A thought about water resistant flashlights.

[Tombeis]

I have used alcohol to clean out Surefire 9N reflectors. I don't see why alcohol could not be used to clean any Surefire.

Alcohol will also help to dissipate water. So if your flashlight gets wet inside, including the reflector, dip it in alcohol, shake dry, then let it air dry.

The alcohol should eliminate the problem of vapor accumulation inside the flashlight after assembly.

 

[PieThatCorner]

Brightnorm-

I tried quite a few times (before finding the lens wipes) by using isopropyl alcohol on a soft reuseable cloth, but it was always hard to find an appropriate cloth that wouldn't leave behind a swirl mark on the MagCharger reflector. No problems with the SF reflectors, or at least none that I've noticed so far. I just don't know what it is with that darn Mag reflector. If you look at it wrong, it'll get scratched.

The lens wipes by B&L don't appear to be too soft, either - but the results seem to indicate that it's very gentle. Plus, they're easy to stow away for when I need them. How often do I need them to clean a reflector? Not very often... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

I suppose if you can find the appropriate cloth (baby face washing cloths seem appropriate) - it should work just fine.

-Jim

 

[Tomas]

I remember last summer when our maintenance guy "tested" his $1.99 Garrity 2D plastic flashlight by dropping it in the pool one evening. He wasn't about to dive in after it, so it stayed there overnight until one of the kids dove in the next morning and brought it up. It hadn't leaked and and still worked, uh, as well as it ever did ...

Now if only my >$100 high-tech light would just withstand a rainstorm ... *sigh*

-= MICROSOFT FREE ZONE =-

 

[Noah Monk]

<font color="blue"> just taking your own experiences into account isn't enough to justify the allegation that waterproof flashlights are an unnecessary luxury that most people don't really need.</font>

Allegations? Whoah, horsie! This ain't no court! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif I believe if your read my original post, you will find it addresses your situation. High humidity can play havoc with non-waterproof flashlights for sure. BTW, blow-dryers are great for speeding up drying process, as are ovens (preheat to reasonable temp, turn off, put stuff in, wait). Thanks for the thoughful posts.

nm

 

[chamenos]

alright nm, truce /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif the oven works fine for me though...i had to toast an M2 bezel in it once to get all the water out. you wouldn't believe how much steam came out when the water hiding in the bezel boiled off.

 

[Noah Monk]

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chamenos said:
alright nm, truce /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif the oven works fine for me though...i had to toast an M2 bezel in it once to get all the water out. you wouldn't believe how much steam came out when the water hiding in the bezel boiled off.

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Truce it is! Good discussion - thanks again. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsup.gif

nm