what to do with dorcy driver

[cheech226]

i'm working on a dorcy jr build and i'm not sure how to go about bypassing the driver in the light. i did find a tut on youtube - in german. should i try to remove the whole driver module? i've done some searching and not found a lot of info on how to go about turning the flashlite into a laser.
i plan to use my last remaining flex for a driver, but haven't decided on a diode yet.

 

[Bionic-Badger]

The only thing you should be keeping from the original flashlight driver in any of these flashlight-lasers is the pill/connector that makes contact with the battery. Other than that you get rid of whatever driver components happen to still be there as you will not be using them.

 

[Laser Smith]

If the driver is also the battery contact, just remove the components from it

 

[offroadfreak8582]

Or do it like me look in my sig!

Greetings,,

 

[cheech226]

that's what i needed to see orf! don't know how i missed it. i see what to do now that everything is taken apart. i'm undecided about a diode
i'm torn between an osram sm 450 or an m-140 at ~1W. i like the beam specs of the osram, but the m140 can be so much brighter and the specs aren't That bad....