I had originally estimated 6 weeks on these which the six weeks is up at the end of the week. It's gone by fast for me as i've been proto typing and re-prototyping as i make tweaks.
There hasn't been any significant setbacks but there have been a few changes:
-One change i made was to have a custom machined brass contact post for the end of the switch. It's chamfered on the end and deep slotted both ways, giving four contact areas for better switch to battery connection and easier removal when adjusting switch throw.
-Another One of the changes i made from the original blueprints i submitted was to make the switch and spring so it fits both the P16 and P18. The bodies are machined from solid core stainless rod, which allowed me to machine the switch end of both models to the same ID and then to step up to the appropriate ID for the different battery models. Like the Precise 10440, the P16 and P18 aren't just a machined straight thru tube, theres a machined in ledge in there which supports the spring and seperates the switch chamber from the battery chamber, which is much more pronounced in the P16 and P18.
I'll get some Precise 18650 photo's up for you shortly.
Please know that i am doing all i can do to get these out asap, but the machine shop is usually always the bottle neck. It isn't their fault though, i slammed them hard with not one, but two different models to be made concurrently. They have done an awesome job for me in the past, make last minute changes for me without complaint and I'm confident you'll be blown away by the end result.
David
There hasn't been any significant setbacks but there have been a few changes:
-One change i made was to have a custom machined brass contact post for the end of the switch. It's chamfered on the end and deep slotted both ways, giving four contact areas for better switch to battery connection and easier removal when adjusting switch throw.
-Another One of the changes i made from the original blueprints i submitted was to make the switch and spring so it fits both the P16 and P18. The bodies are machined from solid core stainless rod, which allowed me to machine the switch end of both models to the same ID and then to step up to the appropriate ID for the different battery models. Like the Precise 10440, the P16 and P18 aren't just a machined straight thru tube, theres a machined in ledge in there which supports the spring and seperates the switch chamber from the battery chamber, which is much more pronounced in the P16 and P18.
I'll get some Precise 18650 photo's up for you shortly.
Please know that i am doing all i can do to get these out asap, but the machine shop is usually always the bottle neck. It isn't their fault though, i slammed them hard with not one, but two different models to be made concurrently. They have done an awesome job for me in the past, make last minute changes for me without complaint and I'm confident you'll be blown away by the end result.
David
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