Waterproofing rear lights - Smart Lunar

petemadoc
petemadoc Posts: 2,331
edited August 2011 in Workshop
Just posting this here to as it may get more attention

http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12797936

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  • Pigtail
    Pigtail Posts: 424
    I have the 1/2 watt one. I had a problem with water ingress on a particularly wet day - I don't have mudguards.

    I dried it out, smeared vaseline around the seal, refitted it and haven't had any more problems. I probably haven't been out in such a wet day since, though I have been out in rain.
  • andy_wrx
    andy_wrx Posts: 3,396
    I have the R1 on my TT bike and also a 7led one the same design, which has got wet.

    The water pools in the switch (excellent design - not well sealed, water pools in switch...) so it all went rusty and required dismantling and cleaning-up.

    I've smothered it in clingfilm, be surprised if it leaks now !


    My Smart B'Spoke 1/2W rear is a different design to the Lunar 1/2w and hasn't leaked at all
  • ben16v
    ben16v Posts: 296
    i had to spray wd40 into my switch area and now have gaffa tape around it and it seems fine
    i need more bikes
  • Nairnster
    Nairnster Posts: 602
    Was going to say, clingfilm secured by an elastic band works a treat. just remove it every so often to ensure no moisture is getting in

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