lanyard question

[spada]

How do I attach a lanyard to a Surefire 6p round body. I purchased an attachment ring from an online dealer and tried to use it between the body and the twisty tailcap but the thickness of the ring wont allow the cap to contact the batteries and the light wont go on.Any suggestions? Thanks Dave

 

[TITAN1833]

I should have asked what size ring you have,next post has answered you question better than I did the first time[edit]

BTW :welcome:

 

[Flash_Gordon]

The steel lanyard ring goes between the tailcap and the body. It should turn freely even with the tailcap tightened all the way.

Are you sure you purchased the correct ring? It would be included with the Z33 or Z34 lanyard kit.

Mark

 

[Beamshot]

I had the same problem with one I bought for a G2. I used a file to make it a little thinner.

 

[Ogg Vorbis]

I'm curious about the same thing... even to the stage of designing and making my own

Can i ask someone to measure the thickness of the standard surfire ring?

on the two 6P's i have there's a gap of about 2.3mm when the tailcap is fully twisted on.

Thanks

Dan

 

[Beamshot]

This is the one that I found here.

 

[Flash_Gordon]

The SF ring is made from round steel wire which is formed and welded. Mine measure 1.37mm in diameter. Too much bigger than that and it will bind.

Mark

 

[Ogg Vorbis]

The SF ring is made from round steel wire which is formed and welded. Mine measure 1.37mm in diameter. Too much bigger than that and it will bind.

Mark

What do you mean it will bind? i was going to make mine approx 2 - 2.2mm thick, and is similar in design to the one beamshot mentions at lighthound, which is 2mm thick.

0.1mm clearance should be plenty... i hope!

Dan

 

[yellow]

My modded 6P - mounted on bike bars - got water inside while driving in the rain
could for long time not understand, finally found it: it was that steel lanyard ring!
Removed it and now it is dunkable again

for lanyard make a loop, just a tiny bit smaller than the body is, surge with water, try to make the knot as strong as possible, put the whole thing over the body and push it up to where the head part starts.
Let dry and test

(then do all again, but with an even smaller loop)