Hello all,
Man I wish I would have found this forum before I gave money to Wicked Lasers. I purchased a 75mw evolution about 6 months ago and a 125mw evolution just a week ago. Both of them sometimes won't turn on or will be very dim. I have to unscrew and screw the end cap to get it to work. I have cleaned, roughed up the contacts and battery ends. I have also tried the tin foil tip. They still have the same problem. Whats strange is I can take the cap off and touch a paperclip to the battery and to the side of the laser and it works fine. Does anyone know what the problem is? I am thinking that the problem may be with the spring contact inside the laser but don't know how to disassemble it to check it out. Anyone have any suggestions?
On a side note, I first tried to post this question in the lasercommunity forum and it was promptly removed and I was warned to follow the TOS. After reading the thread about "Steve" and wicked lasers, it all became clear.
Thanks for any help guys.
Man I wish I would have found this forum before I gave money to Wicked Lasers. I purchased a 75mw evolution about 6 months ago and a 125mw evolution just a week ago. Both of them sometimes won't turn on or will be very dim. I have to unscrew and screw the end cap to get it to work. I have cleaned, roughed up the contacts and battery ends. I have also tried the tin foil tip. They still have the same problem. Whats strange is I can take the cap off and touch a paperclip to the battery and to the side of the laser and it works fine. Does anyone know what the problem is? I am thinking that the problem may be with the spring contact inside the laser but don't know how to disassemble it to check it out. Anyone have any suggestions?
On a side note, I first tried to post this question in the lasercommunity forum and it was promptly removed and I was warned to follow the TOS. After reading the thread about "Steve" and wicked lasers, it all became clear.
Thanks for any help guys.
Yes i would say its a contact problem, and if you have tried roughing up the contacts, i would say its the connection between the end cap and the case(where you screw the battery cap on).
