Tea?Thanks Tony,
I WAS feeling quite good about myself for that few seconds ...
Why not pop down instead when we have a date sorted. Not too far and a drive out to meet others is always good.
You can make the tea for your nice comments...
Visit to Russell O
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I think this is similar to what is being put together, hope this helps.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pro-swirl...282577?hash=item1eb39ac151:g:C08AAOSwSzdXC42D
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Well i got round to making my own light for checking condition of the swirls and scratches.
First thing was to strip out the working parts except the Trigger Switch
Then it was a case of wiring up an MR16 Bulb
Then i had to reassemble everything
A quick test to prove everything is working
Then a quick test to see what it was like on the Zed
Total cost to make £24
Once again a big thanks to Russel O as i would not of thought of doing this if it was not for seeing his
First thing was to strip out the working parts except the Trigger Switch
Then it was a case of wiring up an MR16 Bulb
Then i had to reassemble everything
A quick test to prove everything is working
Then a quick test to see what it was like on the Zed
Total cost to make £24
Once again a big thanks to Russel O as i would not of thought of doing this if it was not for seeing his
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Do you live in a castle?
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Why do you ask that Andy. The Balastrade
Perfect Bill,
Now you have sun whenever you need it.....
Now you have sun whenever you need it.....
Could you do a write up on what is needed to make one of these and what items are needed by any chance?
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What i used was.
12v Drill Driver from BnQ £20 Cheapest they had
MR16 50w Bulb
MR16 Bulb Holder. I could only locate these on line
Cut the cables to the Motor and remove.
Connect the MR16 Bulb Holder to the cut wires. I recommend soldering these but there is enough room to use connector blocks.
I had to cut a couple of bits of plastic to hold the Bulb in place. This can be a bit fiddly but it does secure the bulb.
Reassemble and thats it all done. Took me about 15 minutes
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I will do a thread with the photos and Gary can add it to the Wiki if he wants to
Great idea and cheaper than eBay. I have a box of old Makitas from when I was teaching IA stuck away in my basement. Will have to try making one of these! Thanks @billz and @Russell O for the idea. JIM
