I have a zebra light sc600ii with an lg 18650 stick in in. Happened before but was able to shake it out. No luck this time. I cut the wrapper and folded it up in sections and tried pulling the battery out with a pair of pliers. All the pieces broke off. The cell is fully charged and if I screw the cap on the light does not come on. This light has the pins on the cap not a spring and I think the cell is too long for this light
Any help appreciated
Don’t drill it! Very dangerous.
You might try a really strong magnet to help coax it out.
Not a good situation! Is the battery a button top? I would not drill a hole in the battery if you can avoid it. Have you tried to put the flashlight in the freezer for awhile and then try to shake it out? Or maybe put some silicone between the battery and the flashlight tube?
Yes, you CAN drill a hole… right up ’til the explosion occurs 
Turn ON the light to drain the cell first, then it will be safe to drill a small hole and use a slide hammer with a screw attachment to yank that thang out of there.
Sorry to hear this. The freezer idea sounds like it might work. Hope you get it out. If you do, I would advise not putting that brand cell in the light again.
Take a video when you do it 
I would use epoxy or jb weld to glue something like a wooden dowel to it and then try to pull it out.
Find a way to attach a paracord or some heavy string on the other end a swing it in circles really hard to centrifuge it out.
> Happened before
stop doing that! 
post a video on youtube, and send zebralight the link
ask zebralight whether they want you to send them the light
of if they want to just ship you something else in stock, based on the video alone
hurry
they might be going out of business 
Some good, and maybe not so good suggestions, thanks! I think I’ll try the jb weld first
The freezer idea sounds good.
Definitely epoxy and a popsicle stick.
I think I would try making a loop at one end of some 12/14 gauge wire and solder it to the top of the battery, and then try to pull the battery out that way.
Biggest issue here is going to be that he’s only got access to the bottom of the battery because the light is a unibody design. I agree with the epoxy ideas. Maybe freezer and epoxy. I’d see if you can drain the cell by connecting the negative end to the body of the light and leaving it on, just in case anything unfortunate happens.
If this ever happens with alkalines, though, feel free. It’s a bit messy but there’s no fire danger.
Yeah combination of freezer and epoxy sounds like the best idea. Good luck.
Will the battery shrink more than the tube in the freezer? Why?
Hummm super glue ads state that 9 drops will bond enough to lift a 5 ton car. So maybe give that a try?
Yeah but probably not bonding to metal.
Oh for bonus points, scratching the metal a bit with something (sandpaper, but idk if you can get to it easily?) should help with adhesion.
I have successfully removed stuck batteries by taping the light to the end of a broomstick perpendicularly to the the broomstick and slamming the stick against a table or something. The broomstick and light come to a stop but the battery keeps going.