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Introducing: the "Viper" modification!
Introduction
The "Viper" modification was actually the predecessor to the "Cyclops" modification. I named it the "Viper" because the side view kind of resembles a snake ready to strike :) When I was originallly experimenting with the LED flashlights I wanted to find a way to keep the light in one piece, but to also use it as a GBA light.
The result was the "Viper". It's very simplistic in design: the support is made from a regular coat hanger, and a switch and resistor are added to the keychain light. The switch had to be added because these are "squeeze" flashlights, so an on/off switch had to be added to keep the light on.
No rocket science here, and that's the point. I wanted to create a modification that was just as effective as the cyclops, but a lot simpler to accomplish. In fact, you could leave out the resistor, and just come up with a more primative style switch if you wanted to :) But be warned, without a resistor, your batteries will not last as long.
Here are a couple pictures of the "Viper". The first is a look at the hardware, and the second is a picture of it in action. I will be posting a walkthrough sometime this week.
Just wanted to address an issue I received in e-mail publicly: Yes, I've heard of the photon light II that already has a switch in it, But here's a list of problems that the photon II exhibits:
- The price: the photon II is $19.95!! (compared to the $8 one I'm selling)
- The "switch" is not really a switch, it's just a tiny piece of plastic that holds the LED's lead down(see a picture here) so you couldn't wire a resistor into it.
- The photon II does not use a resistor in it's design so your light would be bright for a few minutes, but then would get noticeably dimmer.
- And finally, the physical form factor of the photon II's case does not lend itself to being able to be clipped onto the "support structure"(aka: coat hanger).
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