Maratac AAA problem?

[boss429]

My Maratac AAA irradically flashes before turning on -if it turns on then it may skip from medium to high(M-L-H is normal) or will pulsate/flash before settling on a power. If I really crank down on it usually works OK but not up to par.Tried new batts/cleaning. Any suggestions?

 

[Dan FO]

I'd give it a good cleaning. Remove the spring and clean everything out with a Q-Tip and alcohol. Clean the threads and the inside of the head the same way (not real wet, just damp) then relube and give it a try.

 

[march.brown]

Take the spring out of the body and stretch the wide end to make it a tighter fit in the tube ... The iTP A3 can suffer the same problem.
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[jtivat]

Make sure and use a conductive lube.

 

[Patriot]

If the other suggestions do not help, remove the head, place the body open end down on some 400 grit or finer sand paper and give it a couple of twists. This will true up the mating face and usually allows for improved contact.

 

[boss429]

Thanks all!
I just went down the posts trying each one - all had a slightly addative positive effect until I got to Patriot's post(sand the body end) which had the most positive effect.
Looks like sanding the body flattened the contact area enough to give it a new contact position with the PC board which must have been worn from the realativly sharp factory body end wearing on the contacts.
Works absolutely like new!! Thanks again.+++++

 

[1138]

Do you use one hand or both hands to twist it? I find that with the ITP, doing one handed twisting will result in flashing because I can't twist it down hard enough to avoid a momentary loss of contact when I turn it on.