Phil Kangas wrote:
I've been handed a nice mag-lite with LED
bulb and the batteries leaked and are now
stuck in place. Perhaps this has come up
before here but how can they be removed?
So far I tried soaking them in PFM then
pulling on them with a screw and pliers. No
luck, no movement at all. Before I step it
up a notch what do you say about this? The
bulb end is easily removed and down in there
is a thin snap ring that could be a challenge
to remove. If that comes out perhaps the
batteries can be driven out instead of pulled?
It's a very nice flashlight and worth working on.
phil k.




Is this a D or C cell light? Those come apart easily. Take the head off,
pull the bulb, pop the switch cover out. Now take a small allen wrench
and insert it into the hole in the switch. Back the set screw into the
switch. Now turn the switch on. The switch will now slide out the same
direction as the batteries.
In the case of stuck batteries you can use something to push on the
switch and push the stuck batteries out as well.

https://www.takeitapart.com/guide/50


The AA sized LED the switch is a PIA. It is easy to destroy the switch.

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Steve W.