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Dave, the wire simply is the battery return wire.
It needs to plug back into where it started.
it mostly is a throwaway. They go together once.
I have several of them. I got them at the paint store for $8.95 if I recall correctly.
You usually see them at handyman type places at the checkout counter for a last second " gee that would be handy" purchase.
Why not try putting the wire back where it was originally and see if it works. If it doesn't, you've lost 30 seconds of time trying, if it does.... well, there you go.
(From the pictures, it appears the wire contacts the spring in the base which contacts the negative end of the batteries. That appears to be the path to the switch)
I tried that about 50 times from every angle. I think Jerry and as other said, it's a throw away. But I am waiting for a friend to come back from a trip to Canada ... he's my local "go to" electrical problem solver. I would get a real kick out of bringing it back to life, even if it is a $4 throwaway. How does it make the loop??? I guess just once.
14, now 15 responses to a "I broke my $4 flashlight" thread! Yeah, a couple are mine.
The wire (contact) goes here at the base and is secured by the end cap. Since the wire is straight this may provide a clue where it goes at the upper end. With the interest here I'm leaving mine alone and not messing with it other than fresh batteries.
Wow, Mike I am really impressed you found some just like it! How in the world did you do that? I like to think of myself as a really good researcher . . . and I really tried.
Right click on image and select "Search image with Google".
The hooked wire has some bends that don't show well in the first photo.
Shining a light thru the plastic body shows this wire enters the left hole of what appears to be a receptacle and another wire connects in a lower opening. I'm betting this is strictly press fit.
Note the position of the 3 big holes is the body. References to left/right/etc are orientated on them.
Neither my vision nor lack of 3 or 4 hands will let me get a camera in there in more focus than these but the wire and where it plugs in are shown in hazy glory. The bent wire on the left is the one that was pulled out rendering the flashlight inoperable, See if you can maneuver it back in that hole in the left and clip it to the lower edge of the flashlight tube.
. Leave the other wires alone.
Roach clip Hemostatic forceps may be able to squeeze in there. I'm guessing some highly skilled Chinese children put this wire in after the flashlight was assembled. Anyone with good eyes and small hands in your neighborhood?
07-20-2024, 02:21 PM
