Bargain Ebay bike lights
- Thread starter legrandefromage
- Start date
- Feedback
- View
Battery charger went a little fickle on mine. Still, wasn't grumbling when a replacement was under £2 delivered 
Finally got a reply from deal extreme. I think their answer comes from me already demonstrating I have at least a small understanding of electronics lol.
They basically said that they would refund me $7 if I could fix it myself, or as it's outside the 90 day period, I would have to pay shipping back to get it checked out and replaced etc.
To be honest, I'm actually pretty happy with that reply.. as I wouldn't mind taking it apart and having a stab at fixing it. (I have noticed the bottom seems to have some rust/corrosion contamination through the cardboard.. so I will start there).
In other news: My modified "5W Cree" ebay light has held up well after my recent tumble, even coming disconnected from the USB power cable in the process lol. I did bust the bracket however.. luckily I have another 3 of those
They basically said that they would refund me $7 if I could fix it myself, or as it's outside the 90 day period, I would have to pay shipping back to get it checked out and replaced etc.
To be honest, I'm actually pretty happy with that reply.. as I wouldn't mind taking it apart and having a stab at fixing it. (I have noticed the bottom seems to have some rust/corrosion contamination through the cardboard.. so I will start there).
In other news: My modified "5W Cree" ebay light has held up well after my recent tumble, even coming disconnected from the USB power cable in the process lol. I did bust the bracket however.. luckily I have another 3 of those
My battery is dead too, I took it apart to find a fair bit of rust - (Mine was wrapped in clingfilm all the time) the connecting strips and charging circuit seems to be to blame as the cells are fine.
One connecting strip has burnt out and reconnecting it gets nothing out of the battery via the circuit board, very disappointed but that is the risk with self-imported goods.
New batteries seem to be around £12 -£18 on ebay but there are no real details on the connector or whether they are protected circuits - or if they will work with the original charger.
Battery-Pack
One connecting strip has burnt out and reconnecting it gets nothing out of the battery via the circuit board, very disappointed but that is the risk with self-imported goods.
New batteries seem to be around £12 -£18 on ebay but there are no real details on the connector or whether they are protected circuits - or if they will work with the original charger.
Battery-Pack
When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
I am gonna go out on a limb here and say that the problem is not caused by water. I reckon it's caused by badly chosen metals/solders and possibly even some chemical leakage aiding corrosion from the batteries themselves (although I don't know if lithium batteries tend to leak?)
