I was just thinking about regulated vs. non-regulated lights and reading some of the old threads on this.
Then I had this idea.
How about building a regulator/step-up that is the size of a AA battery? Instead of dropping in a dummy AA as I've seen in some threads... this could be dropped into either a 4, 3 or 2 AA light (Tec 40, Brinkmann 3AA or Maglite)...possibly a screw driver slot to select the source voltage (1,2 or 3 AAs, Lithium/NiMH/Alkaline) and the output voltage for either an incandescent bulb or LED depending on what you've got? It'd give you the ability to add regulation to any AA light and run LEDs properly in any light.
I'd hate to give up a battery for a long hike or extended camping, but for a light to use around the house or for daily walks it might be a pretty cool accessory.
Anybody know of such a thing already?
Then I had this idea.
How about building a regulator/step-up that is the size of a AA battery? Instead of dropping in a dummy AA as I've seen in some threads... this could be dropped into either a 4, 3 or 2 AA light (Tec 40, Brinkmann 3AA or Maglite)...possibly a screw driver slot to select the source voltage (1,2 or 3 AAs, Lithium/NiMH/Alkaline) and the output voltage for either an incandescent bulb or LED depending on what you've got? It'd give you the ability to add regulation to any AA light and run LEDs properly in any light.
I'd hate to give up a battery for a long hike or extended camping, but for a light to use around the house or for daily walks it might be a pretty cool accessory.
Anybody know of such a thing already?