Now when we are talking about these nifty little battery holders.
Have any of you seen a good AAA/10440 sized battery holder for sale, like these nice ones for the 18350 cell. Preferable from some free shipping international seller of course
Went to my local Dollar Tree and was looking in toothpaste/toiletry aisle, but only found the 7-day plastic pill cases . Darn, almost gave up...
But, when exiting through check out stand..THERE THEY WERE !! Hangin up near the candy out-the-door stuff. $1 GREAT DEAL !
For the AW 18350's I have, I had to remove a couple millimeters of threads off the pill head to get a good WATER-PROOF seal. Otherwise, the pill head will bottom out on shoulders of 18350 battery before achieving a WP seal. After thread removal, smooth with a fine file. Works great. The 16340's and CR123's however, fit just fine with no mod needed.
ETA: I could fit and secure an AW18350 battery just fine in the holder as it comes, but for 100% waterproof, I had to remove threads for a proper seal.
FWIW I like the Delrin 18350 battery holders from uh, now dangit I was remembering before I started this! something comm.com, kind of a military government surplus store, I’m sure many of you know it. They’re not a dollar, but they can’t short out a cell either.
I just ordered some Delrin to see if I can make some on the lathe. I’ve got a couple in AAA size and 18350 size but would like one or two in AA size for the little K6 in Krono’s buy.
I don’t see how they can sell those for a dollar, I just don’t see it.