Repairing a Solar, Flickering Flame Effect Torch - Tear Down and Quick Fix

This very effective and popular solar powered flickering flame effect torch, suffers from what seems to be a common fault. Moisture ingress into the power switch. Over a short time corrosion to the contacts, will often occur. Resulting in weakening tiny metal parts in the switch and after a couple of weeks outside, total failure to turn on.

0:36 Teardown
6:22 Soldering
10:32 Testing
28:12 Sealing
31:34 Tiny switch disasembly

If this has happened to your purchase and you don't wish to return the product. Then this video shows how to strip it down, de-solder the damaged switch and replace it with a new, double pole double throw, push switch. Two alternative switches are available below, one with a very fast postal delivery.

A direct replacement switch can be found here on eBay.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/183739690807
ITEM PRICE: £2.70 for 5 - Item location: Hong Kong

I used this similar equivalent switch can be found here on eBay.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262950994955
ITEM PRICE: £1.99 for 6 - Item location: North Yorkshire, United Kingdom