On Wed, 14 Oct 2015 08:16:03 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote:

"Ignoramus20656" wrote in
message ...
I had two similar ****s.

Advertised as premium units, "aircraft aluminum", many lifetime run
hours promised.

Bought on Amazon.

Both broke after a month of moderate use.

i

Are they repairable?

A few weeks ago I checked the 2xAA Maglite in the glove compartment
and found it had jarred itself On, and the batteries had leaked and
corroded the insides. I wrenched it open, removed the bulb and "Do Not
Remove" part of the holder and pounded out the batteries, scrubbed out
the oxide, reassembled it and it works fine now.

-jsw

Indeed. Ive had to drill/bore out bad batteries in Maglites. Still
working fine. Other brands..I generally toss in the trash.
I wound up with a huge box of Eveready plastic flashlights a couple
years ago..all brand new..must have been 30 of them, 2 D battery
types. Its nearly impossible to find alkalines in D battery sizes
anymore. When I find tem...they cost more than the flashlights.

Gunner