My SD MK2 died..

[Sarlen]

I have had my SD MK2 for a few months now and in the last few days it has decided to peter out on me. Some times when I push the button it works fine and other times I get nothing..mostly nothing. I tried cleaning the body, making sure the button on the bottom was tight and pulled the spring down a bit but still noda. Anyone have any suggestions on where I can find some help with this thing?

 

[Miss Wicked]

Hi Sarlen

So sorry to hear that you are having problems with your SD,

Here are common SD problems;
1- its dirty. Dirt reduces current flow
2- outside finish in switch rod hole ( cleaning again fixes the problem )
3- Batt shorting out ( if plastic case on batt is torn and metal from batt contacts side of inner wall the device shorts )
4- switch comes apart ( use a screw driver to tighten switch and not an issue)
5- top spring not making good connection ( gently stretch spring and prob solved )

Also, may be a silly question, but are you using the correct batteries?

Thanks
Louise

 

[Sarlen]

Hi Sarlen


2- outside finish in switch rod hole ( cleaning again fixes the problem )

And we have a winner. I have no idea why it didn't occur to me to take the button assembly off and clean it but its working like a champ now, thank you!

 

[Miss Wicked]

No problem, so glad you got it sorted

Louise

 

[Sarlen]

you know I had actually forgotten how hard this thing can hit. Apparently that dirty switch has been effecting the performance of my SD for a lot longer then just this failure over the last week or so. Defiantly something to add to the weekly maintenance list.