bike light not working!

snig
snig Posts: 428
edited March 2012 in The workshop
long shot but my rear cateye light has went very dim,is it totally knackered or anything I could try to fit it?

(tried new batteries)

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  • snig
    snig Posts: 428
    :D well don't know how but I got it working,it was either very very dim or not coming on at all for the last 2 days,just tried putting the batteries in the wrong way,took them back out with the help of a knife as they got stuck and the light is now working great!
  • Kerguelen
    Kerguelen Posts: 248
    It might be worth checking for any corrosion on the battery contacts as well.
  • centimani
    centimani Posts: 467
    Kerguelen wrote:
    It might be worth checking for any corrosion on the battery contacts as well.
    Agreed, corrosion on the contacts a very likely cause.
    The action of batteries in and out and perhaps the knife scratching at the contacts probably cleaned them up a bit.
  • shouldbeinbed
    shouldbeinbed Posts: 2,660
    another one is to bend the contact out a bit to ensure a good grip on the battery.

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