Any hints? Battery in Maglite went rampant

[art.robinson]

Hello Alex:

I had much the same problem with a laser level.

Over here there is a device for cleaning car battery terminals and it
has a circular wire brush on one end, which I used to clean out the
inside of the battery chamber. This still left the front contact and for
that I used a piece of emery paper glued onto the butt end of a drill
bit and rotated it with my electric drill. The whole thing is functional
now.

Good luck!

Art in TO

PS. How is the Princess?

-----Original Message-----
From: gpzlist-bounces at micapeak.com [mailto:gpzlist-bounces at micapeak.com]
On Behalf Of The Masons
Sent: 21 June 2009 15:21
To: Alexander Finger; Kawasaki GPZ1100 discussion
Subject: Re: Any hints? Battery in Maglite went rampant

Alex:
What make of cells are you using?  I know Energizer & Duracell have 
guarantees on their cells.  If their cells let go and damage your 
electrical/electronic device they will replace/repair it.  There is a
good 
chance that other well known brands (Panasonic, Ray-O-Vac etc.) have
similar 
coverage.
Energizer had my Eagle sonar repaired and replaced a Maglite (2 AA
unit). 
Don't toss the cells, as  they won't cover the guarantee without them.
If you have tossed them or they are some noname brand do as Charles
suggests 
with the baking soda and water. If you're getting bored waiting for that
to 
work put a little vinegar in --or not.  You can also use sodium
hydroxide 
cleaning solutions mixed with water--409, Fantastic.
Jim
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alexander Finger" <af at genevainformation.ch>
To: "Kawasaki GPZ1100 discussion" <gpzlist at micapeak.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 12:56 PM
Subject: Any hints? Battery in Maglite went rampant


>I was wondering why the mag lite with the new LED was so dim and I
could 
>not
> open it anymore..today I opened it with the right tools and found that
the
> battery hat lost it, lucky enough the bottom one (of three).
> It would not go out so I ended up drilling a hole in the battery,
putting 
> a
> screw in it and extracted it by getting a hold on the screw..but the
mag
> lite's tube is full of residue now.
>
> Any magic tricks on how to get the debris out of the mag lite?
>
> cheers
> Alex
>
>