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I was just curious if anyone knew the answer to this....
I'm finishing up my 6x/kenom barrel/lavadrive build, and was wondering about running the negative through the case, such as most pen style's do (or positive, doesn't really matter). Anyway, with most diodes the ground is the pin which connects to the diode housing itself, so just having the diode in the head of the barrel would complete the circuit. But, with the 6x diode, both the positive and negative pins on the diode are isolated from the case. So, if I were to just put a spring on the positive end of the driver, My guess is it wouldn't complete the circuit because the neg pin on the diode is isolated. So, what is the best way to make sure the circuit gets completed? I know I could add another spring to touch the body of the barrel but I'd rather not have to. I'm sure someone has done this before... Any tips?
I'm finishing up my 6x/kenom barrel/lavadrive build, and was wondering about running the negative through the case, such as most pen style's do (or positive, doesn't really matter). Anyway, with most diodes the ground is the pin which connects to the diode housing itself, so just having the diode in the head of the barrel would complete the circuit. But, with the 6x diode, both the positive and negative pins on the diode are isolated from the case. So, if I were to just put a spring on the positive end of the driver, My guess is it wouldn't complete the circuit because the neg pin on the diode is isolated. So, what is the best way to make sure the circuit gets completed? I know I could add another spring to touch the body of the barrel but I'd rather not have to. I'm sure someone has done this before... Any tips?