If I recall, they make electrical contact via the threads on the battery
hatch. Are they clean?
If you get fed up with Mag-Lites, take a look at www.surefire.com. Amazing
products. Be sure to order the batteries from the web site. They a LOT
cheaper that way, compared to what some gun shops charge.
> I have found maglite extremely overrated, ...
This is like complaining about McDonalds or Home Depot.
You have to remember what things were like long ago before they came along.
Likely some dirty contacts somewhere. Check the batteries, the back cap
and the head with the light. Also check the contacts on the bulb.
Those things are bullet proof, IF you use them a lot. If you use them
only occasionally, I suggest buying disposables and junking them when they
fail.
--
Joseph Meehan
Dia duit
I bought all my guys SureFire Z2 Combat lights for Christmas stuffers today.
Your other post got me to thinking while I was hanging out with some friends
of mine that own a gun store...thought..what the hell..and I got them for
$70 each.
You will find that the battery shelf life is 10 years. You cant kill it, and
its got alot more options you can get than a MagLite.
And you might laugh, but you can literally take two and strap them to a
ladder rack, and use them like headlights..I read a testimonial on their
website and thought...bull...
its not...you will be amazed at them, and if you hunt, you can get a red and
a blue filter for them..if you have ever tried to track a blood trail, the
blue is incredible for it.
I bought a "River Rock" 2AAA LED flshlight for $10 from Target,it has a
0.5W LED,claimed to run for 7 hours on a battery set,and is brighter (and
whiter)than my 2AA Maglite. It's polished aluminum,.75" in diameter at it's
widest point,fixed focus,and shorter than the 2AA Maglite.It has a tailcap
pushbutton for momentary light,and twist the tailcap for continuous
operation.
BTW,there are drop-in conversion kits for the 2AA Maglite,either the 0.5W
led,or a 1W Luxeon LED.They cost about twice what the Maglite costs alone.
--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net
There's a refit for Mags with a LED head. I don't have one but I've
seen a couple of people use them. Mags have been the standard for
backstage theater work for many years. The Surfires and other lithium
powered lights have become popular for some applications but the mag
is still hard to beat when you don't want to light the whole place up.
I don't like paying for lithiums either. I bought a two pack of cheap
LED lights at Sam's club that use AAs and they work fine but still
light up too much for some work.
--
Christopher A. Young
Do good work.
It's longer in the short run
but shorter in the long run.
.
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"Jim Yanik" <jya...@abuse.gov> wrote in message
1) The tailcap is part of the circuit. Clean the threads with a cotton swab
and some WD-40. Sand the end of the tube where the tail cap screws on.
2) Pull the little spring, and clean the metal where the spring ataches. WD
and cotton swab, again.
3) Remove the batteries. Screw the lens and reflector assembly off, and
gently pull off the "do not remove" thing. Shake the tube, and the plastic
thing that comes out has a couple contacts that can be cleaned. It's a
challenge to get it back in. Gently push the plastic thing in, and push it
with the end of the batteries.
One of the tests for nerdity is if you spend more than half an hour trying
to fix a flash light. I'm over qualified for nerdity.
--
Christopher A. Young
Do good work.
It's longer in the short run
but shorter in the long run.
.
.
"C & E" <iro...@innernet.net> wrote in message
news:qbednZdxl-1...@innernet.net...
Maglite used to be mil-spec. It is now consumer grade.
aem sends...
I second your high praise for this tiny but effective flashlight. It and the
Lightwave are my favorites. When I bought it it was marketed by CMG, but
subsequently sold to Gerber. Anyway, the CMG Infinity Ultra is very bright
for a single cell AA, and a huge improvement to the prior model with a lower
wattage led. These lights have sophisticated circuitry that maintains
near-constant brightness for much of the battery life, then goes to a dimmer
"moon mode" that still pumps out somewhat useful light before the battery
must be changed..
>
DeOxit D5 in a 6 ounce spray can. You can special order it at Radio Shack
and I believe it's under $10.
--
If John McCain gets the 2008 Republican Presidential nomination,
my vote for President will be a write-in for Jiang Zemin.
Mike