mag 1aa?

Rothrandir

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what's this?
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it seems as if imagestation is darkening my pictures /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

can it be that maglite has come out with a 1aa minimag while we weren't looking?

no...but i did /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

the idea was to see what it would look like (rather nice i think...my sister would call it "cute"), and to make the light a little (lot!) smaller.

i don't have a madmax (yet...), but i designed this light with that in mind.
with a cuttoff voltage of .8 for the madmax, it should last quite a while on a single cell, and provide good illumination from a small source.

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pm sent /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 

jkthomson

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did you just measure exactly the length of a battery, and hack it off the end, and re-tap?
 

Rothrandir

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pretty much...

actually, i took off a little less than a batteries worth, then tapped, then size it down. this insures that it works optimally...i don't trust all that measureing stuff...i test-fit my work /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 

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It's ALIVE!!!!!! You done it. You know, that would get decent runtime with a solitaire bulb.

I am interested in seeing how the MM does in that. I am also curious how the MM would do with a single NiMH.
 

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5/8-28 tap

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Could someone decipher this for the technically challenged (me) please?
 

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Five eighths of an inch, 28 threads per inch, tap.

That is sweet. It will work well. I have run my new MadMax+ Q3s from one AA NiMH, and they are plenty bright for a light this size.

Good work!

I'm next!
 

Ginseng

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Sweet! That looks totally pro. I wonder if it would be capable of running the Opalec Newbeam?

PayPal sent!

Wilkey
 

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Wilkey,
According to Opalec FAQ, the red low-battery indicator comes on at 2.0 volts, and the reserve function kicks in at 1.8 volts. One AA cell isn't going to do much for the Newbeam.

Kerry
 

Rothrandir

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it seems as if there might be some interest in this light...

i think i'll post it in the bst, and when i get my madmax (they're backordered until july 10 /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif ), i can make another one /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 

Rothrandir

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guess not /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

i can't really use it until i get a madmax anyway... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon3.gif
 

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If you can afford them, the CRV3s made by Duracell, the ones RadioShack rebranded, and the Everady ones made in Japan!!!! can be stripped to yield 2 3V, 1500mAH, AA lithium cells. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
(Edited: Yes AA, not AAA.)

Larry
 
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