replacement p7 lens Options

[Chef Shoes]

hello

come in this morning to work to find the glass on the torch has shattered

can someone point me in the right direction to get a replacement please?

thanks

dyf

[Gareth]

Not so much a lens as the system is based on a reflector so it's just plain glass. Not seen spares available as the whole unit is only £20 it's as cheap to replace the torch as the front of most lights.

Having said that others here have DIY'd a replacement from plastic and had good success.

[Chef Shoes]

jewel cases i have plenty of, and a dremel..

luckily for me i have two torches as the glass was proper shattered and once i unscrewed the cap the glass just fell into the bin.

ill get the 2nd one out and make loads from the case

thanks for that gareth

[Chef Shoes]

the jewel case thing was a success, the plastic isnt as clear as glass but for the cost of NOWT! plus charging time for the dremel, i can certainly live with it!

[Gareth]

I don't think there would be a noticable drop in output with this trick and bonus it should prove stronger than the original.

[Chef Shoes]

well the plastic is thicker and ive cut a few now as im worried the other one will break too.
its not a perfect circle, marked the circle with the lens and a felt pen then used a dremel to cut it out.
took about 10 mins to smooth the edges

[Northwind]

Mine is still going strong btw, just a tiny bit of misting now on the "lens" so I might make another at some point, but it's a year old so fair dos

[Chef Shoes]

yeh im surprised how well it works tbh. and in all honesty i didnt pick the most pristine jewel case either.

i think its worth me getting the lens out of the other p7 and make a stencil out of it in case that breaks too