Thread: Stuck battery in 4D LED MAG-LITE

Strip the MAG down and soak in soda water, it should dissolve any corrosion holding it in.

Easo

Take the drill to it.

unscrew the reflector section and remove,
prise out the rubber switch cap and insert allen key to undo grub screw through centre of switch.
Globe and switch body should now be removable through front of torch,
insert drift and belt the living stuff out of the battery to get it out.

Thats from memory
but,
full instructions should be on the maglite site and will probably give more detail and allen key size.

Stevo

Originally Posted by sschmez

unscrew the reflector section and remove,
prise out the rubber switch cap and insert allen key to undo grub screw through centre of switch.
Globe and switch body should now be removable through front of torch,
insert drift and belt the living stuff out of the battery to get it out.

Thats from memory
but,
full instructions should be on the maglite site and will probably give more detail and allen key size.

Stevo

Cool was wondering how how to remove the switch.....

I starting to wonder if I should have stayed home instead of touring around with the kids

Umm no Allen key....a close inspection there appears to be a large circlip

Depending on your torches serial number...
THIS could be it

5/64 is the allen key size.

OK just read these instructions http://rivergum.net/general/maglite-dissasembly looks like I need to get the battery out first

Damnit

I job for home as I have belted the torch end on but the battery will not budge

I had exactly same problem with mine and stuffed it trying to get the battery out, went to the tip.

but the bicarb soda solution is one thing i did not try.

I'm actually glad it happened because I bought a new Olight SR50 LED torch which is so much better than the maglite its not funny.