Taking Apart the LanternĪfter Papa Bear gave me an index card and pencil, I was ready to get started on the schematic teardown. Taking it apart wasn’t too hard, just turning one end of the device opened up most the important parts. Of course, at this point, I had no idea how dangerous the lantern was.
CHEAP CAMPING LANTERN FULL
It was great, but even better was that Papa Bear had a storage shed and garage full of tools to fix stuff!! We had everything to teardown and repair the LED camp lantern. On our family Yosemite trip we camped at our friends family compound in Oakhurst CA with showers, and outside kitchen, and clean toilets. Otherwise, at the very least, place a piece of electrical tape over the USB connector with a NOTE saying DO NOT REMOVE so that there is no chance you can touch or use the USB cable while charging the device. The best way to make this safe is to throw the AC cord into the trash and only use solar charging. If you decide you want to also charge your USB power devices under these conditions, that device will also then have 120v present. The shock hazard is present when charging the LED camp lantern battery with an AC power cord, possibly causing the USB connector to have 120vac present.
CHEAP CAMPING LANTERN HOW TO
It was made by Infityle and thankfully is no longer available… I have no doubts why: You can still see the product info here: Infityle LED Camping Lantern The shock hazard and how to make it safe: SHOCK HAZARD!! The USB Connector has 120VAC present! NEVER TOUCH OR PLUG ANYTHING INTO THE USB CONNECTOR WHILE AC CHARGING THIS LANTERN.I purchased this hazardous camping lantern from Amazon in 2016. When I took it apart to find out how to repair it, I discovered how dangerous the device can be while charging the lantern with the AC power connection! While charging the device, the USB connector (used to charge your iPhone) can have 120vac present, representing a shock hazard that could be deadly! In this post, I’ll describe the shock hazard, how to avoid it, show the teardown and hack the lantern to make it safe and give some advice so others won’t make the same purchase mistake I did.
My LED camping lantern stopped worked this summer right before a family trip to Yosemite.
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