So it has been a while since I posted (or worked on the light) but today I did a huge progress:
drilled, tapped and glued the screws for the helmet mount:
And also drilled and tapped the cable gland and momentary switch:
For last, I cut and file the front window lense:
Unfortunately I am still waiting for the driver, slave board and waterproof cable connector to arrive by mail.
I guess it is delayed because all of the 11.11, cyber monday etc. selles but hope I will get it soon.
I think CRX will know what this song quote is from…… the old git!
‘if you wanna be the best, and stand out from the rest, oooh dedications what ya need!’
Right there above is dedication. VERY well done so far!
I have tried reloading and 2 different devices, but the images in post #50 do not come up for me. makes no difference if I try to right click them and open in new tab/window. The images do show in previous posts though.
I hoped that by now, I will figure out how to embed images from google but it makes me hard time every post :( I changed images of #50 to imgur, hope it solves the issue
While waiting to get the electronics I ordered from Fasttech (I am getting a bit worried that I won't get it in time to finish the light till the end of the month ) I decided to build the battery case:
I first saw the body from a thick cutting board, making a tight space for a double 18650 battery holder:
Then drilled holes for the screws and cable and file the battery holder to make some space for the wires:
I cut the rear and front covers from 2 mm Perspex:
Continuing with the battery box, today I soldered and glued the cable
First I wanted to easily identify the right polarity for the batteries even while changing batteries in the cave using the spare light:
So I painted half of the battery holder in red to mark the positive side :)
Then I soldered the cable (2P1S):
And last thing for today, glue the cable and seal the hole:
I had to glue it instead of using a cable gland since the hole is very close to the edge in order to allow the wires to enter the case below the battery holder.
I used shoe goo because is is perfect for this purpose: bond good to plastics, elastic and waterproof
Now I have to wait for the glue to cure...