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Hello people, it is I, your resident breaker of all things indestructible, coming once more with something which you bloody well shouldn't do if you don't want to face the risk of completely buggering up your flashlight.
Today we'll be having fun trying to switch the boot on a Rotary as well as change a bezel, the bezel being by far the easiest one of the two things done today. You just unscrew the bezel and screw the other one on after making sure you get the o-rings and lens in order.
The pictures after that will show parts of the tailcap being taken apart just as before, and showing some dos and don'ts of this whole operation.
The white plastic disc isn't working on a Rotary, in case you figure you want to install it i'd be very careful to check and see if everything works ok before proper assembly. The PCB and holding ring comes out easily with some snap ring pliers, but be very careful with the PCB so you don't break it.
@Hogokansatsukan You might be interested in the boot itself, it feels swollen compared to the others i have now and it's bulged outwards. I'm no expert on rubber etc. but if i were to guess that it's not so much gas as one side of the boot having more give and the material expanding, causing it to start bulging since it can't just go out on the sides. It'd be worth checking a few of these boots and measuring their diameter after carrying them in a small net bag or similar in a pocket, just to see if different ones act differently after a few months.
Today we'll be having fun trying to switch the boot on a Rotary as well as change a bezel, the bezel being by far the easiest one of the two things done today. You just unscrew the bezel and screw the other one on after making sure you get the o-rings and lens in order.
The pictures after that will show parts of the tailcap being taken apart just as before, and showing some dos and don'ts of this whole operation.
The white plastic disc isn't working on a Rotary, in case you figure you want to install it i'd be very careful to check and see if everything works ok before proper assembly. The PCB and holding ring comes out easily with some snap ring pliers, but be very careful with the PCB so you don't break it.
@Hogokansatsukan You might be interested in the boot itself, it feels swollen compared to the others i have now and it's bulged outwards. I'm no expert on rubber etc. but if i were to guess that it's not so much gas as one side of the boot having more give and the material expanding, causing it to start bulging since it can't just go out on the sides. It'd be worth checking a few of these boots and measuring their diameter after carrying them in a small net bag or similar in a pocket, just to see if different ones act differently after a few months.
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