[MRCA] MX-991\U “Moonbeam” Flashlight Flicker

[B. Smith]

Weakest connection is the bottom battery minus connection spring and its 
strap connector leading to the bulb housing,
Z

On 1/3/2023 10:19 PM, Christopher Bowne wrote:
> Just wondering if anyone on the reflector has any suggestions on curing the more than annoying propensity of the classic military 90 degree angle head flash lights to go into flicker mode, almost every one of them
> I’ve ever had or currently have will often go intermittent.  I’ve taken them apart, cleaned and adjusted the contact spring and spring tabs.  Most will work ok for a little while but then go intermittent again, typically while outside on a dark night.  Short of soldering in jumper wires and connectors around the spring tab contacts, any other ideas?  It seems to me that the weakest and moist troublesome link is the spring tab that contacts the back side of the reflector bowl.
> I tried a general Google this subject, didn’t find much, did find someone ask the same question on what appeared to be a flashlight forum, but there were no replies.
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> 73 de Chris AJ1G Stonington CT
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