"Brian Gaff" wrote in message
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Probably easier to buy new torch. Make sure to bag and mark the old one
hazardous waste though .. grin.
Actually, I have a strip light torch that had some problems from this
and could not find out how to get it to bits!


I took one apart and washed it in hot water to remove the cr@p left from
alkaline batteries leaking.
Its not as bad as the acid that leaks from cheap batteries.