{"id":1990,"date":"2026-05-06T14:13:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T12:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sznetwork.systems\/?p=1990"},"modified":"2026-05-06T14:13:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T12:13:35","slug":"make-your-own-makita-compatible-flashlight-simple-diy-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sznetwork.systems\/?p=1990","title":{"rendered":"Make Your Own Makita-Compatible Flashlight \u2013 Simple DIY Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Make Your Own Makita-Compatible Flashlight \u2013 Simple DIY Project\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M0wV_tZmw58?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this video, I\u2019m building a <strong>DIY flashlight powered by Makita and Makita-compatible batteries<\/strong>.<br>This is a <strong>simple, fast, and budget-friendly project<\/strong>, made mostly from spare parts I already had.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 I had a <strong>38V LED lamp<\/strong> lying around for a long time and didn\u2019t know what to do with it \u2014 until I saw Makita battery flashlights on AliExpress. Instead of buying one, I decided to <strong>build my own DIY version<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udee0\ufe0f <strong>What\u2019s used in this project:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>38V LED lamp<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DC-DC boost converter (18V \u2192 38V)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Makita battery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Switch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3D printed case (from Printables + custom parts)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udce6 The case for this build is 3D printed.<br>Some parts are from <strong>Printables<\/strong>, and some were <strong>designed and printed by me<\/strong> to make everything fit nicely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u26a1 The DC-DC boost module has been with me for almost <strong>10 years<\/strong>, and finally it found the perfect job!<br>After calibration and assembly, the flashlight works great and has been tested both on video and in real life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5 Most of the video is shown as a <strong>timelapse<\/strong>, so you can quickly see the whole build process without boring parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc4d If you like DIY electronics, Makita tools, 3D printing, and repurposing old parts \u2014 this video is for you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <strong>Useful links:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\uded2 12V Battery Charging Control Board XH-M601 Intelligent Charger Power Control Panel Automatic Charging Power<br>\ud83d\udc49 \ud83d\udd17Click &amp; Buy: https:\/\/s.click.aliexpress.com\/e\/_c4mskVdl<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this video, I\u2019m building a DIY flashlight powered by Makita and Makita-compatible batteries.This is a simple, fast, and budget-friendly project, made mostly from spare parts I already had. \ud83d\udca1. <a class=\"read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sznetwork.systems\/?p=1990\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[264],"tags":[1056,1061,1059,1064,1070,769,667,1067,1062,1060,1057,1065,1071,1058,1055,1066,1068,817,1063,1069],"class_list":["post-1990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diy","tag-38vled","tag-3dprintedcase","tag-3dprinting","tag-batterypowered","tag-dcboostconverter","tag-diy-2","tag-diyelectronics-2","tag-diyproject-2","tag-electronicsdiy","tag-flashlightdiy","tag-ledflashlight","tag-ledlamp","tag-makerproject","tag-makita","tag-makitabattery","tag-makitatools","tag-sparepartsdiy","tag-techdiy","tag-timelapse","tag-toolhack"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sznetwork.systems\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sznetwork.systems\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sznetwork.systems\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sznetwork.systems\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sznetwork.systems\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1990"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sznetwork.systems\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1990\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2014,"href":"https:\/\/sznetwork.systems\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1990\/revisions\/2014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sznetwork.systems\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sznetwork.systems\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sznetwork.systems\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}