Baltic - Keychain body - sloooow - solution?

[Greta]

Originally posted by 22hornet on 8-25-07, HERE.

I guess I am not the only one who is struggling with the following:

My first Peak was a Matterhorn 3led keychain body. Because of the fact that the base of the body is a button with a spring, it always takes several turns to activate. (in contrast to an ARC AAA which is on or off with - say - a quarter turn of it's head.
So: ARC = fast to switch on/off, Peak is sloooooow to put on/off.

More recently, I got some lug-style Matterhorns, and these are far more user friendly, faster to activate.

The problem seems that not all Peaks can be had with a lug-style body, so my Baltic remains a PITA to switch on/off (turn turn turn turn turn turn turn, ok - switch off: turn turn turn turn turn turn turn...

)

Is there a solution for this? Something like screw you can put in?

Many thanks for any solution.

Kind regards and enjoy the weekend,
Joris

 

[Greta]

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BentHeadTX08-25-2007 09:46 PM
Re: Baltic - Keychain body - sloooow - solution?

It has to do with the spring loaded negative contact in the bottom of the body. I was thinking of drilling it out and running a tap through the brass fitting so I can run a stainless screw in it to take the place of the spring. Yes, I'll make sure the tip will be very smooth thanks to my Dremel.

22hornet08-26-2007 04:23 AMRe: Baltic - Keychain body - sloooow - solution?

I think Peak should sell such plugs for their keychain models. It would make a lot of sense and I guess it is not difficult for them to manufacture.

Kind regards,
Joris

LED_Thrift08-26-2007 06:13 PMRe: Baltic - Keychain body - sloooow - solution?

Have you considered getting one of the optional momentary switches? I find them very useful for my Peak lights. They allow you to turn the light on very quickly & easily.

22hornet08-26-2007 08:33 PMRe: Baltic - Keychain body - sloooow - solution?

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Originally Posted by LED_Thrift (Post 2058589)
Have you considered getting one of the optional momentary switches? I find them very useful for my Peak lights. They allow you to turn the light on very quickly & easily.

Hello,

My Baltic has a momentary switch, as most of my Peaks do. It is the very same problem with the momentary switch as with the standard keychain setup: you also have the spring loaded button at the base that calls for several turns before switching on or off.

I also found the momentary switch not to work well with Matterhorns and Baltics(1AAA): poor contact and flickering. They work well however in my Pacific 2AAA, McKinley and Mediterranean.

Kind regards,
Joris