glockboy
Flashlight Enthusiast
Then use the clothes hanger wire with bubble gum at the tip.
I can see part of the missing light through the seems.
I can see part of the missing light through the seems.
Clothes hanger just gets stuck. Shark Vacuum was a fail.Then use the clothes hanger wire with bubble gum at the tip.
Clothes hanger just gets stuck. Shark Vacuum was a fail.
Hose-magnet is an interesting idea, and I see some sort of clasping snakes on Amazon, but I'm not spending $30 to retrieve a $30 light unless the NiMH eneloop is a fire hazard back there.
Annoyingly, if she had put it down one of the lower two tubes, I could easily retrieve it from the bottom grill which is removable, but the upper two tubes have an iron plate at the bottom. [emoji30]
Green arrow is the tube it's stuck down, red arrow is the seam thru which I can see the split ring
Tried with a clothes hanger wire, just gets stuck. It's a very thin vent tube, unfortunately.Wait... It has a split ring attached? Why not taking a metal wire, make a hook on its tip and "fish out" the light?
Thank you. This bit is the rub. We moved recently, that radiator was at a house owned by a relative and I still do need to figure this out before winter. I believe it is a steam system, the radiators in the rest of the house are the type with those circular vent valves with +/- on them.Not sure if you resolved yet. I did HVAC for 20+ years...
I dont know what happens to an eneloop under heat.
I emailed Panasonic, but I suspect for liability's sake they'll tell me to pay to have it removed.Lots of NiMH MSDS info available with a websearch ....
This should work; NiMH batteries contain enough ferrous (or at least magnetic) material to be attracted to a strong magnet even through a flashlight body. A good source for high-strength neodymium magnets is United Nuclear Supply. (Don't worry, the shipping label says UNS, not United Nuclear... the USPS won't be afraid to deliver your package.) I would use a wiring fish rod with the hose, to make sure I could get the magnet to the nearly-departed Fenix. (After all, you can't push a rope, as the saying goes.)One other alternative which could possibly work is stick a magnet inside a hose with a string on it so you can lower it to the light and use the hose to keep it from sticking to the radiator.
This should work; NiMH batteries contain enough ferrous (or at least magnetic) material to be attracted to a strong magnet even through a flashlight body.
There are flexible "claw" devices sold at most auto parts stores for less than $10. The flexible shaft gets close to the light, open claw, advance, close claw.pull the light out. You can buy a flexible camera to guid you if needed(less than $20 from China, Harbor Freight sells them too, more expensive though).