Tractor Supply 3xAA, similar to SAIK 305, $9.99

They were at the counter, not in the flashlight section.

looks like this but says jobsmart

http://www.amazon.com/Ampro-T19785-Bright-3-Watt-Flashlight/dp/B005FK8WBO

pressed in tailswitch (worst part of the light, imo), plastic reflector and lens, hollow pill w/ hole below PCB, el cheapo emitter, purple ringy beam

Not worth buying unless modding. So I bought one

OK, I just read the product description on Amazon, and I gotta admit to being a bit confused...

What am I missing? :~

Bahahaha, that literally made me LOL. Especially when you read the dimensions, that’s one small toilet!!

No wonder it wasn't in the flashlight section!

And how'd they fit a toilet on the checkout counter? :p

I've been trying to figure out how to fit my crap in this flashlight

It must be one of these

From the description you just might be getting a toilet in the mail.

The old flushlight.

I think there actually was a flashlight built into the handle of a toilet for going at night.

mine is direct drive (stock). I'm going to jam a piece of 3/4" rod into the hollow (and shallow) pill and see what an xp-g draws. too much (doubt it) then i'll use xm-l, too little I'll reduce resistance...

if the tail switch wasn't pressed in, this would be a great host

I just modded the pill, only because I need to practice w/ solder-it aluminum solder paste before I repair an expensive item.

A 1/2" copper pipe cap will slip through the hole in this pill w/ just a hair of space on each side, so I pounded the top of one flat, and hard enough to make it a little fatter.

I squeezed that into the pill w/ the vise so that the top was even w/ the top of the pill (the stock emitter is much thicker than a cree).

I put a bead of the paste around the edge, and heated it up. After it cooled I hacksawed the bottom of the pipe cap to be flush w/ the bottom of the pill.

A little dremel-ing around the inside edge and its ready for a nanjg 105c. I'll have to screw down whatever emitter I go with, but that's it for now. Several projects need to be finished before this one...

the paste? I searched "solder-it aluminum paste". I found a seller w/ a "case" of two shipped for $18.xx

I think I was finding at least $15 (shipped) for one everywhere else. You don't get much for the $

There's also flux available that is supposed to make regular solder work on aluminum.

With the solder-it stuff, you have to heat the whole part, not the solder paste directly (at least not until the flux is gone and there's a LOT of flux).

I suppose you could heat the tailcap/paste and when the flux is almost gone, stick the spring in and cool it all quickly with a wet sponge, but I think you might still lose some spring-iness. The ano might change color, too, but maybe not, if you don't over do it w/ the torch...

It did make a very solid bond between copper cap and aluminum pill. I pounded the cap w/ a hammer, just for the sake of science