willrx
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Is anyone making a clickie for the Mini Mag LED?
Clickie tail switch for Mini Mag LED?
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Frenchyled
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Hey Willrx,
I received yesterday an IQ switch from Nite Ize, clikie switch and very nice product IMHO...you can find it here : http://www.lighthound.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1771
I hope this help you in your researches !!
I received yesterday an IQ switch from Nite Ize, clikie switch and very nice product IMHO...you can find it here : http://www.lighthound.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1771
I hope this help you in your researches !!
Frenchyled
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I don't know, I haven't a MAG LEd...But my miniMAg have a Nite ize led upgrade as well.
Maybe ask Lighthound about that.
Maybe ask Lighthound about that.
willrx
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IQ switch doesn't fit LED Minimag.
Shreklight
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I think the regular nite ize would fit I mean the on/off style, not the IQ. I put led drop ins in my mini mags and the nite ize tail caps I got at wal mart and they both work fine.
65535
Flashlight Enthusiast
Maybe a Kroll switch?
Flying Turtle
Flashaholic
The IQ switch will work in place of a Kroll, but the spring is too short for the MiniMagLED. Also there is something in the electronics that limits the current to the light. People have adapted it to the MiniMagLED and found it unsatifactory. I exchanged the Kroll in the 2AA tube of my Arc LSL for the IQ and found the light quite dim. It's possible the new version of the IQ has addressed this problem since it is being sold with the new 1 watt upgrade.
Geoff
Geoff
Frenchyled
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Yeah, you're right the Nite IQ switch is eating too much current 
Or it's only a regulation to provide more run time ? I have the Nite Ize std clickie too and it works well, but I still dunno for a mini mag LEd
Or it's only a regulation to provide more run time ? I have the Nite Ize std clickie too and it works well, but I still dunno for a mini mag LEd unbreakablecomb
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What about this one? http://www.niteize.com/productdetail.php?category_id=28&product_id=108
cbdudley
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How about this one? I just bought one, and I will try it out later today with the MagLED to see if it works correctly.
http://www.lighthound.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1524
http://www.lighthound.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1524
cutlerylover
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cbdudley said:
Alot of people like that oe because its simple and works good...I do not own one myself but from what I read its a favored tail clickie for the minimags...
Brighteyez
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I've used the Terralux switch, though it is not made for the MiniMag LED. You have to stretch the spring a bit, but otherwise it works.
I've also used Kroll switches. You can replace the spring with the spring from the MiniMag LED, but the trickier part is to use something to form the contact from the bared aluminum portion of the barrel to the spring that is on the side of the threads on the Kroll switch (thin copper strip or aluminum foil will work.)
I've also used Kroll switches. You can replace the spring with the spring from the MiniMag LED, but the trickier part is to use something to form the contact from the bared aluminum portion of the barrel to the spring that is on the side of the threads on the Kroll switch (thin copper strip or aluminum foil will work.)
willrx said:
TORCH_BOY
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I use the Terralux on my MiniM@G 2AA and its great,
With the Led MiniM@G you need the stretch the spring to make contact,
With the Led MiniM@G you need the stretch the spring to make contact,
frasera
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btw whats the best place to buy a terralux switch in cali?
shipping on such a small cheap part might really be a deal killer at some stores. guess i have to resort to the stretch method
i recently converted a minimag to niteize 3led, it was 7.50 at frys and came with a tail cap. kinda chincy build but its so much more convenient that the hideous twist on thing
shipping on such a small cheap part might really be a deal killer at some stores. guess i have to resort to the stretch method
i recently converted a minimag to niteize 3led, it was 7.50 at frys and came with a tail cap. kinda chincy build but its so much more convenient that the hideous twist on thing
I recently got a minimag 2aa led and found out my nite eze (not IQ) switch was too short to contact batteries. I machined a piece of scrap aluminium to make a short (about 1/4") dummy cell to act as a spacer. Works fine now.
BTW the loose button on the nite eze switch is just the plastic button covering the real switch. I took a dremel to the switch reducing the button exposure to prevent accidental activation when I broke thru the button and saw the blue plastic of the real switch. By carefully using epoxy to glue the remaining button to the blue switch part, all the wobble and looseness is taken out. It feels like a nice clicky now
BTW the loose button on the nite eze switch is just the plastic button covering the real switch. I took a dremel to the switch reducing the button exposure to prevent accidental activation when I broke thru the button and saw the blue plastic of the real switch. By carefully using epoxy to glue the remaining button to the blue switch part, all the wobble and looseness is taken out. It feels like a nice clicky now
frasera
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yea the switch is loose, kind of absurd that flip the thing upside down the switch drops down to double its height, thats a massive amount of slack. they should have added a dab of glue inside to keep it attached to the real switch, bad design.
wonder if its accessable from the other end?
where do you get "scrap" aluminum? heh
i got a dremel but i don't got that
wonder if its accessable from the other end?
where do you get "scrap" aluminum? heh
i got a dremel but i don't got that
frasera
You can get small (36") sections of aluminium rod stock at Home Depot. They come in various diameters. I'm a packrat by nature & neccessity so I pick up any metal pieces I see at junkyards or dumpsters for projects. My scrap pile probably weighs close to 1,000 lbs. I get alot of "cut offs" at metal suppliers. These are the pieces less than a foot and sold cheap.
You can probably find a piece at home depot thats close enough in diameter to a AA cell to use without turning on a lathe. just cut to size. allow some room to wrap with electrical tape on the sides.
You can get small (36") sections of aluminium rod stock at Home Depot. They come in various diameters. I'm a packrat by nature & neccessity so I pick up any metal pieces I see at junkyards or dumpsters for projects. My scrap pile probably weighs close to 1,000 lbs. I get alot of "cut offs" at metal suppliers. These are the pieces less than a foot and sold cheap.
You can probably find a piece at home depot thats close enough in diameter to a AA cell to use without turning on a lathe. just cut to size. allow some room to wrap with electrical tape on the sides.
