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In a dilemma

589nm or 473nm

  • 30mw 589nm Dragon Lasers

    Votes: 13 72.2%

  • 50mw 473nm Jetlasers

    Votes: 5 27.8%
  • Total voters
    18
  • Poll closed .
Yep, totally agree with Encap. Don't mess around with it and get it replaced. The more you mess, the less chance of you getting a replacement as then the majority of the damage is on you. Don't keep running it now, and wait for a reply.
Best of luck. :beer:

Edit: just pushed billybob up to 589. :p
 
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BillyBob said:
Damn, this sucks the one I have is quite pass 50mw though I don't have a LPM to test it. Thanks for the advice Encap.
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I though you were getting a 30mW 589nm--anyway get a replacement ---If you bought a 30mW, tell them you want one that works and a 50mW version as comensation for the time, trouble, and money spent.

CurtisOliver said:
Yep, totally agree with Encap. Don't mess around with it and get it replaced. The more you mess, the less chance of you getting a replacement as then the majority of the damage is on you. Don't keep running it now, and wait for a reply.
Best of luck. :beer:

Edit: just pushed billybob up to 589. :p
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Exactly
 
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Ya I did buy a 30mw but the one I got was quite stronger than 30mw. No reply yet from DL.
 
There are a number of things that may have happened to it. It may have a loose connection and your tapping it is making and breaking that connection. It could be a switch problem. It might be the battery connections. Have you tried to change the batteries yet?
 
paul1598419 said:
There are a number of things that may have happened to it. It may have a loose connection and your tapping it is making and breaking that connection. It could be a switch problem. It might be the battery connections. Have you tried to change the batteries yet?
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Yep, good suggestions.

These shouldn't die or go out of alignment that easily, even though they are pretty sensitive. It should take a fairly hard bump to knock anything out of alignment. Unless it's just faulty from factory or something.
 
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Being faulty in the beginning is still a possibility. But anyway, I hope you get it resolved.
 
It's not the battery using a Panasonic 18650 switched it out with my others and still doesn't work, I think it is a loose connection when I tap the side it sometimes stays on till I move it around fast, point it at the ground, or tap the side again.
 
BillyBob said:
It's not the battery using a Panasonic 18650 switched it out with my others and still doesn't work, I think it is a loose connection when I tap the side it sometimes stays on till I move it around fast, point it at the ground, or tap the side again.
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Bad switch contact or solder joint somewhere possibly. Are those tail clicky hosts?
 
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So I just got out my XML-T6 and used that for the clicky since it has the same mechanic. Which did the same thing as the Spartan clicky, and only producing yellow when I tap the side. Safe to say it is a internal problem most likely a connection issue.
 
BillyBob said:
So I just got out my XML-T6 and used that for the clicky since it has the same mechanic. Which did the same thing as the Spartan clicky, and only producing yellow when I tap the side. Safe to say it is a internal problem most likely a connection issue.
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Any noteworthy current draw when the yellow drops off?
 
Sadly, I don't have have the tools to check the current. It doesn't produce yellow unless I tap it. If you want I can take a quick video of it.
 
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Well I returned my spartan and they sent a new one back a couple days ago, it should be arriving by Tuesday. They said the one I returned works well and he said that "I guess you need to buy a different brand of batteries some batteries are different in dimensions so that is probably the reason it could not be connected well." And they sent me a back new a 30mW as a replacement. So does anyone know another good 18650 company besides Panasonic?
 
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BillyBob said:
It's not the battery using a Panasonic 18650 switched it out with my others and still doesn't work, I think it is a loose connection when I tap the side it sometimes stays on till I move it around fast, point it at the ground, or tap the side again.
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BillyBob, D/L is just blowing smoke, there's nothing wrong with your battery, besides, as you mentioned previously, you've tried other batteries with no better luck.
As long as your panasonic is a genuine cell, and is fully charged, and is making good contact, it should work fine!

Like many of the other posters have mentioned, you probably had a loose, or bad solder joint in your other unit, hopefully your new 589nm will work just fine. :yh:

Good luck with your new Spartan, and be sure to include some nice photos. :beer:

PS - Too bad they didn't compensate you with the 50mW version for your troubles.
 
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