yclo
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CR2 - It\'s the new black! Just add KL4
Seems like everyone is going CR2 these days, so I had to do one too. But with my limited tools, i.e. soldering iron + dremel, it's hard to whip up something from scratch. So I looked at (a part of) what I had...
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Second from the left is an Arc-optimized McLux battery pack that McGizmo was so kind to cut down and re-thread for me. Then I thought, let's do some lego-ing here. (The beauty of having the same threads)
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Well, the shorten McLux battery pack is really too short to even hold a CR2 in there. But I scaveged all the length there was and there seemed to be *just* enough room for it.
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I replaced the stock 5W led and circuit with a R2H and BB400.
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And an exploded view to show the relative lengths.
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While it's not as elegant as all the other lights shown recently, it works... And the KL4 reflector is really something!
-YC
Seems like everyone is going CR2 these days, so I had to do one too. But with my limited tools, i.e. soldering iron + dremel, it's hard to whip up something from scratch. So I looked at (a part of) what I had...
Bigger picture
Second from the left is an Arc-optimized McLux battery pack that McGizmo was so kind to cut down and re-thread for me. Then I thought, let's do some lego-ing here. (The beauty of having the same threads)
Bigger picture
Well, the shorten McLux battery pack is really too short to even hold a CR2 in there. But I scaveged all the length there was and there seemed to be *just* enough room for it.
Bigger picture
I replaced the stock 5W led and circuit with a R2H and BB400.
Bigger picture
And an exploded view to show the relative lengths.
Bigger picture
While it's not as elegant as all the other lights shown recently, it works... And the KL4 reflector is really something!
-YC