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Indeed, but specifically, I was thinking about the sarcasm around risk awareness and mitigation earlier in this thread.
FWIW, one item missing from the plastics chart is Polypropylene, which is commonly used in microwaveable food packaging and food storage containers, larger transparent (but slightly milky) storage bins and amber prescription drug vials.
I’ve played with reusing a bunch of different plastics. HDPE and PP both remelt pretty well. Not sure how I’d use either to make bushings for this light though. Still waiting for mine to make it to the USPS.
OK, I understand now. There was indeed a lot of sarcasm in THIS POST .(It was pretty funny though… to me anyway.
But the truth of the matter is, with two simple ’fixes’ ; this light is as ‘safe’ as any other light. This is nothing new, we have known this for just about 2 & 1/2 years.
1. Put a washer/insulator around the driver spring.
2. Put a Butterfly Insulator/Spacer around the LED & rest the Black Anodized Disc on it.
2a. Put a piece of tape on the MCPCB solder joints.
The End. That is all that needs to be done.
Look close….Polypropylene is not missing from the ‘Plastics Chart’, it is #5
That is what I made my driver washer/insulator from & it has been working just fine for right at 2 & 1/2 years .
There is no need to ’reinvent the wheel’ on this to make it safe.
Ok. While I see the safety intent in your #2 advice I agree with Hank’s precaution in his post #1570 .
UPDATE 10-05-2016
FOR THOSE THAT HAVEN’T MADE AN INSULATING WASHER FOR THE BOTTOM BRASS PILL IN ORDER TO AVOID SHORT CIRCUIT WITH LARGE POSITIVE CONTACT BATTERIES: PLEASE CONTACT BANGGOOD WITH PM, THEY WILL SEND YOU AN INSULATING DISK.
UPDATE 09-05-2016
Consolidating a few of the various fix posts so people don’t have to trudge back ~15 pages.
UPDATE 01-05-2016
1) From when i received the sample i never had a shortcircuit or malfunction, it is obvious that i would have say. I tested KeeP…
I would be kinda careful adding inherently variable thickness homemade spacers from common household products to areas that prolly don’t need or profit from an increase in pressure.
The thinner tape-type insulators IMO are the way to go here if deemed necessary as further precaution. Just my .02.