home made light

8/3/2019 Home Made Light

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Bulb

Rca

connector

Batter

ema e

12v 7 to 8.5ah

Rca

connecterFemale Rca audio cable male 2

male


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1x rca cable male to male 1.2 m or longer R13

1x12v 35 w 51mm globe or 20w 32 degs R7 to R59 1x 50mm pvc ra n p pe coup er 5 1x 3mm height 50mm drain pipe (approx R10 per meter) 1x10mm height 50mm drain pipe

1x 50 mm height 50mm drain pipe 1x 2 pole toggle switch R5 1x connecter block R10 2x spade connectors (connects on to battery terminals) Battery 12v 7.5 ah for 35w or 12v 4.5 ah for 20 w globe Solder, soldering iron,pvc glue electrical wire A few friends and something to drink


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Painted silver just for aesthetics

stronger than the other type

ut us ng a ac saw n to s zes n rstslide

Try and cut them as square ( straight) as


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Assembly

Glue 50mm high piece of pvc drain pipe

into cou ler with a rox 25mm leftprotruding


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ue mm p ast c pvc p pe nto ot er en

This will su ort the lobe from the rear Ensure that it is inserted deep enough for

to fit on top of it

Do not glue the globe in place yet Let it dry for 10 minutes while enjoying

our beer


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Drill 2 x5mm or 6mm hole that correspond

to the size of the female rca ack and thetoggle switch


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e en re c rcu mus e so ere an connec etogether as below

.in the stop end.

Insert the globe with wiring through the 50mm pipe

coupler from the side with the 10mm pipe insert in it Screw in the rca female and the toggle switch through

. .Next slide

Put a drop of pvc glue on to the threads so they dont

come loose.


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Crimp Spade connectors on to the 2 wires

that will connect to our batter Solder the other sides to the female rca

Insulate the wires on the rca plug from

each other using insulation tape


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Insert Globe on to 10mm backing ring and

lue on the 3mm vc rin ensurin that theglobe is seated correctly. Leave to dry

Have another beer


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Mounting

I have used to foam strips bought from

builders warehouse The 1 side is stick . Usually the thicker the better as you

place

On most helmets except mine you can


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gnore t e ca e anot er story

The beam needs to shine rou hl 2-3meters in front of the MTB

riding

light is on unless you want him to crash.

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