Hi guys,
Just joined CPF today and I want to see if this is a thing. I've trolled around and can't find any mention of something like this, but please feel free to direct me to a similar thread if one exists. Also apologies if i didn't do the image correctly, I tried the practice post, but it hasn't updated yet.
I would like a 2xAAA light that stores the batteries in a side-by-side orientation. I don't like penlight style bodies, but I think I would like a configuration like a Spy 007 for EDC (without spending hundreds of dollars that is). I already know the obvious answer is to just drop a 10440 into a compatible 1xAAA, but that's just no fun. Not to mention the reduced run times compared to a 2xAAA.
So here's my idea. Take a Preon 1 with a clicky tailcap and chop it in half, then stick both parts into a plastic body as pictured below. Forgive my crappy drawing.
http://imgur.com/8hOWk1F
It seems like a do-able mod with a mill, or a 3-D printer. I figure make the plastic body a clamshell design with screws going through the body to retained nuts on the opposite side. The only thing I can't think of how to do is how to attached the pocket clip.
I'll be honest, I don't really want to do a mod like this myself. I was more hoping someone knows of a light similar to this that already exists (with the exception of the Spy 007 again). If there isn't anything out there that is close, I might try to make this, it'll be a good excuse to get Solidworks...
Just joined CPF today and I want to see if this is a thing. I've trolled around and can't find any mention of something like this, but please feel free to direct me to a similar thread if one exists. Also apologies if i didn't do the image correctly, I tried the practice post, but it hasn't updated yet.
I would like a 2xAAA light that stores the batteries in a side-by-side orientation. I don't like penlight style bodies, but I think I would like a configuration like a Spy 007 for EDC (without spending hundreds of dollars that is). I already know the obvious answer is to just drop a 10440 into a compatible 1xAAA, but that's just no fun. Not to mention the reduced run times compared to a 2xAAA.
So here's my idea. Take a Preon 1 with a clicky tailcap and chop it in half, then stick both parts into a plastic body as pictured below. Forgive my crappy drawing.
http://imgur.com/8hOWk1F
It seems like a do-able mod with a mill, or a 3-D printer. I figure make the plastic body a clamshell design with screws going through the body to retained nuts on the opposite side. The only thing I can't think of how to do is how to attached the pocket clip.
I'll be honest, I don't really want to do a mod like this myself. I was more hoping someone knows of a light similar to this that already exists (with the exception of the Spy 007 again). If there isn't anything out there that is close, I might try to make this, it'll be a good excuse to get Solidworks...