How to fix my canister light?

[GreenDiverDown]

I wouldn't rule out the battery just yet. You should see 14v or better after a good charge.

You can dink around with your light and maybe luck into fixing it but more likely than not you'll f it up. I suggest that you send it to a pro. At least, email someone like Sandroff.

 

[Jorbar1551]

who is sandroff?

I tinkered around with it to see if it was the light...and it wasnt. I had to pull the protective glass bulb around it off, and in the process it broke

 

[Jorbar1551]

BTW, is pvc strong enough to go down to atleast 130 or should i get acrylic?

 

[amascuba]

If I'm not mistaken, typical PVC pipe is rated to somewhere around 200-400psi (I can't remember which, but it should be printed on the pipe). Water exerts 14.7 psi per square inch at 33 feet if I remember correct. so 5 * 14.7 = 73.5psi per square inch is the pressure exerted on the body.

 

[GreenDiverDown]

who is sandroff?

I tinkered around with it to see if it was the light...and it wasnt. I had to pull the protective glass bulb around it off, and in the process it broke

He WAS the guy that might have been able to fix your light at a reasonable price. Oh well... keep tryin'. :shakehead

 

[Jorbar1551]

is there an email i can get?

 

[do it easy]

I was tinkering my light a while ago- it had a faulty switch, so I took it apart to try to fix the switch. The contacts were worn out, so I tried to bend them back to life. It didn't work out so well. It would work for a while, but not reliably. I also cracked the envelope on the HID lamp- I used a little high temp silicone and it's as good as "new" but it looks terrible. The beam isn't as tight as I remember, but still diveable.

In the end, I sent the light back to the manufacturer to get the switch and bulb replaced- $100! I kept the old bulb as a spare.

 

[GreenDiverDown]

Go to http://www.thedecostop.com/ and pm Sandho (user name for Howard Sandroff).
If you look at his profile you will see a home page with an email address... He might answer that one a little quicker.

Howard has saved quite a few lights around here.

 

[Rainer]

Sandroff is currently fixing my Sandho light. Great, great guy. When my battery pack went and I was worried about the bulb and ballast, the first thing I did was write Howard.