silva,l1

[thelegend]

hi, i have a silva l1 headlight and it doesnt seem to be making a good connection where the wire enters the button control box, has anyone here tried opening one? and if not anyone know where it can be fixed as i cant afford a new one,it just keeps flickering on and off,not good for night fishing, thank you in advance, james.

[samo]

Dont try and carry out the repairs yourself. contact Silva head office and they will fix it for you or replace it if its still under garentee

[JOHN1]

hi, i have a silva l1 headlight and it doesnt seem to be making a good connection where the wire enters the button control box, has anyone here tried opening one? and if not anyone know where it can be fixed as i cant afford a new one,it just keeps flickering on and off,not good for night fishing, thank you in advance, james.

yes i have have openend one of mine up and removed the joint/connection from it, and re soldered the wire into the circuit board fairly delicate stuff but it can be done I will probably get another few years out of this one
no guarantee so you have nothing to loose

[paul mason]

The Silva 1, have given problems from the start. I got a pair when they came out first many years ago and had button problems and draining battery's when not in use. I have recently bought a pair of Cree headlights which are very bright and probably the brightest on the beach at 1600 lumens. They wont break the bank either at around €30 delivered. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CREE-XML-T6-L ... 2ec315c43d.

[thelegend]

The Silva 1, have given problems from the start. I got a pair when they came out first many years ago and had button problems and draining battery's when not in use. I have recently bought a pair of Cree headlights which are very bright and probably the brightest on the beach at 1600 lumens. They wont break the bank either at around €30 delivered. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CREE-XML-T6-L ... 2ec315c43d.

wow, thanks for the info,im gonna try fix the silva for now as its well gone past guarantee date,so ive nothing to lose , if it goes belly up, well, i know what to ask from santa, thanks to everyone for the replies, tight lines to all

[thelegend]

ok, i opened the box up and all seems ok with the wiring and soldering joints, giving it to a computer engineer friend of mine to see what he can do, probably a suicide chip in there somewhere,oh lord i should never have watched that tg4 documentary about planned obselence( products designed to fail)

[JOHN1]

no suiside chip just a break inside of the wire