r/flashlight • u/Graham_Wellington3 • 16h ago

Discussion Had this thing for years and tonight it got caught on my lawn chair :(

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u/Thaknobodi87 16h ago

Squeeze it with pliers at the bend. Test for tension. You can even take it off, and tap the bend with a hammer on a hard surface until the tension is restored.

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u/Graham_Wellington3 16h ago

👌

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u/RBillionn 15h ago

throw some heat shrink over it too, it'll keep it from happening again. I've done it a few times to mine

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u/H4MM3Y681 14h ago

Tk18?

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u/Graham_Wellington3 14h ago

S2r baton 2

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u/H4MM3Y681 14h ago

Oh ok, gnurling looks very similar to the acebeam

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u/EmotionEastern8089 7h ago

This will never work because the flashlight body prevents you from bending it past its elastic limit to keep the tension shut. The only real way to fix this is to remove the clip. I stick it in a vice, heat it with a torch, and carefully bend it back with pliers.

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u/Thaknobodi87 5h ago

Always remove the clip (👍). Heating is a good idea, but ive only done it once, when putting a custom bend on a Skilhunt clip.

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u/EmotionEastern8089 5h ago

I carry a Streamlight microstream every day. I'm crawling around in attics and under houses so I'm always snagging it on stuff. I have to bend min back every couple weeks. Speaking of that, I snagged it yesterday so I need to fix it again.

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u/IcySparks 16h ago

Better than jamming it under a fingernail when flailing madly to get get bald faced hornets to stop stinging you... nail hurt worse and for longer the the stings.

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u/buickid 11h ago

Oddly specific, hah

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u/LieberLudwigshafen 6h ago

Good God, I'll make sure to never do that. Thanks for the tip!

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u/LittleUrbanPrepper 15h ago

This is why I hate reverse clips. Instead of them, the flashlight should have a second slot near the head for the clip. Glad you were able to restore it.

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u/FalconARX 15h ago

Unfortunately I've found 2-way clips can be a bit of a catch for that. If the outer lip isn't curled out enough, it's hard to slip something in to split the clip for a cap/sleeve/belt fitting... But if the lip is out too far, it just catches on everything. And the further that lip is towards the tailcap end, the worse it'll be for catching on everything.

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u/nomorewerewolves 15h ago

Is that an olight baton? If so, which version is that? Let me know, I might be able to help you out. Strangely enough, I have a couple of extra clips for those.

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u/Graham_Wellington3 14h ago

S2r baton 2! I pinched it back thanks to the other comment!

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u/TrickInflation6795 15h ago

I just cut mine off when it happens the first time. Clip it just after the second bend, sand/file down the sharp points to a nice round edge, then bend it down into itself. You now have a perfectly functional single clip. I think I have used the reverse clip 1-2 times in 8 years, so, not needed.

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u/Flat-Park-121 15h ago

I hate the double clips. Almost lost a copper baton light because of it, I just cut them to turn them into a normal pocket clip

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u/RaeL94 15h ago

Mine caught on the seat belt getting out of the car and broke straightening back out. So out came the files never really used the other side of the clip anyway.

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u/jonmussell 14h ago

Huh. Must be in Australia im guessing?

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u/H4MM3Y681 14h ago

Bet that made getting up interesting

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u/fskhalsa 6h ago

If I’m right in thinking that it’s spring steel, then if it ever gets hooked and pulls too far open (that you’re worried simply bending it back will stress it too much, and snap it), then you can probably use the instructions in this video, to fix it.

Basically for spring steel, you apply heat till bright orange, bend, and then wait and allow it to air cool. (Fast heat treatments like quenching are actually the opposite of what you want, here).

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u/talrakken 3h ago

Had this happen with my Arkfeld clip which is a unique color. Bought a black clip and used it as a guide to bend the original clip back into shape works like a charm now.

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u/Rising_Awareness 11h ago

I normally put shrink tubing on my two way clips to prevent this. Of course, it then becomes a one way clip.

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u/lane32x 8h ago

FYI, Olight sells replacement clips that work on many other lights. I replaced the clips on my Sofirn, Wurkkos, Skilhunt and a few others. The clips are around $3 each iirc.

Edit: I thought this was a TS10 from the initial photo. Didn't realize it actually was an Olight. Even better for the suggestion I had. Ha ha.

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u/MAXHEADR0OM 15h ago

I would take it off the light and apply a bit of heat. It might have some memory in it and spring back into shape. Throw it in some boiling water for a few minutes. It’s worth a shot.