Sold/Expired Retro Surefire Collection

[2aitaliano]

UPDATE: KT2 Turbo head sold pending funds.

For sale is my retro Surefire collection. I'd prefer to let everything go as a lot to avoid excess shipping costs. Shipped price is 350:

2x SF 9N duty lights, several minor blemishes but otherwise in very good condition
SF 8NX duty light, like new condition
SF 8X duty light w/ basket weave duty belt pouch & spare bulb and replacement lens kit, minor holster wear
B90 battery charger
**I cannot confirm function of any of the duty lights due to not having any working B90 batteries**

SF 10x dual output Dominator w/ 3 batteries and 2 chargers
**Two of the three 10x batteries function, but will not hold a charge for very long. One of the 10x batteries is bad and no longer holds a charge. Bad battery is marked with a 'B'.

SF KT2-BK Turbo head for C/P bodies. LNIB condition. Box has been opened but head has never seen any use outside of function testing. Includes all packaging and manual.

 

[ebuchner]

Whoever got this should be aware that they'll need to rebuild the 10X Dominator battery packs sooner rather than later if they don't want NiCd juice seeping into every crevice of the light. The replacements I used are available here: https://www.batteryspace.com/custom-nimh-battery-7-2v-2700mah-sanyo-2xi3-a.aspx

 

[ABTOMAT]

All the 10X batteries were juicy and already had corroded terminals. The worst part was most of this stuff was sent loose in a large box and the chargers got messed up, one was destroyed. Haven't heard from the OP since he shipped it.

 

[thermal guy]

Not a bad price for the lot though.

 

[ebuchner]

All the 10X batteries were juicy and already had corroded terminals. The worst part was most of this stuff was sent loose in a large box and the chargers got messed up, one was destroyed. Haven't heard from the OP since he shipped it.

Huh, did it seep into the main head of the light? If it did, it should be pretty salvageable as long as the interior reflector surface isn't soaked. Keep the head and battery separate and I can can share my experience with rebuilding these packs if you like. Depending on how long they've gone while leaking, some of the corrosion may be more superficial than you initially think. It's really just one spiral retaining ring (gently pry out with screwdriver), two allen screws, some hot-melt glue (yields to mechanical persistence), snip some old spot-welded tabs, then scrub everything a lot with detergent and water. Reassembly is just the reverse with a fresh cell pack plus soldering and new wires for the charging leads

 

[ABTOMAT]

Not a bad price for the lot though.

Price wasn't unfair but I didn't expect to drop hundreds on a collection and see this when I open the box. The lights were wrapped in paper but everything else was loose.

Huh, did it seep into the main head of the light? If it did, it should be pretty salvageable as long as the interior reflector surface isn't soaked. Keep the head and battery separate and I can can share my experience with rebuilding these packs if you like. Depending on how long they've gone while leaking, some of the corrosion may be more superficial than you initially think. It's really just one spiral retaining ring (gently pry out with screwdriver), two allen screws, some hot-melt glue (yields to mechanical persistence), snip some old spot-welded tabs, then scrub everything a lot with detergent and water. Reassembly is just the reverse with a fresh cell pack plus soldering and new wires for the charging leads

The light head's OK. I'm probably going to just take the cells out and remove the corrosion to preserve the battery housings for the future. 10X doesn't really have any value right now and I don't picture myself using it much.

 

[ebuchner]

Price wasn't unfair but I didn't expect to drop hundreds on a collection and see this when I open the box. The lights were wrapped in paper but everything else was loose.


The light head's OK. I'm probably going to just take the cells out and remove the corrosion to preserve the battery housings for the future. 10X doesn't really have any value right now and I don't picture myself using it much.

Mega-lame that the guy wouldn't do the bare minimum for packing.

Yep, you're making the right moves for preserving them for future use. The leakage/corrosion is definitely worse than the ones I got a while ago, but looking at the ring contacts alone I think they've got good potential for when/if you want to rebuild 'em and put them back into service. Nickel plating is surprisingly resilient. The internal charging wires are for sure toast, but even when MB20s were being made those failed pretty regularly even without a leak.