Yeah, leaking battery. Ugh, I'd hate to trash it, this flashlight has been great.
I wonder if I poured baking soda water in there if it would neutralize and dissolve the acid? Then again the might damage it further 'cause it's probably not watertight...
If the battery had time to corrode the contacts, the switch mechanism has probably seen some of that acid, too. The baking soda would stop further damage. But, it wont rebuild the pieces that are corroded.
Buy another flash light and check the batteries more often with a meter. Buy a drill which is needed for a lot of events in the house. If you don't have the tools, you can't fix any problems like this that will occur from time to time. Be prepared!
At least go to the hardware store to see what kind of drills there are along with what kind of flash lights there are these days.
The web shows you stuff. But, they don't let you feel how solid something is. Some flash lights just don't last very long. Why is that? Open up a few that you have around the house and see how the switch turns on, how the batteries are held in there and how the contacts keep the batteries connected.
If you do the research, you will see why some flash lights stay together and some just fall apart because of cheap construction.
I've had a couple of those wind-up ones. They are fine for a quick glance at something in the dark. They don't stay very bright very long. If you need to do something needing light for a few minutes - like cleaning a wound or finding something that fell on the floor, use a battery-powered one. It's a pain to be winding the flash light while you're trying to see what you're doing. The battery stays charged for a few seconds - unless you wind it forever. Even then it's like 10-15 seconds of brighter light, then back to winding. You can't get to the original reason you needed the for.
By the way, I got my batteries yesterday... even though I bought them late Saturday night (took advantage of the free Amazon Prime trial to get free 2-day shipping). I knew USPS moved packages "in the background" on Sundays but I had no idea they accepted new packages on Sundays.
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I wonder if I poured baking soda water in there if it would neutralize and dissolve the acid? Then again the might damage it further 'cause it's probably not watertight...
Buy another flash light and check the batteries more often with a meter. Buy a drill which is needed for a lot of events in the house. If you don't have the tools, you can't fix any problems like this that will occur from time to time. Be prepared!
At least go to the hardware store to see what kind of drills there are along with what kind of flash lights there are these days.
The web shows you stuff. But, they don't let you feel how solid something is. Some flash lights just don't last very long. Why is that? Open up a few that you have around the house and see how the switch turns on, how the batteries are held in there and how the contacts keep the batteries connected.
If you do the research, you will see why some flash lights stay together and some just fall apart because of cheap construction.