Do I really need a Flashlight Cleaning Kit?
Of course I do.
When flashlight manufacturers package and send out a flashlight they often don't spend the time to clean up the threads on the inside and lube them properly. So I started smoothing them off and lubing them up. This makes the reassembly process so much more enjoyable to screw it together smoothly. Without the grabbing you feel from a rough set of threads.
My process for a new light....
- Remove head and tail from battery tube.
- Remove O-ring from threads
- Check for rough spots on inside and outside threads
- Sand with green scrubby to smooth out.
- Wipe with paper towel, use Q-tip if tight spot, interdental brush if even tighter
- Grease threads, O-ring divot at end of threads and O-ring with Q-tip
- with Super Lube
- Put O-ring back on, ensure outside of O-ring is still lubed
- Screw on cap or tail and enjoy the smooth action
- Double check the switch still works
- If excess lube, wipe off with a paper towel
In the kit above I keep the following....
- Bass Pro Shop Dry Box Equipment Case
- Files
- Tiny screwdriver kit
- Colored Tape for wrapping rattly batteries and logging last capacity test
- Zeiss Lens Cleaning Wipes for wiping off lens or other smudged surface
- Q-Tip cotton Swabs for applying grease or cleaning off residue
- Green Scrubbies cut into smaller pieces for tight spots
- Paper towel cut into strips for tight spots
- Interdental brushes(usually for teeth)
- Heavy Duty Electrician Scissors for cutting tape
For disassembling and modding flashlights
- Snap ring pliers to remove the retaining rings or the LED pill.
- Heavy duty electrician scissors for cutting regular and double sided tape
- Heavy double sided mounting tape used for attaching magnets to clips and tails of lights
- Engraving Table Vise for holding flashlight while sanding or drilling it.
- Yakamoz 10pcs Micro Taps Bits for tapping screw holes for screw on clips
- For soldering
- Tip Cleaner Kit
- SEEKONE Heat gun for shrinking shrink tubes around soldered wires
- Ginsco Shrink Tube Kit for shrink tubing exposed wie contacts and joining wire
- Liquid solder flux for pre-fluxing wire tips before tinning
- Soldering Iron Kit for wiring up drivers and heads and maybe charging boards.
- XYK Helping Hands Soldering Station
References not linked above....
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