What I did today on this project.
I soldered a spring to the driver board. There used to be one on there at one time but I removed it for some reason
I needed to make a bayonet mount “thingy”. I found a brass tube with a closed end in the junk box and cut off a short piece. Cleaned the side of the copper tube-pill I made earlier, applied flux. some heat and silver solder. I forgot to take a picture until I had begun cleaning up the flux and excess solder.
It cleaned up pretty good…
The copper coupler needs a slot cut to clear the brass bump.
I used one of my wood tube clamps to hold the piece wirhout crushing the shape. I used a hacksaw blade to make the first cuts, then files…
Small file…
Then when the slot was larger I switched to a bigger file
It works…
The hard to see pencil mark indicates where the slot needs to go next. The slot will be cut “down” not up where the more visible pencil marks are. Those are depth guide marks, niot for the slot. …
Rough, but getting there…
The completed bayonet locking mount…
As I filed off the protruding portion of the brass the solid part was removed and the hollow revealed. It does not look as nice but the solder puddled in the hollow indicates I did make a good silver solder joint as the solder was drawn in.
That is all for now. The washer end of this piece with be mounted to the rear end of the finned heatsink. The mcpcb with its washer is to be mounted on the front end of the heatsink.
More coming later, maybe tomorrow.