Trouble with my Brinkmann

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I went to use my Brinkmann Swirl Finder light today and the battery was dead. I charged it but as soon as I pull the trigger the lights start to dim. I guess the battery is shot. Can you buy replacement batteries any where online? It's not the one with the swiveling head.
 
A lot of people myself included had one and all had the same problem. IMO they are just plain garbage. You can buy all sorts of good LED lights for so much less.
 
Time to move on to a new light. Many small, cheap LED flashlights will do as good, or better.

I took mine apart to try to see what I could do to it, and couldnt get it back together for some reason. If I remember right, the batteries looked very similar to a "C" size battery.
 
WAXOFF said:
I went to use my Brinkmann Swirl Finder light today and the battery was dead. I charged it but as soon as I pull the trigger the lights start to dim. I guess the battery is shot. Can you buy replacement batteries any where online? It's not the one with the swiveling head.
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You can find replacement batteries at most local specialty battery stores.

Brinkmann Dual Xenon: DIY Battery Replacement by Zach McGovern
 
zmcgovern45 said:
You can find replacement batteries at most local specialty battery stores.

Brinkmann Dual Xenon: DIY Battery Replacement by Zach McGovern
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Ha, nice article...when I took mine apart I did it differently and broke one or more of those snap-in tabs. I actually don't remember the battery looking like that (I want to say it was soldered in), but I didn't think of trying someplace local and went online and found a similar battery, for ~$10 but with ~$10 shipping...and that just seemed like throwing good money after bad.

As was previously noted, there are good cheap bright LED flashlights now, not to mention the specialty ones sold here like the Flex and Rupes.
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Ha, nice article...when I took mine apart I did it differently and broke one or more of those snap-in tabs. I actually don't remember the battery looking like that (I want to say it was soldered in), but I didn't think of trying someplace local and went online and found a similar battery, for ~$10 but with ~$10 shipping...and that just seemed like throwing good money after bad.

As was previously noted, there are good cheap bright LED flashlights now, not to mention the specialty ones sold here like the Flex and Rupes.
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No doubt, but I do find the brinkmann to have a unique light color and in some cases can be the ticket to spotting certain defects. For <$15 I was happy to keep mine working. I actually replaced my battery almost 2 years ago and it is still working as expected.
 
zmcgovern45 said:
No doubt, but I do find the brinkmann to have a unique light color and in some cases can be the ticket to spotting certain defects. For <$15 I was happy to keep mine working. I actually replaced my battery almost 2 years ago and it is still working as expected.
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I never found it that useful, honestly. But then I'm not doing what you're doing, and you're the king of lighting as we all know. You aren't affected by those announced layoffs, are you?
 
I have two dead Brinkmanns sitting on my shelf. One of these days I should try and replace the batteries.
 
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