Comments on: How to disassemble a maglite

By: Don

Don — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 03:00:39 +0000

Thanks a bunch, your words saved me a bucket-load of effort. I was going after that ring and since I’ve been inside a mini maglite I knew it had to be simpler than what I was doing, so I thought to hit the internet.

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:00:50 +0000

Peter. . . Great job of explaining what had to be done. I purchased a 4 d-cell Maglight from Goodwill today for $3.00 and when only three D-cells would go in, I now knew why it was donated to them. The first cell was totally corroded and would not come out. I tried drilling it out and when that didn’t work I tried to take the lens system and switch assembly apart. That’s when I searched and found this article. Mine had the D serial number, so I located the right allen wrench and took it apart. It was a little difficult sliding down to the base because of the corroded remains, but it did come apart just as you stated. Cleaned out the insides, reassembled the switch and lens, put 4 D-cells into it, and it is just like new. Much cheaper than the $26-$43 internet pricing. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

By: Gerald

Gerald — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:46:52 +0000

Thanks!!!
My batteries leaked in my LED maglight and I could not figure out how to get the switch assembly out. Your advice saved my beloved flashlight.
Best Regards
Gerald, Canada

By: Russell

Russell — Mon, 10 May 2010 10:31:30 +0000

Worked for me!

We’re metric here, and a 2.0mm allen key did the trick. This was a great help, as I cleaned the light recently (without removing the switch) and didn’t realise how much gunk I’d missed!

By: mark

mark — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:52:39 +0000

your an absolute bloody fairdinkum legend spent many nights before camping trying to fix 5d maglight less than 3 mins with your help

By: Eric...(UK)

Eric...(UK) — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:06:13 +0000

GREAT ………….Easy when you know how.
I seem to be a member of a very large club…..for those who leave batteries in their ‘Mag’ and suffer the consequences….now managed to take it to bits and put things right.
Much cheaper than buying a replacement

Thanks again for you advice

By: Critter

Critter — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:29:05 +0000

The only thing you forgot to mention is that the allen key has to be inserted a very long way into the switch hole… A friend gave me a mag-light, and said that the switch was no good. After taking the switch out, and stretching the spring, I now have an almost new flashlight…. Thanks so much.

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By: Peter Gibson

Peter Gibson — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:20:22 +0000

Maglite that went to the bottom of the sea and back.

Just read your article. I found another article somewhere else with slightly better photos but this is quite adequate. Our Maglite went 1565m below sealevel! Yes to the bottom of the Atlantic near the equator (75Km off the coast of Ghana). It wasn’t planned that way but we were sending some equipment down and the torch was left on that. When we brought the equipment back up there was our Maglite. Amazingly the bulbs were intact! They had survived 2044psi that about 70 times the pressure in your car tyre!

The batteries were no good and all the contact surfaces were fouled up. The damage most difficult to rectify is the reflector. All the chrome has come off the plastic reflector.

The final part is the switch but it is different to both your model and the model of lite in the other site I found.

By: Javier

Javier — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:17:05 +0000

Oh how absolutely glorious of you to post this, I almost shot out the switch with my 9mm…it was definitely on my last nerve…