so, ive got this light. i love it, its a no name POS that cycles through all kinds of awesome colors, one of my faves. heres the thing, a battery leaked inside it! now it wont work, lame. any ideas or fix's for this? i really dont want to lose it. tia

Get a better flashlight

I'd say you take it apart and make sure there's no oxidation or damage inside. There's not much more you can do.

I did a web search and... it doesn't look fun

How bad is it?

Buy: http://www.amazon....=1332373229&sr=1-1 (or any other good de-oxidizer), open the flashlight, go to the board, and use this stuff all over it. I swear by the stuff.

im gonna try that deox stuff, thanks. i dont want a better flashlight, this one, as dumb as it sounds, holds sentimental value to me. it doesnt seem so bad now that ive tried scraping all the crap off, i think i just need a new battery holder-thingy. (dunno what theyre called)

Take some photos of what you're talking about so the resident flashlight nerds can help you out better with cheap replacements for the innards?

quit with your good ideas! be back with that in..

its one of these, the rest of the innards seem fine, i just need one of...


http://www.manafon...07a25970dc0b509559

those...anyone?

Posted by pryor quit with your good ideas! be back with that in.. its one of these, the rest of the innards seem fine, i just need one of... http://www.manafon...07a25970dc0b509559 those...anyone?

Try Deal Extreme

Agreed. Dealextreme will probably have something like that if you search long enough. I love those people and their infinitely slow shipping.

I have http://www.dealext...silver-3-aaa-2047> badass IR flashlight, and it looks like it has the properly sized AAA bit you're looking for.

If I were you, I'd just macguyver something up out of paperclips and duct tape. Always works for me

Posted by pryor quit with your good ideas! be back with that in.. its one of these, the rest of the innards seem fine, i just need one of... http://www.manafon...07a25970dc0b509559 those...anyone?

Go to auto parts store. O'reilly, auto zone, advance auto are good. Find the tray of 3xaaa led lights up front. Open one to see if the carrier is right. If not, try the next type. Then buy it. Costs maybe $4. Throw away the tube, or whatever. In future,avoid alkalines (alkaleaks) or watch them.

The $1 Harbor Freight 9 LED flashlight uses a holder that looks like that one. You probably won't find it cheaper anywhere else.

got a new battery thing, it doesnt fucking work. howsabout this...ill send it to one of you, and you try and fix it, and ill give you something awesome for your time and effort.