UK Light Canon rechargeable flood

[Gordon Mackie]

after years of use..my Light Canon flooded in salt water..it was fine during the dive and must have flooded after I switched it off on the way up..so it sat in my dive box for a week before I took it out and spotted the rusty sludge...
SO, I bunged everything in fresh water and changed it a few times...what's the verdict? Batteries maybe worth trying a charge after drying out? Electronics worth ultrasound cleaning?

Or bin it and buy a new one????

Anyone ever resurrected a sea water flooded rechargeable Light Canon?

[Rod]

A week of saltwater working on the electrics will probably mean it is a nice paperweight now.

[Simon A]

the brown sludge would be the batteries, they will be toast. depending which way up it was stored the electronics may work after a clean. If any of your club members have a light canon yo can borrow it's easy to mix and match to see what is still working
HTH
Simon A
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I've just had a quick look on the web and the store that shall not be named are selling the electronics for £66 and the batteries for £90 so if everything else works you can rebuild it for far less than a new one.
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[videogirl]

Originally Posted by Gordon Mackie

after years of use..my Light Canon flooded in salt water..it was fine during the dive and must have flooded after I switched it off on the way up..so it sat in my dive box for a week before I took it out and spotted the rusty sludge...
SO, I bunged everything in fresh water and changed it a few times...what's the verdict? Batteries maybe worth trying a charge after drying out? Electronics worth ultrasound cleaning?

Or bin it and buy a new one????

Anyone ever resurrected a sea water flooded rechargeable Light Canon?

My husband flooded his on its first dive He took it apart (lamp module included) and rinsed it in freshwater, dried each part out and put it back together. It worked at that point but after a couple of weeks the battery stopped working then the bulb - obviously erosion setting in. After replacing those parts its been ok - the lamp module seemed to have survived.

It might be an idea to have someone else's light cannon to hand once you dry yours out - you can chop and change with components to see if any of yours are still working.