Video: Soup Up a Flashlight
$100 Super Bright Flashlight for About $10!
You'll need to gather some materials:
1 Eveready Contractor Industrial Flashlight
3 123 3 volt Lithium Batteries.
1 Radio Shack KPR112 Krypton Flashlight Bulb
5/8" Drill Bit or file.
Steps:
1. Disassemble the flashlight, removing the AA batteries (if installed) and factory lamp. Unscrew the top and then unscrew the small lamp housing to get to the lamp.
2. Install the Radio Shack lamp and re-assemble the housing
3. Drill or file down the ridges inside the flashlight to make room for the 123 batteries
4. Install the 3 Lithium Ion batteries and screw on the bottom.
5. Turn it on!
(Optional: Kip painted his black satin to make it look like the real thing.)
clipped from: science.discovery.com 