I bout missed the meeting cause the alley was all lit up, got used to it being dark and getting to pick a light…
I re-flow the copper star when I have a copper or brass pill, use Arctic Alumina Thermal Adhesive if a light is particularly finnicky about placement but usually use Arctic Alumina Thermal Compound so the star can shift and allow proper lens alignment. When using adhesive I like to press it in place with the actual reflector and lens/bezel assembly, only connecting it after everything sets up. This works to make sure placement and thickness are optimized for perfect centering and focus.
Got lucky with the MT-G2 going into the Sinner Ti light, when I got the little S6 reflector fitted to the big emitter everything fell in place perfectly, and the glass lens from an S6 also fit like it was made to order. Sometimes the luck runs that way, sometimes it’s more like a lady…
When the lights goes out and the first thing you seek is the DMM to check which cell is not at storage voltage… Usually happens when you own so many lights, you keep them without batteries instead.
My neighbor said he thought UFOs were landing in his backyard—When you have dozens of those little brown boxes with drivers-LEDs-etc—When you reach the century mark and last but not least— When all the men in the family get lights for holidays that you’ve outgrown
When your snooker table in the basement is 75% covered with batteries, hosts, and parts envelopes and boxes. I really need to organize that stuff soon.
Heh, I did the math last night on the overall gain/loss from owning a house for 13 years (after figuring in the money received at closing), and even with a decent payout it was still a slight net loss compared to renting for the same time period. At least, for this particular instance, the monthly cost ended up just slightly higher than a rental. Not a huge difference though.
As for the light, it wasn’t really that big a purchase… but it happened right after closing so I thought I should share.
I didn’t do more than brief experiments of chatting before Internet service became unlimited time. But, around that time, I heard about people losing their houses to pay phone bills.
