Surefire style pressure switch plug.

[Khyber]

Hello, does anyone know if these plugs are available to buy as a component or what their actual name may be? I have searched extensively to see if they have a specific name but cant find any answer. I would like to buy a few that I can solder my own wire to. Thanks.

 

[JimFromHorsham]

Remote lead , remote switch , tail switch , rat tail switch .

 

[Khyber]

Sorry, I don't mean the whole tail switch I mean a name for just the plug component. 

 

[JimFromHorsham]

well that depends which one you are wanting , a picture paints a thousand words ?

 

[Shamal]

Aren't they 3.5mm stereo plugs ?

 

[Khyber]

These ones....

They almost look like coaxial plugs.

Have managed to salvage one from a switch as the wire is too short so can add my own length to it. But would be nice to be able to buy a few so i can make pressure switches the right length and hide wires inside handguard etc..

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[DrAlexanderTobacco]

Those are called "Crane-style" plugs/connectors. Surefire's are most likely proprietary and you won't be able to buy them separately, other than grabbing a dead switch off of Ebay or whatever and cutting it off.

 

[JimFromHorsham]

If you want the genuine ones then I’d think  they may be proprietary to Surefire ? 

plenty of cheap clones about though so just grab a few from China and cannibalise them.

https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32990808892.html?spm=a2g0n.productlist.0.0.3e960new0newYi&browser_id=f52e7dd9c77047edbc7ad2aa8196c1d3&aff_trace_key=63d16e63e4ea468e9400458cbb5780c9-1646597032432-02861-UneMJZVf&aff_platform=msite&m_page_id=vdgeg2ntdnicav7b180b96c30e11ce0b0a7b23834d&gclid=&pdp_npi=2%40dis!GBP!!8.34!!!!!%402100bde316523783363287507e8dc3!!sea&algo_pvid=ee4b58bb-3557-4e53-b169-5672f1efd6fb

 

[SBoardley]

Uhhh. I have a genuine sf pressure switch i cadged off my eldest when my clone one died. It’s shorter but defo works. 

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[Khyber]

Yeah i knew they were proprietary to surefire but with ali Express selling tons of clones. Some factory out there obviously makes them and I really thought I would be able to find them on there. Guess I'll just buy a few full tail switches for back up and to use as donors. Just a shame as a full switch is much more pricey than it would be to just buy a few plugs.

@DrAlexanderTobacco thanks that's a good start will have a search using that term and see if I find anything.

 

[Khyber]

Managed to re use an old plug and solder a longer length of wire to it, whilst I was at it I threaded it through the handguard and also made my Unity button into a momentary switch as I prefer that to on/off. Had to disassemble the tiny button and basically super glued the 2 'clicky' parts together to remove the function and make it permanently momentary. If you ever wondered how clicky pens worked as a kid and took them apart to find out like me, It's the same mechanism. ?

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[Lozart]

Managed to re use an old plug and solder a longer length of wire to it, whilst I was at it I threaded it through the handguard and also made my Unity button into a momentary switch as I prefer that to on/off. Had to disassemble the tiny button and basically super glued the 2 'clicky' parts together to remove the function and make it permanently momentary. If you ever wondered how clicky pens worked as a kid and took them apart to find out like me, It's the same mechanism. ?

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Nice work dude.