I had this happen to me a while ago. I just removed the top and bottom part of the flashlight and was able to hit the batteries out. It's a mess, but the flashlight is salvageable! Moose "Be as benef
The one thing I'd add to this solution is Kroil. --Original Message-- From: shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of eric@megageek.com Sent: Sunday, Jan
I'd try to figure out the brand of batteries and take them up on their "No-Leak" guarantee. That said, I still have some leaked-in stuff collected around here that's never quite made it to the Post O
I had this happen to a full sized 3 D cell maglite years ago. I sent it back to Mag and they sent me a new one (free) along with a terse note to please try to change my batteries more often. ________
Unless you require a club, toss it, and join the 21st century, and get an LED flashlight. lighter, batteries last longer, bulbs don't break when you drop it. Failing that, send it to the battery comp
I took a drill to mine. Came apart pretty easy once I had a big hole through the center of the batteries. Light was ruined anyway, though. Randall _______________________________________________ Sup
Might be mistaken, but I believe you can get either an LED version of the old 5 D-cell Mag lite; or an LED conversion that fits the incandescent version. Add one of the billet 'knobs' for the end, a
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Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:19:38 -0600
<< and get an LED flashlight. lighter, batteries last longer, bulbs don't break when you drop it. >> Night-stick abilities are in the DUMPERS tho, Dave!!! <G> Anon ___________________________________
Doesn't either Maglite or the battery manufacturer have a warranty that covers this? Peace, Pat Thusly spake J.C. Hassall, On 1/31/2010 7:06 PM: -- Pat Horne, Owner, Horne Systems (512) 797-7501 Voic
they've got good optics, but their emitters and drivers are so-so. They're on the same level as the five buck things hanging on pegs next to cash registers. It'd be nice if MAG could get their act to
And the one AAA-cell "Solitaire" model - my favorite pocket flashlight until the tiny and powerful Photon Micro Light came out. Karl _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net
Could be, but they are at least up to 4D: http://www.amazon.com/MAGLITE-ST4D096-Cell-Flashlight-Gray/dp/B000IXFNXI And conversions are available for the 5D: http://tinyurl.com/yancnyb I might go for
I have been really happy with 18650 (lithium laptop batter cell) powered LED flashlights from Deal Extreme. Particularly these: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.13095 batteries are about $4
I think he wants a flashlight with a certain "physical presence", if you get my Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L 1973 Triumph Stag LE22439UB "uncle jack" 1979 C
[...deletia...] Tnx to all who replied. I didn't think about the warranty aspect. Hah! It goes back to Maglite tomorrow, let them deal with the mess. It'll be interesting to see if I get this light b
A replacement. It's not worth spending effort on. (unless they want to figure out what battery company to blame.) -- David Scheidt dmscheidt@gmail.com _______________________________________________
http://www.maglite.com/pdf/CustServ/C_WHS_6_041112004325022.pdf LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY Mag Instrument, Inc. (Mag) warrants to the original owner that this flashlight is free from defects in parts
Clyde Stutzman I wouldn't expect Mag to replace the flashlight because the battery failed. But I would expect the battery company to replace it when their battery failed. In fact, they did just that
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=A0LEVIZ5hmhLe4MB3I4PxQt.;_ylu=X 3oDMTExNGFsN2V0BHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDNwRjb2xvA3JlNAR2dGlkAwRsA1dTMQ--?qid=20090207 051755AAQKpUC The people who make MagLites h
Clyde writes... failed. Actually, what I find with most companies, if you are polite and nice, they will go out of their way to "make things right." A big corporation isn't going to sweat giving away