SPY Speed Loading Batteries

[Edwood]

Thought I'd share how I swap batteries with my SPY 007. I keep CR123's in pairs in those old Kodak Advantix film canisters. Keep them flip flopped, where one is positive side up, and the other positive side down. When you need to swap batteries, remove used batteries, pop the top off of the Advantix canister, squeeze the sides of the canister, align with the SPY battery opening, and drop the batteries in.

Just like that.

Oh, and reverse polarity protection of the STFu board covers you if you put them in wrong.

Just another fun tip for the SPY's.

YouTube Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi6_w53UZDw

High Def Vimeo Video
http://www.vimeo.com/1719759

-Ed

 

[Data]

That would be cool to see that in a video. :twothumbs What do you use to pop the battery cap?

 

[karlthev]

Uh what model speed loader do you keep your bullets....errrr...Kodak Advantix film canister 123s in, a Galco??



Karl

 

[greenLED]

What do you use to pop the battery cap?

If you mean the battery cap of the Advantix canisters, it's a matter of squeezing the sides of the container.

 

[Data]

If you mean the battery cap of the Advantix canisters, it's a matter of squeezing the sides of the container.

Thanks green, I have never seen one.

 

[Edwood]

That would be cool to see that in a video. :twothumbs What do you use to pop the battery cap?

Heheh, I'll whip out my camcorder and post it up on YouTube later.

I use my PDA Phone's Stylus to pop the 007's battery cap.

The Advantix film canisters have a tab that you can use to pop them off with your thumb. Very easy.

 

[Edwood]

You can usually get Advantix film canisters for free, by just asking your local One Hour Photo place.

 

[Edwood]

Uploading to YouTube and Vimeo High Def right now.

*Edit- Put links in first post. YouTube is up now, Vimeo is still processing.

-Ed

 

[ibcj]

Cool video Ed ! :thumbsup: Seems as though the canister is the perfect size for two batteries. Does anybody even use Advantix film anymore ?

 

[Edwood]

Vimeo video is up.

 

[Data]

LOL, you may be the fastest 007 loader in the west! Thanks for the video, that was great. :thumbsup:

 

[Rudi]

Eight seconds!
Probably impossible with any other flashlight.

 

[Edwood]

Eight seconds!
Probably impossible with any other flashlight.

I can do it even faster, I went slower to show how it's done better.

Pretty easy to speed load other multicell lights with the batteries inline, rather than side by side, but it's the SPY's battery door that makes all the difference in speed. Others take a lot longer due to having to twist them on and off.

There really is no other flashlight that matches the speed, precision, and fun of the SPY's. :thumbsup:

 

[brighterisbetter]

Nice vid, that is my first time seeing a Spy power on, all I've seen before this were still pics in other sub-forums. Now I really want one!!!