Stenlight cutting out, and jiggling the cable generally fixed it, so I assumed a faulty lamp-end connector, as it can get bashed a bit - I fitted a new cable last year, which fixed the same problem when it occurred. The other day the lamp failed again (at home), and I couldn't get it to come on again, so I assumed it was another damaged or corroded connector. However, I've just bought the replacement cable kit again, but this time it's still not working, and I've fitted it correctly (it can only fit the one way). I can still charge the battery, which suggests that the connector at that end is fine, though the pins do look a bit grubby - adding some dielectric grease hasn't helped.
I've got the replacement connector spares, but there's so little spare cable on the battery end that I can't really afford to cut it, don't have testing equipment, and I'm not really familiar with the insides of the battery either - electronics isn't one of my hobbies.
Does anyone know what the problem/solution might be? Is it possible it's reached the end of its life in LED terms? I can't imagine so really, as I haven't used it that much. Regular trips, certainly, but not 100,000 hours or whatever they're meant to last. Stenlight apparently don't respond to anyone these days, and Excellent Stuff are really just the sales end now with no service, so I'm stuck. If anyone thinks they might be able to test/fix it, I'm happy to pay for their time, as it's a lovely light and I don't really want to lose it.
I've got the replacement connector spares, but there's so little spare cable on the battery end that I can't really afford to cut it, don't have testing equipment, and I'm not really familiar with the insides of the battery either - electronics isn't one of my hobbies.
Does anyone know what the problem/solution might be? Is it possible it's reached the end of its life in LED terms? I can't imagine so really, as I haven't used it that much. Regular trips, certainly, but not 100,000 hours or whatever they're meant to last. Stenlight apparently don't respond to anyone these days, and Excellent Stuff are really just the sales end now with no service, so I'm stuck. If anyone thinks they might be able to test/fix it, I'm happy to pay for their time, as it's a lovely light and I don't really want to lose it.