Hacking

Repair and hack a decathlon VIOO300/ST520 Front Bike light Since decathlon love to change name from time to time here is a picture of the item. l While it seems to be tightly sealed (thanks ipx4), it is possible, applying some brute force and with the aid of a screwdriver to separate the rubber shielinding from the actual lighting element. Wait, but why am I doing this? Basically the light stopped working, the button does not activate the light anymore, but I guess it is not a button problem because while charging the charging led has a weird behavior, it is both green and red and is it possible to use the light, so I may conclude that the battery is the culprit here. Read More…