NMsilver
Elite Member
There are probably old threads here about this but I searched and couldn't find any.
Anyway like many others, my ProPointer was starting to be erratic and nearly unusable after 3 years of hard use. I felt sure it was about to go kaput and I'd have to buy a new one very soon.
So what the hey, I'll take a look inside i thought. I'll probably break it for good just by taking the insides out, but that wouldn't be much worse than how it was anyway.
The insulation on a couple wires looked like it had been burnt off, and they were very close to each other, probably shorting. So I wrapped them up good with electrical tape and separated them with a tape wedge.
I was barely able to get the thing back together again (it took 3 times out and back in to get the power button lined up properly).
But you know what? That was almost 3 months ago and its been working great after many dozens of hours of use!
Anyone else done this, does it last?
Anyway like many others, my ProPointer was starting to be erratic and nearly unusable after 3 years of hard use. I felt sure it was about to go kaput and I'd have to buy a new one very soon.
So what the hey, I'll take a look inside i thought. I'll probably break it for good just by taking the insides out, but that wouldn't be much worse than how it was anyway.
The insulation on a couple wires looked like it had been burnt off, and they were very close to each other, probably shorting. So I wrapped them up good with electrical tape and separated them with a tape wedge.
I was barely able to get the thing back together again (it took 3 times out and back in to get the power button lined up properly).
But you know what? That was almost 3 months ago and its been working great after many dozens of hours of use!
Anyone else done this, does it last?
