Thanks! Going to repair one that I used a lot. Wire wheeled it and polished it. Used it for years, it was with me for many disasters, parked it 4 years ago. Was a damn fine light, it deserves to be serviceable again.
@VarHar-x1k
4 ай бұрын
Older model of Mag D is 5/64" allen wrench and newer models use Torx 8
@pwntagerz
7 ай бұрын
Thanks! Was able to combine parts (bulb holder from an old maglite) with a a Maglite charger to install a 550 lumen led on my rechargeable maglite. Got them both for $3 at a thrift store. Works awesome!
@TheReal1953
6 ай бұрын
You got the charger for $3?
@pwntagerz
6 ай бұрын
@@TheReal1953 with the flashlight too, ya $3
@vincentfasano4603
3 жыл бұрын
Many thanks, Mygiguser: I never would have found that setscrew for the switch without your video. I have a MUCH older - incandescent, 4 C-cell - version. As had been mentioned, there is a brass retainer in front of the socket assembly. I happened to have a very thin pair of long nose pliers that loosened it, but mine wasn't too tight. Had it been fully tightened I don't know if it would have come out so easily. But because of that ring the socket/switch assembly can come out of either end. That worked out pretty well, because I had a set of what-used-to-be batteries that could only be cleaned out by going all the way thru with a pipe. If the switch/socket couldn't come out the front I believe the light would have been trash. Thanks again!
@stuartmays
Жыл бұрын
You're a life saver mate, I've spent over 30 minutes trying every single Allan key and Torx key down inside my button trying to figure out why it won't work on my old police issue C cell that's stopped working. You were correct.
@s.marcus3669
3 жыл бұрын
Very first thing I do when I purchase a new flashlight is to grease the threads with a thin coat of vaseline. Makes replacing batteries & disassembly MUCH easier.
@chrisgriffin4731
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. I’m now a proud owner of a working maglite, again.
@MegaSafetyFirst
5 жыл бұрын
You saved my life bro. Had to replace my switch and had no idea how to get old one out.
@BlueSun2
3 жыл бұрын
FYI ---- pre 2001 Maglites are different. They have a retaining ring that must be removed from front of light -- and the replacement switch is a different part number also.
@JohnHardingBuxton
Ай бұрын
Thank you! Going to give my decades-old 2-cell a service now.
@bbranett2188
Ай бұрын
If your batteries leaked, likely this will still be difficult. See other videos that show this process. Never store Maglites bulb down, to avoid damaging the switch. It is a good idea to take the batteries out, if it will be stored for a long time. I was able to fix my 3D cell. I will soon use a small cylinder hone to correct the damage caused by the alkaline to the aluminum tube. I might use a parchment sleeve to protect it in the future. Don't use vinegar to remove the gunk. It will corrode all of the contacts and eat the mirror finish on the reflector. Some battery manufacturers may replace your Maglite if the batteries weren't expired or stored improperly.
@LonnyGreen-t4v
3 ай бұрын
Thanks great video, exactly what I needed. My best torch has been reborn.
@gcalzetti
3 жыл бұрын
Manage to remove two swollen batterie that had leaked thanks to your tutorial. Kudos!!
@notsure9079
3 жыл бұрын
on mine 20+ years old I am in USA you also have a thick aluminum threaded ring you unscrew from front. it has 2 shallow holes, not all the way through for a special tool, I used a ball tip Allan screwdriver to unscrew, looks completely different
@MrGarcon98
3 жыл бұрын
very good ,,,, i have the L E D mag it takes a torx 8 to loosen that switch but ! i could not move that switch at all ? i called mag support to see if i needed another tool cause there are things you see in the switch that could need to be unscrewed but they simply said WE CANT TELL YOU THAT send it to us LOL ,,ill keep surching thank you so far your the best ,,,
@Guillotines_For_Globalists
2 жыл бұрын
One of my Maglites has a damaged switch after the result of 60 minutes of "mortaring" the flashlight against a wood block to removed 3 corroded batteries. I removed the rubber cover for the switch but I am not feeling any sort of screw within there whatsoever. My allen key inserts smoothly and finds nothing and can twist freely in any direction. Any thoughts?
@davemilster
2 жыл бұрын
Very good video! thanks! Can you add in your description that some models use a Torx Allen screw instead of an 8mm? Mine had the torx. I didn’t have one so I ground grooves in an 8 mm Allen to look like a Torx.
@MARITERE67
Жыл бұрын
We were wondering where the other bulb popped out from. I was wondering if u knew, so we could put it back. It was protected with a spongy material.
@mygiguser
Жыл бұрын
it's in the spring in the cap
@MARITERE67
Жыл бұрын
@@mygiguser I thought so, but my son kept tln me it was Impisible. I am putn it back right now.
@MARITERE67
Жыл бұрын
@@mygiguser Thanks
@therealjacbob9183
4 жыл бұрын
Should you feel resistance when turning the Allen wrench?
@jameswiz
2 жыл бұрын
Great video and explanation!!!! Thumbs up from me.
@mygiguser
2 жыл бұрын
Much appreciated!
@thehawkc
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, needed a new switch .
@el_toloza
6 ай бұрын
thanks man , really useful video.
@jasonhagerman4708
4 жыл бұрын
This was very helpful thank you
@agnessmiles2489
Жыл бұрын
Hmm interesting- thanks. I had a problem with contacts, and just assumed it was glued in position - so I hacksawed it in two to get to the switch, then dumped it. Oh well, no obvious tho is it?
@atonkin8277
3 жыл бұрын
No allen key / grub screw for me in my, if I recall, c.2007 2D-cell torch, so think you're inadvertently being a bit general in saying your video is how to change the switch (implication being in all cases). Got a very stiff spring clip visible down inside the barrel, viewed from the front. No idea how to get that out, if need be.
@graham8932
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I really enjoyed that..... and really useful
@crowsbridge
4 жыл бұрын
can't seem to get the switch thing to unscrew
@alfonsoafricano8415
2 жыл бұрын
If the hex does catch the screw.. how do I remove the switch even if it brakes...
@ClareButterfield-k6n
6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@НиколаГешевъ
3 жыл бұрын
EXCELLENT ! - from BULGARIA , EUROPE !
@rodmansrights1480
3 жыл бұрын
Where did you buy the batteries from?
@fairlane19641
Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@battistimo
2 жыл бұрын
Neat batteries!
@Blueforyou66
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks ! are you a german ?
@jimbortner5752
9 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@shilks8773
4 жыл бұрын
Do you know if its possible to slide it out from the front of the torch rather than back. Esp if the batteries are corroded in.
@mygiguser
4 жыл бұрын
Shilks i thi nk it goes only one direction
@deryetifernweg3653
4 жыл бұрын
As far as I know the switch of an "old" Maglite has to be removed to the other direction. You can do some research on the serial no. Maybe you're lucky.
@leodavis7524
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent 👍
@David-db1bz
2 жыл бұрын
Where can I get those rechargeable batteries?
@mygiguser
2 жыл бұрын
I got them from Costco at the time, but i assume Amazon and EBay have them too.
@TheReal1953
6 ай бұрын
Thanks! In another video, the guy(idiot) says the tool is a Torx T-wrench. My problem now is that the battery end and the switch end are corroded enough that I can't get them free. I'm gonna try vinegar & ammonia boiling for a while.
@davidedwards602
Ай бұрын
In later lights it is a Torx, genius..
@TheReal1953
Ай бұрын
@@davidedwards602 But he didn't say that did he, genius?
@PotatoesRnice
2 жыл бұрын
this doesn't work
@carfanatix7191
2 жыл бұрын
ist es normal dass der schalter klappert? bei mir ist es der fall
@mygiguser
2 жыл бұрын
nicht wenn die Schraube angezogen ist und die Gummikappe installiert ist.
@carfanatix7191
2 жыл бұрын
@@mygiguser ok, vielen dank
@LoneWolfCustomz
4 жыл бұрын
My switch has no hole. what to do?
@mygiguser
4 жыл бұрын
Good question, i don't know.
@Vinnay94
4 жыл бұрын
What model is it? Is it Incandescent one?
@icedragonslair
Жыл бұрын
2MM doesn't do a thing for mine
@VarHar-x1k
4 ай бұрын
In that case you may have newer version which is Torx 8 but shank should be tinyer than head.
@WickedCrispy
2 жыл бұрын
2:48 pull out game stronk.
@arncj18
4 ай бұрын
u need torx 8 not allen , you strip the head of the screw
@VarHar-x1k
4 ай бұрын
Older model of Mag D is 5/64" allen wrench and newer models use Torx 8
@coronelmaxsonmiranda3585
3 жыл бұрын
Muito bom.
@PanamaSticks
4 жыл бұрын
Beware. I followed your instructions exactly and when I gently pushed the cylindrical piece out of the switch assembly the nut on the opposite side of the assembly broke free from the metal contacts. It was apparently spot welded to the very think sheet metal strip. This nut holds a pointed set screw, that makes electrical contact with the aluminum housing. Now there is no solid electrical contact from the aluminum housing to the switch assembly. Ruined my switch.
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