Just went out for a ride, and my DX light turned itself off for no apparent reason, then spent the rest of the ride turning itself off and on at 10-15 second intervals. I've already had to replace the battery for the MJ-828 version which is weather sealed, and now the light itself is knackered. Totally unresponsive to the clicky at the back, and un-plugging and plugging back in has no effect. I went for a very wet and muddy ride on Sun, and I think it may have got damp.
So can I swap out the driver for something different and re-use the housing? Or would it be better to give it up and buy a new light to work with the 8.4V battery I already have?
Suggestions welcome. Cheapest solution that provides a reliable fix is what I'm after.
You could try taking the head unit apart and check for loose connections or any swarf floating about?
That'd be free for starters!
my housemates did similar I think he said the clicker at the back was the weak link
I took it to bits when I got back. No smoking holes in the PCB. I'm thinking that the easiest fix is to buy a new light head from Magicshine UK. I suppose I could try sending it back to DX. Not sure what the warranty is like.
Hi
I sent my faulty light unit to Trout. He sorted it for a very reasonable price (alot less than a new unit).
Regards
I might drop trout a note then, see what the assesment is.
Ive got a spare light head because my battery gave up the ghost. Make me an offer if you are interested...
Interesting, I’ve had a similar intermittent problem with the switch on my DX lately, seems to be related to cold, problem disappears if I store it indoors, but if I leave it in my Garage then it just refuses to switch properly….
Spangelsaregreat – How reasonable was Trout’s price, I’m quite tempted to replace the Head unit but it’s silly to bin a perfectly repairable unit if the cost of fixing is minimal… or I might have a go at it myself…. I may ping him a message then…
evel_kneivel - £12.37p Deal?
evel - I've PM'd you.
cookeaa - mine refused to switch properly for some time before it went completely awol. I needed to hold down the button for a long time, and on switch off, the LED would sometimes still emit a faint glow.
Mine actually started to play up after it was stored in the garage for a while, so it may be related to that, but I'm sure it's been in and out of the garage quite a bit.
it's weird, it was fine for well over a year, obviously a cumulative effect of low temperature and frequency of operation, I emailed trout just to see if he could tell me a PN or just sell me a suitable switch, waiting on a response now...
Should be a simply job to replace the switch, but I'm also tempted by trouts XML kits, what to do...?