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General => General discussion => Topic started by: Steve_B on 02 August 2012, 10:29
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hi, i have a mini maglite which now has the aaa battery in it stuck in there due to corrosion. Have tried soaking it in wd40 overnight but to no effect. Does anyone have any tips for removing it before i resort to trying to drill it out?
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Take the front lamp out and get a screw driver in and try and push it through?
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Take the front lamp out and get a screw driver in and try and push it through?
You have to take the battery out before you can remove that part unfortunately
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Heat up the outside to expand the case.
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Heat up the outside to expand the case.
Good suggestion. Guess I'll have to be careful of those fumes from heated battery acid though.
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With mine I can unscrew the lens cap (the whole part you twist to turn on/off/adjust beam).
It come right off, the plastic bit that holds the bulb will either be in the cap or still on the main body of the torch - then it just pulls off.
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Heat up the outside to expand the case.
Good suggestion. Guess I'll have to be careful of those fumes from heated battery acid though.
Is that sarcasm, or didn't you study Chemistry at school? Probably the latter. :rolleyes:
But just to put you at ease, here's a video, clearly you'll understand it easier than an analysis of what is actually happening chemically.
:lipsrsealed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WerFZyMkAX4
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Drill into the battery, put a self tapper in and pull out with pliers.
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Have you considered just buying a new mag lite? The mini ones cost bugger all.
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Have you considered just buying a new mag lite? The mini ones cost bugger all.
This!
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i heard de-icer lubricates quite well
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coca cola
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This happened to mine. I hit it against a skip for about ten minutes till it worked free.....
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Just buy a lenser, maglites are overrated :wink:
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i heard de-icer lubricates quite well
:grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
this joke will be wasted on the newer members, but made me chuckle :afro:
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i heard de-icer lubricates quite well
:grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
this joke will be wasted on the newer members, but made me chuckle :afro:
I don't know this one, let me in on it...
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i heard de-icer lubricates quite well
:grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
this joke will be wasted on the newer members, but made me chuckle :afro:
I don't know this one, let me in on it...
Best left exactly where it is :lipsrsealed:
Talking of which, where is he :lipsrsealed:
Thom
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Talking of which, where is he :lipsrsealed:
Thom
I thought that!
Or has this mentioning jinxed it?
Speak of the devil and he shall appear, and all that :lipsrsealed:
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Say his name three times in front of a mirror at Midnight and he shall appear!
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Say his name three times in front of a mirror at Midnight and he shall appear!
didnt work
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