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Flashlights? - PhilJoines - 01-24-2017
Who makes a good flashlight for the car? Had a Maglight that froze. They won't honor a battery caused problem.
RE: Flashlights? - EdL - 01-24-2017
The battery maker should replace the flashlight......
Ed
RE: Flashlights? - Herb G - 01-25-2017
(01-24-2017, 11:29 PM)EdL Wrote: The battery maker should replace the flashlight......
Ed
QFT.
RE: Flashlights? - Jack in omaha - 01-25-2017
I had a similar problem I contacted the battery maker and they cut me a replacement check but MagLite referred me and I told the customer service rep at battery company that mag lite had me call and there was no problem. Recently my ACE hardware has a small rechargeable peak spot for sale it is led and cost like $22.00 with a $20 rebate They had a whole wheelbarrow of them by the front door. I saved my old mag for the bulb and parts, I have a lot of these maglites they do stand behind them. I really like the long one it is used by highway patrol and police and is like a club when you get it loaded up with batteries heavy long lasting and durable
http://ace.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pACE3-14683116enh-z7.jpg
http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=17477146#showReviews
For car I also keep the free led blue ones from Harbor Freight they have a hangar it comes with battery
http://www.harborfreight.com/27-led-portable-worklight-flashlight-67227.html
http://www.harborfreight.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/i/m/image_14142.jpg
RE: Flashlights? - fredhargis - 01-25-2017
At one time batteries were labeled with a guarantee they would replace anything damaged caused by leakage of their product, that seems to have died over the years. Your problem was from the battery, not the light...I'd stay with Maglite. The new LED versions make the batteries last even longer so this type of problem may show up more often. I guess we will all have to add a periodic battery check to our maintenance lists.
RE: Flashlights? - Cooler - 01-25-2017
I have this Surefire flashlight: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ERAL4E0/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It is built like a tank and is as bright as a car's headlights. They make two models. One with a 1/4 power and full power setting, and the other with full power only but with a momentary switch.
It has tactical purposes also. If flashed in the eyes of an attacker at night it will blind them for the duration of the flash and several seconds after. Enough time to bid a retreat for safety without having to have fired a shot.
It is a very contrasty light and it helps find small parts that have fallen to the ground.
Expensive, but I recommend it. Buy the batteries from Amazon in the 12 packs.
RE: Flashlights? - Roly - 01-25-2017
Just freezing temperatures would not cause a dry cell issue as our flashlights are outside in trucks all the time. I have seen batteries swell and fail when they were dead for quite a while or somehow got turned on and left on. What brand of batteries were in it ? I don't think the flashlight was the problem. Roly
RE: Flashlights? - pprobus - 01-25-2017
The Mag lites are still hard to beat if you get one of their LED lights (not sure if you can even get one in incandescent now). I like the 2D cell for the trunk when you need a bigger light, like when changing a flat or needing something that has some throw to see something a couple hundred feet away, and their 3 AAA light (XL50 or XL100, can't remember the exact nomenclature for the model) for in the glovebox/center console, mainly I use for finding things fallen on the floor, shining in my mailbox when we get the mail after the sun goes down, etc. I keep AAA lithiums in the 3AAA light, wish they made D sized, single use, lithiums. Lithiums don't usually leak. Another option that I would recommend is a SolarForce, one of their L2 models. A lot of light for working on a car as with the 2D Mag in a nice small package, but the downside is that the beam is fixed and it won't project much further than 100 feet or so, my 2D Maglite with a tight beam has considerably more reach but they are a good all around flashlight. I carry one of these in my work bag for looking at mechanical and electrical systems in buildings. I find that sometimes it would be nice to be able to focus the beam.
There are "battery converters" available that will hold one or two AA's to use in place of a D sized battery, so it is possible to cobble something together to use lithiums in a D cell. I just try to keep an eye on my 2D light and change out the batteries if they are dying or I see any signs of leakage.
Paul
RE: Flashlights? - Bill Wilson - 01-25-2017
I've practically abandoned regular flashlights and now use those LED headlamps. Being able to have a light that is hands free is just so much more convenient for me. They fit in the glove better box too.
RE: Flashlights? - Cooler - 01-25-2017
(01-25-2017, 11:43 AM)Bill Wilson Wrote: I've practically abandoned regular flashlights and now use those LED headlamps. Being able to have a light that is hands free is just so much more convenient for me. They fit in the glove better box too.
Me too. I have a 5 cell Maglite, but my Surefire is brighter and just a fraction of the size and I always have it on me. On the other hand the Maglite made a dandy cudgel, and I still keep it in the car for that reason. I'm not even sure if the batteries are good anymore.
There is a conversion LED bulb cluster that is supposed to give 1,100 candle power from the 5 cell: https://www.amazon.com/Fusion-bulb-cell-Maglite-Flashlights/dp/B01J83UPLI/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1485362885&sr=8-7&keywords=5+cell+maglite