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jaids said:
Artic alumina has some very slight adhesive properties and I have found them to be sufficient until the soldering on the leads held it in place.
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Thanks for the response, but that brings up another, IMO more serious problem.
I bought my first Mag Light because they are tough and reliable.
An incident from my younger days illustrates the point. This was in the days before pepper spray, and some Northbrook, Illinois police officers needed to subdue a group of combative and vulgar insurance agents.
They used 3 and 4 cell Mag Lights to impressive effect as blunt force implements. I was glad I was not among the group.
Try that with your Eveready plastic creation.
If I had to worry about knocking the LED loose if I ever need a club, that removes at least 1/3 of the reason for owning a Mag Light.
Based on that, the Diamond replacement bulbs look better and better.
There must be a more secure way to fasten the LED.
Any ideas?
I dimly remember a post where regular epoxy mixed half and half with something (Aluminum Oxide?) was recommended. If I can find the post, maybe I'll try that, because it appears to retain more of the Mag Light's original ruggedness.