Renzo on Oct 30, 2010 - 1:07 AM good light Send E-Mail Reply to Renzo Your Name: Your E-Mail Address: Message: >>Original Message on Oct 30, 2010 - 1:07 AM:<br>>>======================<br>>>"good light" D.B. Cox on Aug 22, 2010 - 6:11 PM I have one of these and I failed to check it often enough nand now I have a lot of batttery acid deposits from the D cells. Any suggestions as I would like to keep it for power outages. Thanks. Send E-Mail Reply to D.B. Cox Your Name: Your E-Mail Address: Message: >>Original Message on Aug 22, 2010 - 6:11 PM:<br>>>======================<br>>>"I have one of these and I failed to check it often enough nand now I have a lot of batttery acid deposits from the D cells. Any suggestions as I would like to keep it for power outages. Thanks." frank on Sep 30, 2009 - 6:12 AM Got one of these recently and it was in bad shape. There was corrosion around the beam bulb (PR12)requiring dissasembly of the reflectors. Learned that the bulb removes from the rear by removing the square base holding the bulb. Also one of the quarter turn black screws on the back was broken off, obviously by someone not familiar the fastener. For the question last year about the battery compartment, turn the screw in the opposite direction from the arrow on it till the slot is vertical with the back. Press down hard while using a small coin to rotate. If you don't have the finger strength to do this use a large a bladed screwdriver or butter knife for the purpose. To make this less likely to break, coat it with a vaseline for the next go round. I like to fix these old dinosaurs. Will be glad when LED replacement bulbs become inexpensive. Use AA battery adaptors to C and D sizes. Lighter, cheaper, and available. Send E-Mail Reply to frank Your Name: Your E-Mail Address: Message: >>Original Message on Sep 30, 2009 - 6:12 AM:<br>>>======================<br>>>"Got one of these recently and it was in bad shape. There was corrosion around the beam bulb (PR12)requiring dissasembly of the reflectors. Learned that the bulb removes from the rear by removing the square base holding the bulb. Also one of the quarter turn black screws on the back was broken off, obviously by someone not familiar the fastener. For the question last year about the battery compartment, turn the screw in the opposite direction from the arrow on it till the slot is vertical with the back. Press down hard while using a small coin to rotate. If you don't have the finger strength to do this use a large a bladed screwdriver or butter knife for the purpose. To make this less likely to break, coat it with a vaseline for the next go round. <br> I like to fix these old dinosaurs. Will be glad when LED replacement bulbs become inexpensive. <br> Use AA battery adaptors to C and D sizes. Lighter, cheaper, and available." Jim on Dec 27, 2008 - 3:18 PM Turns out that I have one of these, but the battery is dead. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to change the battery. There is no obvious compartment to remove. Can anybody help? Thanks! Send E-Mail Reply to Jim Your Name: Your E-Mail Address: Message: >>Original Message on Dec 27, 2008 - 3:18 PM:<br>>>======================<br>>>"Turns out that I have one of these, but the battery is dead. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to change the battery. There is no obvious compartment to remove. Can anybody help? Thanks!" Jon on Apr 2, 2008 - 6:51 PM We had two of these when I was a kid and they were awesome. Used them for camping, very dependable, very bright, easy to use. Nothing else has even come close to replacing them since they stopped making them. Wish I could find one for sale somewhere I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Send E-Mail Reply to Jon Your Name: Your E-Mail Address: Message: >>Original Message on Apr 2, 2008 - 6:51 PM:<br>>>======================<br>>>"We had two of these when I was a kid and they were awesome. Used them for camping, very dependable, very bright, easy to use. Nothing else has even come close to replacing them since they stopped making them. Wish I could find one for sale somewhere I'd buy it in a heartbeat."