Tips for cleaning / maintaining your flashlight?

[deranged_coder]

After lurking on these forums for a couple of weeks trying to decide on a flashlight to get, I picked up a Pelican M6 (Incandescent) at a local retail store and so far, I have been very pleased with it.

But, having paid $60 for it (a drop in the bucket compared to what some of the flashaholics on this site have spent on their goodies, I am sure, but being a newbie I had a hard time justifying it to myself at the time) I want to know what is the best way to make sure my investment does not go bye-bye after a few months. So...

I have some Puretronics Contact Cleaner and ProGold G5 Connector Enhancer that I use when I muck around with computers. Is this stuff okay to use for keeping the flashlight electronics clean? I would suspect the answer is 'yes' but I want to be sure...

Also, can someone please recommend what sort of lubricant to use for the threads and O-rings?

If anyone can offer any more tips for proper care, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[fivebyfive]

After doing some reading myself, most people recommend using silicone lubricant. It won't crack or deteriorate your rubber o-rings like other lubricants. As for your other question, I'm clueless.

 

[thesurefire]

I really have no idea, personally I just wipe the threads clean with a klenx (the black stuff seems to build up for some reason) and put a tiny amount of silican lube onto the o-rings.

 

[MrBenchmark]

Howdy Deranged_Coder! Good choice on a first light - I did the exact same thing a year ago. I'd think the nyogel lubricant they recommend for surefire's would work well on any aluminum light. I think the stuff you want is nyogel 759G, which is conductive.

 

[omega]

deranged_coder ,

Make sure your PM6 doesn't stay under water too long. I played with mine in a swimmming pool... and that's how i ruined my first lamp assembly. :P

If you have the cordura holster, don't squeeze / crush the bottom portion (the one with the plastic ring thingie which prevents your flashlight from accidentally activating while inside). It's brittle and breaks quite easily.

I use silicone grease to lube the threads and kleenex to wipe the metallic dust that tends to accumulate there. Aside from that, it's a pretty low maintenance light.

-Omega