Surefire care and maintainance

I recently purchased a Surefire 6Z body on B/S/T. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I added a bezel, LA, batteries and tailcap and . . .

THERE WAS NO LIGHT! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

It turns out that there was oxidation on the edge of the
body where the tailcap makes electrical contact with the body.

No contact = no electrical path = no light!

A few minutes with some 600 grit wet and dry sandpaper
and flat piece of glass and all was shiny and new (and bright)./ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinser2.gif

Don't let this happen to you!

Take care of your flashlights and they will take care of you!

Anyone else have any helpful tips?


"Lux" /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink2.gif

the layer of oxidation must have been pretty thick...i haven't yet had any of my surefires crap out /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

This has happened to my 6P, but it was mostly due to too much grease and some oxidation. A thorough cleaning with a paper towel was sufficient to restore it though.

The aluminium did not have a thick "crust" or anything but
it was very dark in color.

It was very unusual!

Anyone else have any tips or stories?


"Lux" /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Did the 6Z have the ChemKote interior?

Some of the oldest Surefire's had the threads black anodized, like the rest of the body. A good cleaning, with a rag, and new coating of dielectric grease should have been sufficient.
oldgrandpajack

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Lux_Luminous said:
...and flat piece of glass and all was shiny and new (and bright

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Can you please explain the glass.

Thanks,
Brightnorm

Brightnorm,

The flat piece of glass is to provide a flat and sufficiently hard surface to rest the sand paper on, then the battery contact area on the body is then rubbed onto the (now flat) sandpaper.

Hope that helps.

-YC

Roger that Yclo!


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