May want to take it apart and clean it with some isopropyl alcohol and Q-tips, if it can be taken apart. I once had success cleaning a circuit board of a Hilti laser rangefinder that had a battery leak. Also a hair dryer on low may speed up drying.
Laing On Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 9:53:20 AM UTC-4 Justin Kennedy (Brooklyn, NY) wrote: > I got it mounted properly and the ambient humidity has dropped > considerably here over the last two days. Still moisture inside the light > and it's not work at all. But I may take it off the bike and try to > submerge in a bag of rice or silica gel. Not high hopes for it, though. > > On Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at 4:37:45 PM UTC-4 campyo...@me.com > wrote: > >> Or, mount it correctly and sit it out in the sun for a while (keeping >> close watch over the bike, since you *are* in Brooklyn). See what the >> moisture situation looks like after it’s had a day to dry out. >> >> >> --Eric Norris >> campyo...@me.com >> Insta: @CampyOnlyGuy >> YouTube: YouTube.com/CampyOnlyGuy >> >> On Sep 12, 2022, at 11:12 AM, 'Sean, PNW' via RBW Owners Bunch < >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> >> 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&MIQXUD1.jpg] >>>> >>>> Laing >>>> >>>> On Monday, September 12, 2022 at 11:59:46 AM UTC-4 Justin Kennedy >>>> (Brooklyn, NY) wrote: >>>> >>>>> I noticed my B&M 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-bun...@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 >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d687bc18-1887-46d0-97b7-59f9d397ca64n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> >> -- 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/591b8afa-747d-4e2c-b655-a606d86b74e3n%40googlegroups.com.
