Fiskadoro
05-27-2012, 05:21 AM
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Sat down, had a glass of Jameson and made a LED light with my friend Kat. That's just the bottom of a beer can. Poked some holes for the LEDs stuck them in, wired them together with the appropriate resistors.
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After the wiring was encapsulated in resin I stripped off the majority of the aluminum can leaving only the bottom for a reflector.
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Let there be light.
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The result is a waterproof light that produces 110 lumens in a narrow spot and it should run for about 6 hours on a standard 9v Alkaline.
I'm going to use this as a mobile squid light I can deploy with a float. The idea is to carry several at a time. Drop them like you would multiple hoop nets. Light several areas at the same time, and then I can paddle from light to light and see which ones pull up bait.
Jim
Sat down, had a glass of Jameson and made a LED light with my friend Kat. That's just the bottom of a beer can. Poked some holes for the LEDs stuck them in, wired them together with the appropriate resistors.
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/s720x720/318108_10150858656155945_631770944_9918680_1301624 772_n.jpg
After the wiring was encapsulated in resin I stripped off the majority of the aluminum can leaving only the bottom for a reflector.
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/318108_10150858656160945_631770944_9918681_2011967 466_n.jpg
Let there be light.
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/318108_10150858656170945_631770944_9918682_1309729 034_n.jpg
The result is a waterproof light that produces 110 lumens in a narrow spot and it should run for about 6 hours on a standard 9v Alkaline.
I'm going to use this as a mobile squid light I can deploy with a float. The idea is to carry several at a time. Drop them like you would multiple hoop nets. Light several areas at the same time, and then I can paddle from light to light and see which ones pull up bait.
Jim