3x123/2x150s body for McLux

Okay, I've been on a quest for a 3x123 body that could also accommodate a 2x150s Pila batteries. The stock McLux Powerpack is a little too short to fit, so I locked myself in the garage for a few hours. Here is the result:



I used a z41 tailswitch to allow me some flexibility to help compensate for the difference in battery length. The fact that I did not have to machine a tailswitch was also a consideration. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

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wasabe64 and balrog ,

are you planning to make one to fit the pila 168 or bare 1850 lithium. I would be interesed in it.. I have a lot of bare li-io 1850.

Only just came across this question today. Any SureFire E2 sized body should fit a Pila 168S, but not Pila 168A or a bare 18650 li-ion. The inside diameter of the E2 is 17.1 mm and the outside diameter of the 18650 is 18mm /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif. I am making some E2 bodies that are 17.3 mm inside diameter to better fit the Pila 168S but they still won't fit an 18650, obiviously.

That's odd. I run 2 150s cells in a 3 cell McLux body with no modifications required, except to the solder blob on the driver.

The vital gear 2X AA or 3X 123 tailpack would be a possiblity. I've got one right here and it seems to accept 3x 123 fine.

Balrog - Thanks for the link

kingkong - I've been thinking about that, but looking at the body, I'd be a little concerned about how thin the metal would be behind the threading for the head. You would only have about 1mm of 'meat' to hold the threading if you bored the body out to accommodate the 168a's battery diameter.

kakster - I didn't really want to push my luck and crush the convertor. The 2x150s configuration is 3/16" longer than 3x123, and a lot of force was required to screw the head down to the body. With the 2x150s batteries in place, there did not seem to be enough travel to completely seat the head before the batteries bottomed out.

cy - Thanks for the suggestion, I'll have to give that a try.