KA PEQ-15 : Custom LED & Laser Lights
 

Updated : June 11th 2009.

Finally got the green laser module, and made some videos. Here are some pics, and video on YouTube.
I used a hazer machine to show the beam of the laser. But it is still visible at night even though it is clear night. Oh, and the IR filter cap from the LED light broke off. The rubber was just too weak..
Laser is 5mw.

YouTube - Custom PEQ15 Laser

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If you didn't fill all that space with hot glue, I'm sure you could fit 4 AA's in there... :P

You could probably fit two CR123's in there, which is the same voltage as 4 AA's. I don't know about current draws, but you should get better performance from 2 Cr123's than 4 AA's.

ALSO: I was reading up on laser units, you could rig one to a CR2032 battery, which is really flat. If you got a 6v laser, you could use 2x CR2032 batteries to power it... ;)

Awesome! CR123's don't fit, maybe CR2's.

Do you know where I can find these lasers?

I was just browsing redwolf and looky looky:

http://www.redwolfairsoft.com/redwol...l?prodID=26765

King Arms laser for AN/PEQ, I'm sure you could find room. ;)

EDIT: Oh. but you want green... Then http://www.lasersale.com/catalog/dis...em.asp?id=3232

Hmmm, how can you connect to the battery from those? Or is the Redwolf one uses batteries inside that unit..?
Awesome find.

Fuck, I did it wrong, the 1 hole is where the Blue LED goes, the bottom of the 2 holes is the red laser, then the top hole is the IR Laser.

Here are reference pictures of the RS PEQ15.

http://us3.pixagogo.com/S58UTKI1w3i7...!/DSCN0471.jpg
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Be careful when buying a laser...

Make sure you get something WELL under 5MW... 5MW and above can cause eye damage.. and most of the time lasers are alot more powerful than their rating states.

You may also want to look into proper directional projection LED's that are intended to be used as an illuminating light source...

It looks like you've just got standard LED's

To add to this:

Gutting a $20 Chinese Surefire knock off would be a good place to start for getting that light up and running. Rewire the contacts so you can position the CR123's anywhere you want in the case, and then wire your pressure switch to replace the momentary / constant clicker switch of the flashlight.

:D

if you don't mind dealing with lithium cells you can just use some 14500s in there. basically a lithium cell.. AA sized. Dropin solution but you must make sure that your circuit can handle the 4.2V/cell, cause that is what a lithium cell is hot off the charger.

If that doesn't float your boat, you may try a LiFePO4 14500. less capacity but is 3V, or closer to 2 alkalines in parallel. can handle up to a 10C discharge.

Another idea is to try NiMH cells. Alkalines are horrible when alot of current is required.

I would forget about CR2032s. like alkalines they cannot provide alot of current. That is why two coin cells don't burn out the LED in photon lights.

I just figured from no electrical experiences, I can just connect the batteries with wires than the plates.. omg... lol This project for this peq is going to take some time, time to gut out the shit again.

Invest in a decent soldering iron. ;)

that hot glue is brutal. Redo it all. lol

Atleast there's no white-out :D!!