PEQ BOX ISSUES

[Wegalaxy]

Hello,

 

I own this PEQ box and have owned it for close to a year.

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B071HYS6MX?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

 

When pressing the power button on the top the torch and laser come on but 80% of the time the light keeps flickering and is very dim along with the laser.

 

I have changed the batteries but still the same effect occurs.

 

I have also put a ball of tin foil in the battery tube to increase the chances of the connection going through but this still has the same effect.

 

Does any one know how to fix this problem?

 

Thanks 

 

[Sewdhull]

check for corroded contacts in the cap and at the base of where the batteries live

[Wegalaxy]

Hello @Sewdhull.

I have done and it all looks fine to me.

Do you think anything else is causing the problem?
Thanks 
 

[ButcherBill]

10 hours ago, Wegalaxy said:

Do you think anything else is causing the problem?

Other dodgy connections?
bulb?
Can't be anything else unless the batteries are in the wrong way round?

[Sewdhull]

The corrosion occurs all over the contacts, not just on the parts that face you. Gotta take it apart to see.

[Wegalaxy]

Here is a video of the problem. I tried to disassemble it but I can't figure it out. 

The problem must have been camera shy. I screwed the cap on really tight now its working haha

[Galvatron]

Is your index finger constantly holding the button down or are you pressing it repeatedly?

 

If it's the former, I would think there's some intermittent problem with the contacts shared by the laser and the LED as they seemed to turn on and off together. My first thought would be the battery or power button contacts.

[Wegalaxy]

Hello @Galvatron

The laser and light are supposed to come on together when I press it. It is supposed to stay on constantly. I don't have to hold it down. I am just demonstrating how it just flickers when turned on. I have however cranked down on tightening the battery cap really tight and it seems to have fixed the problem.