finch10101
Newly Enlightened
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- Mar 14, 2010
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Thanks to Der Wichtel for this sweet kit, here are some pictures which may help others with the build.
Heres the finished light, nice. 4D M*g host.
5/64" or 2mm hex "allen" wrench to remove the switch
Here is the switch, removed, with the "tower" cut off (coping saw) with the ground and red positive wires attached with some quick connects
This is the switch's bottom end. On this particular mag there was a spring where the positive end of the batts connect. I carfully pulled the spring to make it longer and connect to the LiOns. Newer m*gs dont have a spring and you may have to solder something like a spring or some piece of metal to get good connection here.
Here is the business end all wired up. This is not bare wire, even if it looks that way. It is 22 gauge enameled wire. You must sand the ends, about an 1/8th in. or so, to ensure a good connection. Notice the one side of the p7 has a small dot near the die's which signifies negative. You can especially see this dot on the right hand p7. You cant see it at all on the bottom one...but it is there.
Almost done. I desoldered the wires Der Wichtel had for the led's and resolderd my enameled wire.
Here's the butt end, with the standard m*g spring cut in half. I used 4 Tenergy protected 18650's. Very simple solution to account for the extra length of the lions. Had to tighten the bend of the spring and bend it toward the head to ensure a good connection. Supprisingly, even though there are no "button tips" on these Tenergy cells, they conduct no problem.
I used this 3/4" ID tubing from the local home store as a battery tube. It is not by any means tight when you load the batteries, but after I screw on the cap, there is absolutly no rattle of batteries.
Finally here is a lame beam shot from my desk with aperture fixed. This is a normal 4D m*g.
This is a Fenix TK11 R2 single 18650 with claimed 240 lumens.
Here is the tri p7......
This thing is SWEET. It its pretty much totally flood...no hotspot. It will light up my entire 1/2 acre back yard, making me scared at night that neighbors will complain. Thanks Der Wichtel.
Heres the finished light, nice. 4D M*g host.
5/64" or 2mm hex "allen" wrench to remove the switch
Here is the switch, removed, with the "tower" cut off (coping saw) with the ground and red positive wires attached with some quick connects
This is the switch's bottom end. On this particular mag there was a spring where the positive end of the batts connect. I carfully pulled the spring to make it longer and connect to the LiOns. Newer m*gs dont have a spring and you may have to solder something like a spring or some piece of metal to get good connection here.
Here is the business end all wired up. This is not bare wire, even if it looks that way. It is 22 gauge enameled wire. You must sand the ends, about an 1/8th in. or so, to ensure a good connection. Notice the one side of the p7 has a small dot near the die's which signifies negative. You can especially see this dot on the right hand p7. You cant see it at all on the bottom one...but it is there.
Almost done. I desoldered the wires Der Wichtel had for the led's and resolderd my enameled wire.
Here's the butt end, with the standard m*g spring cut in half. I used 4 Tenergy protected 18650's. Very simple solution to account for the extra length of the lions. Had to tighten the bend of the spring and bend it toward the head to ensure a good connection. Supprisingly, even though there are no "button tips" on these Tenergy cells, they conduct no problem.
I used this 3/4" ID tubing from the local home store as a battery tube. It is not by any means tight when you load the batteries, but after I screw on the cap, there is absolutly no rattle of batteries.
Finally here is a lame beam shot from my desk with aperture fixed. This is a normal 4D m*g.
This is a Fenix TK11 R2 single 18650 with claimed 240 lumens.
Here is the tri p7......
This thing is SWEET. It its pretty much totally flood...no hotspot. It will light up my entire 1/2 acre back yard, making me scared at night that neighbors will complain. Thanks Der Wichtel.
. What about a charger? do you know of a good charger for these?
