Kitchen Panda
Enlightened
This evening at a family supper my brother in law handed me his Quark AA2 and said it had become quite flickery and undependable, changing modes at whim and not staying lit. I dismantled the light tonight and polished all the threads, and used my snap ring pliers to remove the switch and polish the threads in the caps. The light is 100% better now, smoothly changing between modes and staying lit when switched on. What a relief! I was worried we'd have to send it to whoever handles Quark warranty work.
I would like to treat it to some DeOxIt or something of that kind, but I'll have to lay in a supply - this was the sort of thing I could borrow from the instrument shop at a former employer, but that was years ago.
I have nearly the same light - bought just after the name changes so mine is marked QP2. This was the cause of a massive search of the camper one time when we were staying with the in-laws at the lake - I picked up the AA2, thinking it was my QP2, and put it in my pocket. When brother -in law couldn't find his light, we searched high and low till I realized I was carrying *two* flashlights.
I must say, his light shows much more signs of use than mine. I must explain to him that flashlights are supposed to be kept pristine on the shelf, only used for white wall hunting, then carefully returned to storage.
Bill
I would like to treat it to some DeOxIt or something of that kind, but I'll have to lay in a supply - this was the sort of thing I could borrow from the instrument shop at a former employer, but that was years ago.
I have nearly the same light - bought just after the name changes so mine is marked QP2. This was the cause of a massive search of the camper one time when we were staying with the in-laws at the lake - I picked up the AA2, thinking it was my QP2, and put it in my pocket. When brother -in law couldn't find his light, we searched high and low till I realized I was carrying *two* flashlights.
I must say, his light shows much more signs of use than mine. I must explain to him that flashlights are supposed to be kept pristine on the shelf, only used for white wall hunting, then carefully returned to storage.
Bill