cheap 2AA tube with clickie (P1D-CE)

rp42995 · Jan 17, 2007

I was just messing around with my P1D CE and for the heck of it I grabbed my streamlight jr luxeon took it apart and I took the PID head and it screwed it together installed 2 AA's and a little spacer batterries came up short and it actually worked. The retaining ring on the streamlight has the same threads as the Fenix, It looks a little silly but in a pinch could be used with AA's . I'm sorry but my camera is broken so no picture.

EDIT:used wifes camera phone

luminari · Jan 17, 2007

whaaa?? fascinating! i could totally use that for airsoft! Is it noticably less bright? At 2.4 volts for 2 Nimh AA's it sounds like it might be ok?

rp42995 · Jan 17, 2007

with 2 lithiums its real bright, even with nimh also

rp42995 · Jan 17, 2007

i just have the luxeon model,
and all modes work

luminari · Jan 17, 2007

this is cool... Do you know if it will work with a Streamlight Jr. (non LED)? I'm trying to find the cheapest way to get some tactical P1D CE action

Do the multiple levels work if you click on the tailcap?

Thanks!

wotblake · Jan 17, 2007

My P1D-CE works great off 1 AA alkaline.

Newuser01 · Jan 17, 2007

wotblake said:
My P1D-CE works great off 1 AA alkaline.

What body?

Mike abcd · Jan 23, 2007

rp42995 said:
I was just messing around with my P1D CE and for the heck of it I grabbed my streamlight jr luxeon took it apart and I took the PID head and it screwed it together installed 2 AA's and a little spacer batterries came up short and it actually worked. The retaining ring on the streamlight has the same threads as the Fenix, It looks a little silly but in a pinch could be used with AA's . I'm sorry but my camera is broken so no picture.

It looks like the Streamlight jr luxeon is easy to find under 430 and has a clickie. I'm surprised this hasn't gotten more interest.

How did the SL jr body make electrical contact with the P1D CE head? The Fenix body has a recessed "ledge" in the body that contacts the outer ring of the head but not the rest of the body. How well did the threads mate?

What did you use as a spacer? How big was the gap?

Thanks for posting this. I suspect run times would be pretty good on 2AA NiMH, probably close to double a CR123.

Mike

rp42995 · Jan 23, 2007

Mike abcd said:
It looks like the Streamlight jr luxeon is easy to find under 430 and has a clickie. I'm surprised this hasn't gotten more interest.

How did the SL jr body make electrical contact with the P1D CE head? The Fenix body has a recessed "ledge" in the body that contacts the outer ring of the head but not the rest of the body. How well did the threads mate?

What did you use as a spacer? How big was the gap?

Thanks for posting this. I suspect run times would be pretty good on 2AA NiMH, probably close to double a CR123.

Mike

the same edge is in the streamlight . the head screws in perfect some threads still show though. for a spacer i used a piece 3/8 copper tubing about 1/2 inch long. it worked like I said its does not look the best but works in a pinch

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