iTP A6 Polestar... How to disassemble head?

[Jack Reacher]

The only thing that's got me stumped with my A6 is how to get the head off the body.

Is the head threaded onto the body, or bonded permanently. I tried to gently unscrew it with just hand power — no go.

There's no specific reason I need to get the head off, but I'm intrigued that this could possibly be one of the only flashlights on the market with a fixed head.

Selfbuilt's excellent review doesn't seem to mention this issue one way or the other:
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=252484

The only logical place that I can see a potential seam is immediately between the lens end of the cooling fins and the narrow, circumferentially-grooved 5mm ring next to it.

Any thoughts guys?

—TIA, Jack.

 

[Chevy-SS]

I got mine off, but it was tough....

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[gcbryan]

Rather than applying too much pressure initially in these cases I usually stick the head in boiling water for a minute and then twist the head.

I don't have this particular light but it's a common problem. The hot water helps with the Loctite.

 

[Jack Reacher]

Thanks muchly guys...

I just about popped a blood vessel trying to unscrew this thing, but ultimately, I had to admit defeat! :sweat:

I don't wanna risk using any tools on it, as I don't have any real need to get inside it; was more curiosity. Which killed the cat?

—Cheers, Jack.

 

[biggerdog]

Yeah, I was sorta wondering how to change the switch boot when the time comes.

 

[gcbryan]

I've been watching this thread to see when it changed from "how do I open this light" to "how do I fix the problem".

 

[Jack Reacher]

I've been watching this thread to see when it changed from "how do I open this light" to "how do I fix the problem".

The head disassembly question is purely an academic one now, as its switch has spat the dummy!

And it seems that the switch isn't user-serviceable.

...knew I shoulda got the TK40. Obviously, one gets what one pays for in the LED flashlight game.

—Jack.

 

[gcbryan]

The head disassembly question is purely an academic one now, as its switch has spat the dummy!

And it seems that the switch isn't user-serviceable.

...knew I shoulda got the TK40. Obviously, one gets what one pays for in the LED flashlight game.

—Jack.

I don't know what "spat the dummy" means but I take it it's not good!

At $80 I don't think that's a cheap light. I'm sure it's a hassle to send it back to where ever you bought it but you should get it repaired/replaced at no cost.

Did the switch just completely quite working?

 

[jimmy1970]

I don't know what "spat the dummy" means but I take it it's not good!

At $80 I don't think that's a cheap light. I'm sure it's a hassle to send it back to where ever you bought it but you should get it repaired/replaced at no cost.

Did the switch just completely quite working?

'Spat the dummy' is an Aussie term for when a pissed off crying baby spits out his/her pacifier.