This is my first post. I have an old non C serial number 3C maglite.

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The batteries have leaked and got into the tailcap threads and now the tailcap won't budge. Any ideas how to get the tailcap off. I have wrapped the tailcap in rubber bands to increase grip, chilled the tailcap, heated the body with a gas stove. Applied wd-40. Nothing works. Help.Send the light to MagLight and they'll fix it or replace it for free (free to you, they'll bill the battery company.at least if it's a company they have an agreement with).

We got 4 Maglites replaced that way a year or so ago. I used Channellocks and a pipe vise. I wrapped the light in electrical tape, real tight for several rounds in the 'untighten' directions to keep from having to dig into the aluminum. It worked and didn't leave a scratch. Removed the sticky tape residue with lacquer thinner.

I drove the batteries out a wooden hammer handle and a 3-lb cross-peen hammer, and cleaned out the inside junk with a 60-grit sander belt attached to a brass bar that fit in the end of my cordless drill. That's the worst part, the dust is extremely irritating and must make some kind of high pH corrosive when it gets in your nose.

The inside of the tube is pitted but it doesn't show. It wasn't worth the trouble but I'd probably do it again. SURE wish I'd known about that replacement policy.before I did some drillin' and chiselin' to remove a corroded battery, and mildly-stuck tailcap, from a 5-cell C Maglite.! Perty sure they were what likely are those 3 recognized battery brands too.! This one is my favorite out-quick-with-the-dog light, so I had to make the effort. Worked, fortunately, and now sports a multiple-LED emitter.

Will baking soda, or any particular chemical, help to cut the corrosion, to make such a recovery effort easier.??? This is my first post.

I have an old non C serial number 3C maglite. The batteries have leaked and got into the tailcap threads and now the tailcap won't budge. Any ideas how to get the tailcap off. I have wrapped the tailcap in rubber bands to increase grip, chilled the tailcap, heated the body with a gas stove. Applied wd-40.

Nothing works. I can’t remove the tailcap from my Mag® flashlight. I have even put pliers on it and tried to twist it off, but it's absolutely frozen or stuck. Is this problem covered by my warranty? When you cannot remove the tailcap to change the batteries, it almost certainly indicates that the batteries have leaked and sealed everything inside the flashlight. Unfortunately, Mag does not warrant against battery leakage, however, we do have agreements with Duracell, Eveready and Ray-O-Vac. Free Download Avengers Movie In Hindi Hd 720p. If one of these brands of batteries has leaked in your flashlight, send the flashlight to us and we will repair or replace it at no charge to you.

We recommend that you ship the flashlight UPS or Postal Insured for tracking purposes. Please send to; Mag Instrument, Inc., Attn; Warranty Dept., 1721 E. Locust St., Ontario, Ca.. You pay the freight to us and we pay it going back. Please also include a letter with your name, address, phone number and description of the problem. Don’t forget to indicate what brand of battery is inside if you know. Once we verify it is Duracell, Eveready or Ray-O-Vac, we will send you a new flashlight at no charge.

Occasionally we open the flashlight and we find it contains leaking batteries that are not Duracell, Eveready and Ray-O-Vac. In cases of 'off-brand' battery leakage, we can replace your flashlight for a charge of -- $12.00 plus your state's sales tax for a ‘C’ or ‘D’ Mag-Lite® flashlight, or $8. Flash Game Bike Mania 6. 00 plus tax for a Mini-Maglite® flashlight.