[RBW] Re: moisture in dynamo light - am i screwed?
Is the IQ-X similar to the XS version ? If so, check out ifixit for disassembly. Ifixit is also a fine place to go to see how to replace a cell battery on phones that aren't supposed to be replaced hah hah ! https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/BUMM+IQ-XS+Bike+Front+Light+Busch+&+M%C3%BCller+Teardown/132285 This also this, it's in German and translations kinda suck, but the images are great and you'll get the gist of it. https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/der-neue-b-m-lumotec-iq-x-100lux-led-scheinwerfer.787142/page-2#post-13550927 If you have or can get some Deoxit D5 contact cleaner spray, lightly spray all relevant points and let it dry at least 24 hours, longer, like a week if you have the time. I've used it before on a stereo amp, fired it up right afterwards and it didn't do squat. I then forgot about it for a week or two, fired it up and all the crackling was gone. I know that doesn't help if you need it yesterday. and hope deferred sucks so may as well just be happy regardless. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/35d2869b-6e4b-4817-9838-8e54671dcbb2n%40googlegroups.com.
[RBW] Re: moisture in dynamo light - am i screwed?
One other thing: I mounted mine to hang as well but did have it rotated properly (wires hanging downward - lensing in the correct position). On Friday, September 16, 2022 at 6:51:04 AM UTC-4 jeffrey kane wrote: > I had the same thing happen to that exact model after a couple of years of > use - mind you I rode nearly 10 hours straight in the rain the day before I > noticed it (5 Borough bike tour May 2019). My solution in the end was the > trash bin, sorry to say. I've been running an Edelux ll ever since with no > issues. The bonus is a better spread of light though, so there's that. > > On Monday, September 12, 2022 at 11:59:46 AM UTC-4 Justin Kennedy > (Brooklyn, NY) wrote: > >> I noticed my B IQ-X wasn't working this morning and then discovered >> there's moisture inside the body of the light itself (see pic below). >> Anyone have experience with this? Will it dry out itself or should I try to >> take the light apart and dry it out? Super high humidity today so I'm >> wondering if that's come into play. I can see that it's flickering when the >> wheel rotates so it isn't a connection issue. It just doesn't fully >> illuminate beyond the flicker. >> >> [image: IMG-4818.jpg] >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f7cfccd6-9338-41ba-bcde-3c771a03e74cn%40googlegroups.com.
[RBW] Re: moisture in dynamo light - am i screwed?
I had the same thing happen to that exact model after a couple of years of use - mind you I rode nearly 10 hours straight in the rain the day before I noticed it (5 Borough bike tour May 2019). My solution in the end was the trash bin, sorry to say. I've been running an Edelux ll ever since with no issues. The bonus is a better spread of light though, so there's that. On Monday, September 12, 2022 at 11:59:46 AM UTC-4 Justin Kennedy (Brooklyn, NY) wrote: > I noticed my B IQ-X wasn't working this morning and then discovered > there's moisture inside the body of the light itself (see pic below). > Anyone have experience with this? Will it dry out itself or should I try to > take the light apart and dry it out? Super high humidity today so I'm > wondering if that's come into play. I can see that it's flickering when the > wheel rotates so it isn't a connection issue. It just doesn't fully > illuminate beyond the flicker. > > [image: IMG-4818.jpg] > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fdc59026-a14f-4938-a1bc-39d9cc6c4a17n%40googlegroups.com.
[RBW] Re: moisture in dynamo light - am i screwed?
In addition to mounting it properly, I would remove and submerge it in some silica gel/rice/etc to try and draw out as much moisture as possible. To my mind, continuing to use it w/internal moisture increases the odds of a short and/or more significant damage. On Monday, September 12, 2022 at 9:12:56 AM UTC-7 Justin Kennedy (Brooklyn, NY) wrote: > Ah! okay, yeah I had rotated it to use in the upside down position but I > guess I didn't have it mounted correctly. I'll rotate it around and see if > this helps. Thanks guys! > > On Monday, September 12, 2022 at 12:08:57 PM UTC-4 lconley wrote: > >> It looks to be mounted upside down. The wire is supposed to come out the >> bottom of the light. The light can be rotated within the housing. From >> Peter Whites site: >> >> [image: B] >> >> Laing >> >> On Monday, September 12, 2022 at 11:59:46 AM UTC-4 Justin Kennedy >> (Brooklyn, NY) wrote: >> >>> I noticed my B IQ-X wasn't working this morning and then discovered >>> there's moisture inside the body of the light itself (see pic below). >>> Anyone have experience with this? Will it dry out itself or should I try to >>> take the light apart and dry it out? Super high humidity today so I'm >>> wondering if that's come into play. I can see that it's flickering when the >>> wheel rotates so it isn't a connection issue. It just doesn't fully >>> illuminate beyond the flicker. >>> >>> [image: IMG-4818.jpg] >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d687bc18-1887-46d0-97b7-59f9d397ca64n%40googlegroups.com.
[RBW] Re: moisture in dynamo light - am i screwed?
Ah! okay, yeah I had rotated it to use in the upside down position but I guess I didn't have it mounted correctly. I'll rotate it around and see if this helps. Thanks guys! On Monday, September 12, 2022 at 12:08:57 PM UTC-4 lconley wrote: > It looks to be mounted upside down. The wire is supposed to come out the > bottom of the light. The light can be rotated within the housing. From > Peter Whites site: > > [image: B] > > Laing > > On Monday, September 12, 2022 at 11:59:46 AM UTC-4 Justin Kennedy > (Brooklyn, NY) wrote: > >> I noticed my B IQ-X wasn't working this morning and then discovered >> there's moisture inside the body of the light itself (see pic below). >> Anyone have experience with this? Will it dry out itself or should I try to >> take the light apart and dry it out? Super high humidity today so I'm >> wondering if that's come into play. I can see that it's flickering when the >> wheel rotates so it isn't a connection issue. It just doesn't fully >> illuminate beyond the flicker. >> >> [image: IMG-4818.jpg] >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/234a935e-bba8-4b33-bdf6-240f273aaf41n%40googlegroups.com.
[RBW] Re: moisture in dynamo light - am i screwed?
It looks to be mounted upside down. The wire is supposed to come out the bottom of the light. The light can be rotated within the housing. From Peter Whites site: [image: B] Laing On Monday, September 12, 2022 at 11:59:46 AM UTC-4 Justin Kennedy (Brooklyn, NY) wrote: > I noticed my B IQ-X wasn't working this morning and then discovered > there's moisture inside the body of the light itself (see pic below). > Anyone have experience with this? Will it dry out itself or should I try to > take the light apart and dry it out? Super high humidity today so I'm > wondering if that's come into play. I can see that it's flickering when the > wheel rotates so it isn't a connection issue. It just doesn't fully > illuminate beyond the flicker. > > [image: IMG-4818.jpg] > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5a9b2025-bfa5-4454-a12e-f22041485be1n%40googlegroups.com.
