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[Davo]

Im building a blue ray out of VicLight

but the problem is  that when i click once it powers up, click again powers off, click again nothing, click again and it powers up again

im confused on why it is doing this?

 

[thesk8nmidget]

does this flashlight normally have 2 different modes? or is this problem happening with the normal leds in it?

 

[pullbangdead]

It's a 3-position switch.  I have the same light, it has the LEDs and a 5mW red laser.  

Click-LEDs on, red laser off.
Click-Red laser on, LEDS off.  
Click-All off.

I put an 803T in the light, and it's not too annoying to have the 3-position, 2 offs and 1 on.  I just go in the habit of when I click the laser off, I click it again so that it would be ready to come on next time I want it.

 

[thesk8nmidget]

thats what i was thinking!

thanks for clarifying that!

 

[Mohrenberg]

this flashlight looks strikingly similiar to the one i am using to make a laser, in the one i bought, the switch was a multi-switch (if thats even a real name), it was an LED/laser pointer flashlight, normally you click once, LED lights, click again, lser pointer, click again, off.

so that may be your problem, i fixed mine by taking the switch from an old cd-rom drive (the open button), plus i wanted one that only came on when i held the button (and to make more room inside the flashlight)

your best bet is just swap out switches.

hope this was a help!!

 

[Mohrenberg]

oh also, i guess you could just solder the two outs (i really need to learn my terminology) together and then it's just be

click on
click on
click off.

 

[RA_pierce]

You could set it up so the extra click lights up a few UV/Violet LEDs to go along with your blu-ray.