ferretmanabu Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 I was out today and using the lightforce. Turned the switch and nothing happned. I've tried plugging it directly into car cigarrette socket and still doesn't work. I've looked at bulb and filament is still intact. Any ideas what it might be down to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Wildfowler Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 Blown fuse or broken wire ,,,strip it down and check it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trxnav Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 im all ways havin the solder joints inside break mate so just strip it down and u will prob find the problem quite easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt*21 Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 They break where the wire goes into handle, when my m8s broke you could feel the break in the wire through the insulation. I know of three people that have had this with lightforce, still good lights though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humperdingle Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 Lightforces are one of the best "Light throwing" lamps out there, but the connections are just awful. As suggested, try taking the connectors apart, and you'll find that some of the soldering has come away. Very simple fix, but really annoying, and always happens half way through a lamping sesh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretmanabu Posted December 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 Just worked out it's down to a temperamental switch mechanism. Struggling to take that apart but I think I'll just replace the whole switch tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretmanabu Posted December 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 Any idea what kind of switch I need to get to replace this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Harry Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 I have a striker 170 that I plug into a splitter unit that is plugged into the lighter socket in my L200. I have melted 2 of the splitter units and blown loads of fuses. I have a splitter because I have a rifle mounted lamp I also use. The plug on the striker get bloody red hot and I am worried it's going to damage the lamp. Does anyone else have this problem? Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretmanabu Posted December 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 Looks like I've really gone and done it now. I cut the wires either side of the switch, hoping to reconnect them and use the lamp temporarily by just plugging in and out of battery but after reconnecting, the lamp isn't working at all. I just reconnected the wires and wrapped some insulating tape around. Is the switch necessary to make the lamp work? Or have I gone and ******** something up properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 I burnt my fingers on Harrys lighter socket last time we were out. It gets seriously hot! I wouldn't have thought you need the switch. You could wire it straight through with a new cable and maybe fit a rocker switch on the cable instead of the lamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trxnav Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 not sure if you can still can mate but you you used to be able to get the switch from deben try the website they used to carry and do all the spares for the lightforce could be worth a shot but any switch from car accessories shop should do i have bypassed the switch on 1 of my lamps for solo lamping sessions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codling99 Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 sounds like you blown the fuse in fag connector now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretmanabu Posted December 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 sounds like you blown the fuse in fag connector now. Yep. That's what I did. Otherwise it's working ok. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codling99 Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 if you pop to car accesory shop,get a 12 volt switch ,drill a hole in back of lamp handle,fit new switch in there,connect with spades,alot better ,did mine ages ago,no problems since,should find a tidy round switch that fits mint into the middle of the circle on back off lamp handle. just tape up hole in front of handle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 I have a striker 170 that I plug into a splitter unit that is plugged into the lighter socket in my L200. I have melted 2 of the splitter units and blown loads of fuses. I have a splitter because I have a rifle mounted lamp I also use. The plug on the striker get bloody red hot and I am worried it's going to damage the lamp. Does anyone else have this problem? Harry I've solved this in mine by cutting off the lighter sockets and connecting it directly to power, doing away with the fuse in the lighter plug that used to go regularly. My truck had an external supply that used to go to a flashing light so has a switch on the dash to live up a connection at the back that I've just put the wires into a piece of chockolate block and hard wired the lightforce. No problems since doing it and haven't blown a bulb either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inthedark Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 I run a couple of LF 240's, and ended up cutting off the fag lighter plug and trading it for an agricultural Ford plug. This stopped all the overheat problems but it needs the female half of the plug hard wiring into your truck cab. I used 1mm household lighting wire cos the insulation is better and took it straight off the battery, though the bulkhead and ran it under the carpet through the handbrake tunnel finishing off behind my my head so it keeps the lamp wire out of the way but it can be dash mounted and definately needs an in line fuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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