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Jim Yanik

(David Combs) wrote in
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Jim Yanik wrote:
Puddin' Man wrote in
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Had a little Mini-Mag 2AA for years. Worked OK. Lite got dim,
changed batteries, still dim. Bulb looked burned, replaced bulb.
Tried and tested different batteries. Cleaned contacts at base/end
of unit.

Damned thang won't lite. Bulb OK, batteries OK, unit has not been
abused.

Any ideas?

No signs of battery leakage inside the tube?
(vinegar works good for removing alkaline battery leakage)
When you remove the front bell to replace the bulb,does the black
plastic part spring up and can it be pressed down and spring back when
released? That is how the lamp gets turned on.

it's common for the bulb filament to deposit a black film inside the
bulb,reducing light output.

I installed a Nite-Ize LED mod on my AA Maglite,and a tailcap
switch,too.

Please, what's this "LED mod"? (and how to install it?) (and
$cost?)

Ditto for tailcap-switch.

Does that mean that now you have TWO ways to turn (toggle?) it
on/off?

Thanks!

David

you can get just the LED module alone,or a kit of the LED module and the
tailcap switch. IIRC,Target had the combo for ~$8 USD. Wal-Mart just sells
the LED module for a tad under $5 USD.
Both come with a replacement reflector with a larger hole for the 3 LEDs.

Yes,you have the tail switch and the screw/unscrew methods.
the tailcap button is easier to use one-handed.

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Jim Yanik
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