Critter
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Well.....after reading Super's post on the lighted nock's I thought I'd tinker around with a couple leftover Thill lights I had in my slip bobber tackle box. I like the idea of the lighted nock's, but didn't want to sit in the stand for 10 hours with one glowing the whole time, especiall during dawn and dusk. I used the same principle as the previous post, except I drilled all the way through the nock and then glued the light inside the nock leaving enough of the tip extending into the string saddle to allow the string to turn the light on when shot. I then trimmed down one side of the nock a little bit so that I could reach the plastic that runs around the light. After digging at it a little I was able to pop the light back up and get it to turn off. I shot it three times and it seemed to work fine. On a sidenote......if you try it like this, make sure you glue the light in the nock very well. I ruined one light because I just tacked the edges thinking it would be enough to hold the light inside the nock. After the shot, I found my light lit up inside the shaft down by the insert.
You really need to glue the light along it's whole shaft before inserting it into the nock, just make sure none gets on the light tip itself. If you weren't concerned about ever shutting the light off, and were just saving it for that "magical" shot, you wouldn't have to worry about trimming down the one side of the nock, you just wouldn't be able to ever turn it off. One other thing, if you apply a small amount of pressure with your thumb against the light tip all the way around it, the light turns on and off much easier. If anyone else tries it this way and finds an easier way to do it, let me know, I'd appreciate it.
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