Draper 51754 Expert 5w CREE LED Waterproof Torch

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I bought one of these following a good review in PBO and it has been very good but has nor survived a recent encounter with my grand daughter! I've taken it apart but can only get it to work again sporadically and am completely mystified by the switch as it is external to the torch body and battery holder so does not have any direct contact and seems to act remotely?
Has anyone had experience of this ?
 

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Looking at the photos of it, I’d say it’s a magnetic reed switch: the knob moves a magnet which pulls two bits of metal together to make turn the torch on. Common way of waterproofing a switch mechanism. It may well be that the granddaughter’s treatment has knocked the magnet out of alignment. You could test it by getting a strong magnet a bringing it close to the switch. If that works, then you might be able to replace the magnet and get it working again.
 

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Looking at the photos of it, I’d say it’s a magnetic reed switch: the knob moves a magnet which pulls two bits of metal together to make turn the torch on. Common way of waterproofing a switch mechanism. It may well be that the granddaughter’s treatment has knocked the magnet out of alignment. You could test it by getting a strong magnet a bringing it close to the switch. If that works, then you might be able to replace the magnet and get it working again.

Brilliant - that makes sense now. I’ll do as you suggest
Thanks very much
 

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Looking at the photos of it, I’d say it’s a magnetic reed switch: the knob moves a magnet which pulls two bits of metal together to make turn the torch on. Common way of waterproofing a switch mechanism. It may well be that the granddaughter’s treatment has knocked the magnet out of alignment. You could test it by getting a strong magnet a bringing it close to the switch. If that works, then you might be able to replace the magnet and get it working again.

Thanks again. I've never seen that switching arrangement before.
Magnet is fine, so I dismantled the rest to find that water was in the workings (kids like water) so a good dry out and some careful use of wire wool produced a happy ending!
 

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I bought one of these following a good review in PBO and it has been very good but has nor survived a recent encounter with my grand daughter! I've taken it apart but can only get it to work again sporadically and am completely mystified by the switch as it is external to the torch body and battery holder so does not have any direct contact and seems to act remotely?
Has anyone had experience of this ?
In future, lock torch away from grand daughter-problem solved (y) :ROFLMAO:
 
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