modamag
Flashlight Enthusiast
Alright, I'm finally got around to knock this off my to-do list.
I also tried to documents a bit for those who are pursueing the same thing.
I followed lambda's instruction with some changes.
Sorry for the poor pictures, still practicing /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Level of difficulty 4/5
Total time required 2 hours.
=== Parts List ===
Mag Solitaire
Lambda's Micro-Pill
1/4" Acrylic rod
Dremel & cutoff, grinding, carving and sanding bit.
Caliper
7/32" (5.56mm) drill bit
1. Using my Dremel at the lowest speed setting I used the carving bit to open the hole slightly. Then "hand" drill the reflector with the 7/32" bit to get it to the Luxeon LED size. Then I just washed the head with pressure water to get all the filling out and left it in the sun to dry. <font color="green">15 minutes</font>
2. Again with the Dremel carving bit, I started boring the Solitaire head 0.1mm at a time by the time I finished it was 9.8mm - 9.9mm. Yes, the wall is really, really thin, but it's enough, thank goodness. The widest part on my Micro-Pill was 9.6mm due to the opposing resistor. Afterward I sand it just a bit to smooth things out. <font color="green">45 minutes</font>
3. As for the Micro-Pill I used my Dremel with grinding bit and started triming away. When I finished there was less than 0.4mm of trace left. I was quite worried of the negative contact. <font color="green">15 minutes</font>
4. For the spacer I needed 6.5mm total. I cutted a 6mm section and sanded so it would be pretty flat. I then drilled a hole directly in the middle for my conductor. The first spacer I made I used some connector pins with solder top. It was a piece of junk and I just threw it out. The second time around I used couple high power mini magnets I got from shiftd and they worked like a charm. <font color="green">30 minutes due to 1st time err</font>
If I was to do it again it would probably be less than an hour. No need to keep checking with the caliper since I now know what it should look like /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
I also tried to documents a bit for those who are pursueing the same thing.
I followed lambda's instruction with some changes.
Sorry for the poor pictures, still practicing /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Level of difficulty 4/5
Total time required 2 hours.
=== Parts List ===
Mag Solitaire
Lambda's Micro-Pill
1/4" Acrylic rod
Dremel & cutoff, grinding, carving and sanding bit.
Caliper
7/32" (5.56mm) drill bit
1. Using my Dremel at the lowest speed setting I used the carving bit to open the hole slightly. Then "hand" drill the reflector with the 7/32" bit to get it to the Luxeon LED size. Then I just washed the head with pressure water to get all the filling out and left it in the sun to dry. <font color="green">15 minutes</font>
2. Again with the Dremel carving bit, I started boring the Solitaire head 0.1mm at a time by the time I finished it was 9.8mm - 9.9mm. Yes, the wall is really, really thin, but it's enough, thank goodness. The widest part on my Micro-Pill was 9.6mm due to the opposing resistor. Afterward I sand it just a bit to smooth things out. <font color="green">45 minutes</font>
3. As for the Micro-Pill I used my Dremel with grinding bit and started triming away. When I finished there was less than 0.4mm of trace left. I was quite worried of the negative contact. <font color="green">15 minutes</font>
4. For the spacer I needed 6.5mm total. I cutted a 6mm section and sanded so it would be pretty flat. I then drilled a hole directly in the middle for my conductor. The first spacer I made I used some connector pins with solder top. It was a piece of junk and I just threw it out. The second time around I used couple high power mini magnets I got from shiftd and they worked like a charm. <font color="green">30 minutes due to 1st time err</font>
If I was to do it again it would probably be less than an hour. No need to keep checking with the caliper since I now know what it should look like /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif