fugleebeast
Newly Enlightened
Hey all.
Recently I posted some pictures of ROP beamshots comparing the cheaper 3AA-1D battery adapters to the FM 6AA-2D adapter. I had always assumed that the resistance issue was overrated and it wasn't worth the extra expense. My test showed me that I was wrong with my assumption.
After the test I decided to tackle some of the resistance fixes and see if I could notice a difference. With this picture, I played around with the camera settings to make it appear as natural and real as possible. Please note that once again, the hotspot on the brighter light is exaggerated a bit by the photo. However, the difference is still very apparent.
This picture is of 2, 2D mags. Both have the exact same guts. Boro lens, Kai MOP reflector, ROP LOLA, 2 Kai adapters, 6 Eneloops. I've decided that the Kai adapters are best used with the LO bulb so that's why I did this test. That's my personal preference. YMMV.
The only difference is that I've done the following to the flashlight on the right:
Deoxit to all contacts on Kai adapters,
Tail cap spring fix using some de-soldering wick,
Took the switch out and used Deoxit on all the contact points,
Ran some de-soldering wick through the spring in the switch.
As you can see, the difference is very apparent. I was very happy with the result.
I realize that this isn't the full resistance fix on the switch. I decided to go very low tech on the fixes because there are some of us out there who are crap with electronics, myself included. All the fixes were done without soldering. I wedged the wick through the tailcap spring and did the same with the switch spring.
The complete list of tools I used:
De-soldering wick,
5/64 hex,
kitchen scissors (to cut the wick)
a couple butter knives (to work the wick into the springs)
Deoxit
It took probably 20 minutes because I had to figure out how the switch worked. If I can do it, anybody on here can do it and it's well worth the time! The end result is a ROP LO that cost about $60 to make (including the Mag). Tough and durable, rechargeable batteries, more than enough light for most tasks, and should have pretty good runtime.
Many thanks to the people on this forum!
I still don't know much about flashlights but I know a whole lot more than I did a couple months ago!
Recently I posted some pictures of ROP beamshots comparing the cheaper 3AA-1D battery adapters to the FM 6AA-2D adapter. I had always assumed that the resistance issue was overrated and it wasn't worth the extra expense. My test showed me that I was wrong with my assumption.
After the test I decided to tackle some of the resistance fixes and see if I could notice a difference. With this picture, I played around with the camera settings to make it appear as natural and real as possible. Please note that once again, the hotspot on the brighter light is exaggerated a bit by the photo. However, the difference is still very apparent.
This picture is of 2, 2D mags. Both have the exact same guts. Boro lens, Kai MOP reflector, ROP LOLA, 2 Kai adapters, 6 Eneloops. I've decided that the Kai adapters are best used with the LO bulb so that's why I did this test. That's my personal preference. YMMV.
The only difference is that I've done the following to the flashlight on the right:
Deoxit to all contacts on Kai adapters,
Tail cap spring fix using some de-soldering wick,
Took the switch out and used Deoxit on all the contact points,
Ran some de-soldering wick through the spring in the switch.
As you can see, the difference is very apparent. I was very happy with the result.
I realize that this isn't the full resistance fix on the switch. I decided to go very low tech on the fixes because there are some of us out there who are crap with electronics, myself included. All the fixes were done without soldering. I wedged the wick through the tailcap spring and did the same with the switch spring.
The complete list of tools I used:
De-soldering wick,
5/64 hex,
kitchen scissors (to cut the wick)
a couple butter knives (to work the wick into the springs)
Deoxit
It took probably 20 minutes because I had to figure out how the switch worked. If I can do it, anybody on here can do it and it's well worth the time! The end result is a ROP LO that cost about $60 to make (including the Mag). Tough and durable, rechargeable batteries, more than enough light for most tasks, and should have pretty good runtime.
Many thanks to the people on this forum!
I still don't know much about flashlights but I know a whole lot more than I did a couple months ago!
