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 kjones
  
Location: Providence, RI
Gender: Male
Ninja? Or frightened little boy?
 |  | Broken Maglite
< on 10/25/2005 9:37 PM >
|  | | | I'm sure this question has been asked here before but I couldn't find a previous thread so:
On my last expedition I dropped my trusty purple maglite. It still works fine, but the bulb broke when I dropped it and I can't get the broken bulb out of the socket. There's nothing to grab onto with pliers, only glass that breaks off if you try to turn it. Any advice?
(Perhaps this will answer the age-old adage, how many UErs does it take to change a light bulb?)
Forbidden fruit a flavor has
That lawful orchards mocks;
How luscious lies the pea within
The pod that Duty locks!
-Emily Dickinson on UE |
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Pravus
Location: Chicago Area
Gender: Male
Now the two key words for tonight - "caution" and "flammable"...
| |  |  | Re: Broken Maglite
<Reply # 1 on 10/25/2005 9:43 PM >
|  | | | personally I would just crush the old bulb till there is nothing left but the wires then pull it out from the wires.. then of course just replace the bulb.. no real point in worrying that you will break it if it's chipping into a million pieces and doesn't work.. Either way just grab hold with pliers and give'er hell
Live to Serve, Serve to Live.. |
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Logan
    
Location: Ra-Cha-Cha, NY
Gender: Male
We miss you Jerry
| | |  | Re: Broken Maglite
<Reply # 2 on 10/25/2005 10:31 PM >
| | | | buy one of those cool LED upgrade kits for a mag. That way you wont have to worry about lightbulbs ever again! =)
Cogito Ergo Sum |
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tick
Location: Abingdon, VA
Gender: Male
| | | | Re: Broken Maglite
<Reply # 3 on 10/25/2005 10:41 PM >
| | | | This is a full-sized (C or D batteries) Maglite, right? Now, I'm not trying to insult your intelligence or anything, but did you unscrew the little silver collar before trying to remove the bulb? With the collar off, the bulb should drop right out.
[last edit 10/25/2005 10:42 PM by tick - edited 1 times]
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kjones
Location: Providence, RI
Gender: Male
Ninja? Or frightened little boy?
| | Re: Broken Maglite
<Reply # 4 on 10/25/2005 11:48 PM >
| | | | Posted by tick
This is a full-sized (C or D batteries) Maglite, right? Now, I'm not trying to insult your intelligence or anything, but did you unscrew the little silver collar before trying to remove the bulb? With the collar off, the bulb should drop right out.
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Um...
*blush*
Whups.
See, I assumed that it was like a regular lightbulb, with a threaded bottom, and so I was trying to unscrew it from the bottom... Never did it occur to me that the manufacturers would do something so rational as make it so that when the bulb broke, you could take it out.
But thanks for the help, worked like a charm. Now the only problem is that I have grains of broken glass crushed in the threads of the plastic cover screw-on bit, and all along the inside of the shiny bit from when it broke...
Forbidden fruit a flavor has
That lawful orchards mocks;
How luscious lies the pea within
The pod that Duty locks!
-Emily Dickinson on UE |
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Logan
Location: Ra-Cha-Cha, NY
Gender: Male
We miss you Jerry
| | | | Re: Broken Maglite
<Reply # 5 on 10/26/2005 4:02 AM >
| | | | You should still get a replacement LED bulb for it, they are awesome.
Cogito Ergo Sum |
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Pravus
Location: Chicago Area
Gender: Male
Now the two key words for tonight - "caution" and "flammable"...
| | | | Re: Broken Maglite
<Reply # 6 on 10/26/2005 4:21 AM >
| | | | Ahh.. well then.. ignore what I said then.. it'd only work with the AA ones *smirk* I keep disregarding the fact that the larger maglites exist
Live to Serve, Serve to Live.. |
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totensiebush
Location: Berkeley, CA
Gender: Male
neophyte
| | Re: Broken Maglite
<Reply # 7 on 10/26/2005 10:56 PM >
| | | | Posted by Logan
You should still get a replacement LED bulb for it, they are awesome.
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How much do these cost, and have you used them at all? I am thinking of getting one for my 4D, but want to know whether it is worth it. Do they allow you to focus the beam like you can with the original bulb? If so, how well will they do tight spots? (ie with the bulb in it, my mag lets me get a relatively small circle, ie 1.5' or so at 20' IIRC). If they don't let you focus, how wide is the beam?
edit: wtf? I hadn't known they made strange colors (ie anything but black) in the large sizes.
[last edit 10/26/2005 10:58 PM by totensiebush - edited 1 times]
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tick
Location: Abingdon, VA
Gender: Male
| | | | Re: Broken Maglite
<Reply # 8 on 10/27/2005 12:01 AM >
| | | | Posted by totensiebush
How much do these cost, and have you used them at all? I am thinking of getting one for my 4D, but want to know whether it is worth it. Do they allow you to focus the beam like you can with the original bulb? If so, how well will they do tight spots? (ie with the bulb in it, my mag lets me get a relatively small circle, ie 1.5' or so at 20' IIRC). If they don't let you focus, how wide is the beam? |
The Everled is probably the best Luxeon LED Maglite upgrade "bulb". I recommend the Lambertian version, you should be able to get a tighter beam than with their standard side-emitting version. Diamond makes a few different LED upgrades too, but their higher-power models have a reputation for overheating.
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Logan
Location: Ra-Cha-Cha, NY
Gender: Male
We miss you Jerry
| | | | Re: Broken Maglite
<Reply # 9 on 10/27/2005 4:09 AM >
| | | | and if you use an LED your batts will last longer too. And yes, I think the 4D comes in Black, Blue, Purple....and I think I may have seen a silver somewhere once.
[last edit 10/27/2005 4:10 AM by Logan - edited 1 times]
Cogito Ergo Sum |
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Random
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Gender: Male
Partially Retired
| | | Re: Broken Maglite
<Reply # 10 on 10/27/2005 10:19 PM >
| | | | I think I've seen copper 4Ds.
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Logan
Location: Ra-Cha-Cha, NY
Gender: Male
We miss you Jerry
| | | | Re: Broken Maglite
<Reply # 11 on 10/28/2005 12:50 AM >
| | | | They have red ones too. And a US flag one, and some other US ones with the statue of liberty and stuff on them
Cogito Ergo Sum |
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