Simple Eiger mod for keychain body.

[De-Lux]

I just received my Eiger wide #3 (No optic) in keychain style body. Awesome light. I came up with a simple way to add a bit grip to the body using Polyolefin heat shrink tubing. It worked pretty well so I figured that I would share with the rest of the group.

1/2" Polyolefin heat shrink tubing from local hardware store.

Finished product after applying the heat shrink tubing. Simply remove the head and battery then slide the tubing over the body. I then used a standard bic lighter to heat the tubing ( keep flame moving to prevent melting). I then trimmed the excess. Replace battery and head and that's it.

Gives it a bit more of a tactical look.

Peak Eiger with diffuser. The diffuser is a must have in my opinion. The diffuser also fits perfectly over the momentary tail switch to keep switch from activating while in your pocket.

Peak Eiger wide (older optic) with 10180 lug body next to Eiger wide (Newer optic) keychain style body with momentary tail switch.

 

[ninemm]

Really nice mod. In the pics the shrink wrap almost looks like leather to me. What charger do you use for your 10180?

 

[defloyd77]

You did a really good job on that shrink wrap, it kind of looks like those one aluminum and titanium/stainless penlights from those one manufacturers except for the beautiful shape of the Eiger's head.

 

[De-Lux]

Really nice mod. In the pics the shrink wrap almost looks like leather to me. What charger do you use for your 10180?

Thanks for the response. It took a lot of searching to find an adequate charger for the 10180 and the 10280 cells. I ended up buying a charger that is designed for 3.0 volt RCR123's. It charges at 100mA which is considered to still be too much for the 10180 cell but I monitor it very closely while being charged and has worked great so far. I make sure not to charge it beyond 4.2 volts. I pull it off the charger when it reaches 4.1 volts to be safe. Ideally you want a charger in the 20-40mA range but that is hard to find unless you want to tinker with a coin cell charger. Many hobby charges would also work great but were more than I wanted to spend. I will try to find the charger I have online so I can post the link for you.

 

[Curt R]

You may have trouble keeping the shrink tubing on the body. We always used to put some double backed tape
on a tube before shrinking to ensure that it doesn't move or slide over time because of constant handling.

Curt

 

[De-Lux]

You may have trouble keeping the shrink tubing on the body. We always used to put some double backed tape
on a tube before shrinking to ensure that it doesn't move or slide over time because of constant handling.

Curt,
Thanks for the tip. I will try that if I have issues with the shrink tubing sliding on the body. Thanks also for the awesome light and your time spent on the phone answering my questions. I love the newer optic and the output of the XPG.

Brian

 

[MWClint]

That looks really good!

 

[rider]

Thanks for the response. It took a lot of searching to find an adequate charger for the 10180 and the 10280 cells. I ended up buying a charger that is designed for 3.0 volt RCR123's. It charges at 100mA which is considered to still be too much for the 10180 cell but I monitor it very closely while being charged and has worked great so far. I make sure not to charge it beyond 4.2 volts. I pull it off the charger when it reaches 4.1 volts to be safe. Ideally you want a charger in the 20-40mA range but that is hard to find unless you want to tinker with a coin cell charger. Many hobby charges would also work great but were more than I wanted to spend. I will try to find the charger I have online so I can post the link for you.

The Didel bicha has selectable charging currents from 10mA to 140mA. Maybe a little overkill but it works well.

 

[De-Lux]

The Didel bicha has selectable charging currents from 10mA to 140mA. Maybe a little overkill but it works well.

Good to know. Thanks for the info. Looks like I found my next purchase. I like the fact that it is mobile in the sense that it can run off of batteries if need be. Imagine that, using batteries to charge a battery :laughing:.

 

[MWClint]

Good to know. Thanks for the info. Looks like I found my next purchase. I like the fact that it is mobile in the sense that it can run off of batteries if need be. Imagine that, using batteries to charge a battery :laughing:.

you could adapt it to run off a USB port as well. the Didel would easily
run under usb power specifications.