Hi, I'm trying to find out if you can buy just the Hat Clip for this torch,Photon Micro LED Lite,As I've got afew of these lites but mine are the older models which didn't include the Hat clip I'm after.
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Photon Freedom Micro LED Light?
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Also if anyone has this newer type of ''Photon'' torch with the hat clip,Can you let me know if the hat clip looks like it will fit the older models.
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Don't know if you can buy the clip separately, but I have one and it fits my older Photon and a no-brand clone as well as the Freedom. I think my older light is the second version of the Photon, but it's certainly at least a dozen years old.
I can certainly recommend these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-Supe...ing_LightsLanternsTorches&hash=item462cf8a7f8
A bargain and seem to work well with a reasonable flood beam due to the lens. Just tweak the metal terminal if you have any battery contact issues. These are my go to cap lights though I use Photon Freedoms on the 360 mounts too.
You can use a CR2032 (225mAh) in White light Photon Freedoms rather than 2x CR2016 ( 2x 90mAh). The max light output will be lower but they will work fine and you get a longer runtime and value for money as a CR2032 is more than twice the capacity of a CR2016 but you will only pay for one cell, not two.
If you want to convert Photon Freedoms or cheapo key ring lights to use on a cap or other hat then that is simple enough. Get a Neodymium magnet, something like an N50, 15mm and a reasonable thickness such as:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10pcs-15m...685?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item5662977995
Stick the magnet to the back with a good glue or double sided tape. Avoid the ones with supplied 3M tape, it usually isn't up to the job. I will be using a small blob of Gorilla Glue in the future I think. Super glue would probably be fine.
You can also use a small piece of heat shrink tube to make a slide on cover that holds a bigger magnet and the light together.
Now for the hat. Grab some steel washers or 1p coins. Paint, lacquer, cover in cling film or otherwise protect them from moisture so they don't stain things when they get damp. Drop them inside the sweat band etc of a baseball cap or other hat. Pop the magnet torch into place and adjust to desired position. With strong enough magnets you can hold the lights in place through a hat peak but they work well at the sides on the thinner band near your ears. You could use strips of covered steel in the band to provide easier all direction adjustment. Cheap, effective and magical!
The great thing about sticking Neodymium magnets on the cheap keyring lights that have a lock on function is you can pop them anywhere you can stick a coin or where there is ferrous material, either to light or for storage/emergency.
The other thing I tend to pop on the back end of them is a mini carabiner.
atb
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-Supe...ing_LightsLanternsTorches&hash=item462cf8a7f8
A bargain and seem to work well with a reasonable flood beam due to the lens. Just tweak the metal terminal if you have any battery contact issues. These are my go to cap lights though I use Photon Freedoms on the 360 mounts too.
You can use a CR2032 (225mAh) in White light Photon Freedoms rather than 2x CR2016 ( 2x 90mAh). The max light output will be lower but they will work fine and you get a longer runtime and value for money as a CR2032 is more than twice the capacity of a CR2016 but you will only pay for one cell, not two.
If you want to convert Photon Freedoms or cheapo key ring lights to use on a cap or other hat then that is simple enough. Get a Neodymium magnet, something like an N50, 15mm and a reasonable thickness such as:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10pcs-15m...685?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item5662977995
Stick the magnet to the back with a good glue or double sided tape. Avoid the ones with supplied 3M tape, it usually isn't up to the job. I will be using a small blob of Gorilla Glue in the future I think. Super glue would probably be fine.
You can also use a small piece of heat shrink tube to make a slide on cover that holds a bigger magnet and the light together.
Now for the hat. Grab some steel washers or 1p coins. Paint, lacquer, cover in cling film or otherwise protect them from moisture so they don't stain things when they get damp. Drop them inside the sweat band etc of a baseball cap or other hat. Pop the magnet torch into place and adjust to desired position. With strong enough magnets you can hold the lights in place through a hat peak but they work well at the sides on the thinner band near your ears. You could use strips of covered steel in the band to provide easier all direction adjustment. Cheap, effective and magical!
The great thing about sticking Neodymium magnets on the cheap keyring lights that have a lock on function is you can pop them anywhere you can stick a coin or where there is ferrous material, either to light or for storage/emergency.
The other thing I tend to pop on the back end of them is a mini carabiner.
atb
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Ok Thanks I've added it to my ebay watch list,and if I can't sourse the Hat clip for the ''Photon'' torch I will try 1 of these.
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I've just found a sourse of the Photon torch bits&bobs I was looking for at The Photonlight Shop in the U.S,so I've put an order in with them.
cheers for your help,and I will let you all know how this Order works out.
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cheers for your help,and I will let you all know how this Order works out.
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I tried to buy the Photon led torch ''accessory kit'' in the UK but had no luck so I had to buy it from the U.S,I've emailed the good people at heinnie haynes to give them the advise to get a stock of the Extra's for the Photon torches,so Hopefully others won't have to send to the U.S to get there's.
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