Help: spacer needed to reverse 123 batteries

[Klesk]

I haven't been around much, so I apologize if this has already been discussed; I searched, but didn't find anything.

Anyway, here's the story: I bought a Surefire P60L thinking it would drop in to my old P101 weaponlight. The P60L packaging says that it is compatible with, among others, 6V weaponlights. It did not work, and phone calls and e-mails to Surefire confirmed that it will not work because the P101 is polarity-specific. Surefire suggested turning the 123s around, but pointed out a problem: the normal "+" contact in the P101 is just a flat piece, but the "-" end of the 123 is ever so slightly recessed. So, when installing the batteries "backwards", the "-" contact of the battery does not touch the "+" contact point in the light.

Is there some kind of easy to find and/or ready made solution to this? I'm thinking about some kind of thin brass or steel sheet cut into a circle just smaller than the "-" end of the 123. I was originally thinking of a washer, but the distance to make up is so small, any washer of normal thickness would probably make the battery too long.

Please give me your suggestions, I'll really appreciate it. Thanks.

 

[PCC]

How about a small magnet?

 

[Fallingwater]

They sell small magnets exactly for this purpose, but you have to make sure they don't stick to places they aren't supposed to stick inside the light, or they can short the hell out of everything.

 

[Resqueline]

Cut a piece out of an aluminum or a tin can, or fold up a piece of aluminum foil to the required thickness.

 

[Klesk]

They sell small magnets exactly for this purpose, but you have to make sure they don't stick to places they aren't supposed to stick inside the light, or they can short the hell out of everything.

Do you have a source that you can point me to? Thanks.

 

[jzmtl]

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.4248

 

[metlarules]

http://www.lighthound.com/Magnetic-Spacer--16mm_p_1046.html

 

[Klesk]

Thanks for the links, now that I know what you are talking about, I found some of those magnets lying around the house. The magnets, along with the reversed 123s worked perfectly in my weaponlight. The only small drawback is that even the tiny bit of length added by the magnets makes the fit pretty tight. Thanks again for the help.