ripping apart a flashlight

[stebesplace]

I was in at EMS last night looking at this really god awful bright flashlight. It is a Princeton Tec - "Surge." Anyways. . .It would be nice to have and use for what i need it for, but i would like to have it mounted to my bike helmet rather than being a flashlight. So what I was thinking, was to take it apart, and keep the light section in a homebrew housing, and run leads down to the batteries which are in my pocket or coat or something. Is this feasable? I mean its a pretty low tech light, but there is some circutry there. I figure it may be soldered onto the top of the battery holder, so I would have to braid it out or something, but i am affraid i might screw something up here. . .

Thoughts? Has anyone done something similar?

Thank you,


-Steve

 

[sharkeeper]

Check out this forum. It's the perfect place for this discussion! 🙂

Cheers!

 

[stebesplace]

Originally posted by: sharkeeper
Check out this forum. It's the perfect place for this discussion! 🙂

Cheers!

I don't know whats worse. . .ATOT, or the fact that there is a cult for flashlights. . .

 

[sharkeeper]

They're known as "flashaholics" there. There's some bright (pun intended!) individuals there. I admit it... I fit that category. I never fail to have a source of artificial light around whether it's powered by batteries or nuclear power. (Tritium powered beta illuminators which are intrinsically safe!)

Cheers!

 

[stebesplace]

sweet jesus. . .

 

[SuperSix]

Originally posted by: stebesplace

Originally posted by: sharkeeper
Check out this forum. It's the perfect place for this discussion! 🙂

Cheers!

I don't know whats worse. . .ATOT, or the fact that there is a cult for flashlights. . .

I would have to go with the flashlight cult..

Frightening.. 😀

 

[sharkeeper]

Best handheld light hands down

You see these all the time in the movies.

The UV version was used against the blubber guy in Blade.

The car thieves had them in Gone in 60 Seconds. (Must be REAL pros carrying around $1800 lights!)

The stewards had them in Titanic! Talk about a goof! In 1912 the best lights were carbide torches not short arc Xeon. Gotta love Hollywood blunders! 🙂

Cheers!