Mag leaking???!!!

[zmoz]

I was bored last night so I went out and dropped my Mag 2D into the pool. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif The area it went into was only about 3 feet deep. I opened it up and poured water out of the battery compartment, and out of the head! What the hell?! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[jtice]

Yep, they are crap. Just about every one of them leaks around the switch. Thats what I hate about them... well other than that horrible beam of light they emmits. LOL /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon15.gif

I have found that for the MiniM*gs,,, if you put a thicker oring in them it helps ALOT. It makes the head alot tighter, so it doesnt have any play in it.

As for the switch,,, well its crap /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon3.gif so theres not much you can do. Except,,, I recommend ppl with mag mods with expensive components in them, to at least place some duck tape over the switch for outdoor use.

 

[Ginseng]

Oh yeah, that rubber cap over the switch might as well be made out of canvas. Consider it splash resistant but not waterproof to any degree.

Wilkey

 

[FalconFX]

I wouldn't even think it's splash resistant...

Do this sometime: take your mag into a shower, take a hot shower, and afterwards, see if the inside (not the outside) of the lens of the mag is fogged up and actually dripping... Some of mine do that all time...

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[zmoz]

Ummmmm...what made you take the flashlight into the shower in the first place? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

 

[Rothrandir]

because he's a flashaholic /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/twak.gif

i've put epoxy on the back of my mag switches on some mods.
i've also put lube there in other mods...

if using the epoxy, be careful with it /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon15.gif

 

[FalconFX]

I sometimes like to take showers in the dark... With nothing but a light...
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[chamenos]

the D and C cell mags tend to leak around the switch because the method of sealing it out against water is no different from the surefire non-lockout tailcaps. just remove the rubber cap, and use duct/electrical tape to seal it and you can take it into the swimming pool /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Ginseng]

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FalconFX said:
I sometimes like to take showers in the dark... With nothing but a light...
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I....don't know what to say.... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thinking.gif

 

[zmoz]

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Ginseng said:
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FalconFX said:
I sometimes like to take showers in the dark... With nothing but a light...
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I....don't know what to say.... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thinking.gif

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Same here...I'm not quite that addicted to light yet... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[NightStorm]

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zmoz said:
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Ginseng said:
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FalconFX said:
I sometimes like to take showers in the dark... With nothing but a light...
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I....don't know what to say.... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thinking.gif

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Same here...I'm not quite that addicted to light yet... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

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Turn around, walk away slowly and don't make eye contact. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Dan

P.S. A little RTV around the switch cover normally takes care of the "leaking switch blues".

 

[treek13]

I am not sure if the guy who dropped his mag in the pool because he was bored should question the guy who took his mag in the shower. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thinking.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/banghead.gif

Pat /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Rothrandir]

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FalconFX said:
I sometimes like to take showers in the dark... With nothing but a light...
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i've done that too /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Kirk]

I am surprised that you guys were amazed that water got inside a MagLite. We all know they "suck"! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon15.gif Just kidding! I have a couple of MagLites and they do well for what they are.
Kirk

 

[FoxMulder]

mags are great for letting neighbors borrow a light. Then your not worried about damage or loss /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Orcinus Orca]

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FoxMulder said:
mags are great for letting neighbors borrow a light. Then your not worried about damage or loss /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

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Correct, and your neighbor thinks he or she is getting a premium product...

 

[Bill.H]

Hey, be glad it was a Mag! You could have paid 15x as much as the Mag costs for an L4 and had that leak too. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif