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Step 2Open up the flashlight.
The first action was to open up the flashlight. This was achieved by using a precision screwdriver to remove four small screws.
Once I separated the outer shell, I realized the winding handle was on one side of the unit, while the power supply and components were on the other.
I unscrewed the electronics board and power supply from the rear shell piece and removed them.
The interior of the flashlight was (at least to me) beautifully simple. The winder appears to charge a small rechargeable battery, which runs to the LEDs (with a switch in between). There were resistors before each LED. I'm not sure what they are for, but I do know that I need to keep them in the mix here.
Once I separated the outer shell, I realized the winding handle was on one side of the unit, while the power supply and components were on the other.
I unscrewed the electronics board and power supply from the rear shell piece and removed them.
The interior of the flashlight was (at least to me) beautifully simple. The winder appears to charge a small rechargeable battery, which runs to the LEDs (with a switch in between). There were resistors before each LED. I'm not sure what they are for, but I do know that I need to keep them in the mix here.
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Oct 4, 2009. 1:22 AMTheGoodLife
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The resistors afore the LEDs lowers the current passing through each LED and prolongs their life.
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