Tailcap assembly
Ok, for whatever reason your tailcap is in pieces & you need to reassemble it. No problem, don’t panic… it is not rocket science.
The main thing is… don’t loose your ‘nubbin’.
To reassemble tailcap:
1. Place tailcap body, threads up; on a stable flat surface
2. Install metal switch button, flat side down; in tailcap body
3. Install rubber washer, flat side down; in tailcap body
4. Make sure ‘nubbin’ is in flat washer & pointed up toward the sky
- See picture of rubber washer & ‘nubbin’ below
5. Install switch with spring pointed up toward the sky
6. Point battery tube head end at ceiling
7. Install tailcap on battery tube & tighten
Nubbin & flat rubber washer/switch cover
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Nubbin in proper position
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More Switch Component Pictures
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No big deal… stuff happens.
You will however have to improvise & fabricate yourself a ‘nubbin’. The FW3A will not work without a ’nubbin’.
See the FW3A Troubleshooting Thread to find a solution to a “lost nubbin”.
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Pro Tip:
If you lose your ‘nubbin’ or just want to secure your factory ‘nubbin’ better just reglue it.
There are many varying opinions as to which glue is best… in reality it makes little difference as long as it holds. I personally am gonna use a tiny dab of 3M 5200 on mine because I want them to be there forever & I also happen to have some 5200 on hand.
BUT AGAIN…… what I am doing to mine is not necessary.
If you do glue or reglue… do make sure the parts to be glued are completely clean.