Well, we have another Makita mod to show!
Sorry that's it's taken so long for update. My heart condition has been kicking my butt, and the fatigue has been awful. But finally am feeling better and able to get out to the shop.
I'm a big fan of the Makita 9.6v flashlights. Just fit the hand nice, solidly made, and constructed of ABS so it's easy to fix and mad. I snagged this beater some time ago before I had gotten back into the line serious like. Didn't have any stick batteries or chargers at that time, so modified this light to run off on 9 volt transistor batteries. Worked well.
I have since picked up a handful of flashlights, most missing parts. That makes them obtainable for a bad song. When deciding to do a light mod I decided to make my old transistor battery the "donor" for OEM parts, and swapped out all the substandard pieces and/or made replacements. The newer lights got all the OEM parts, and this one became a "mutt" tool.
I wanted to add a carry handle to the flashlight to replace the cheapy plastic OEM strap. One of the few design concepts Makita did which I don't like. Anyway I wanted to add a wire handle that would look like it went with the light and not alter the base tool in any way so I could always put it back.