Started building unit #2 - I have about 15 flashlights left. This time I will be using these cheap tripods where each flexible leg become an arm that holds a flashlight, one tripod will be used for mounting three flashlights:
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Москва 2 - моя первая камера. Мне ее подарил дед - профессиональный фотограф - когда мне было 14 лет. Ту камеру я по-дурости пропил в юные годы. Теперь мой камин украшает эта, купленная на eBay:
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New shipment arrived: two power supplies rated 3.3V @ 3A and power cord receptacles. The power supply is yet another challenge - the flashlights' bulbs work at 1.2-1.5V and it is not that easy to find such a power supply, Apparently I will have to connect few bulbs in series:
Simple rig made of oak will help me to drill perfectly centred holes in the flashlights. I will need these holes to attach one of the leads to the aluminum flashlight's body:
The next challenge is how to power the bulb from an external power supply. The design of the flashlight doesn't suggest any obvious ways to connect wires to the bulb's leads:
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Here it is - yet another finding in the electrical department! The 1/2' outlet box offers not only five threaded holes that I can use for mounting but also an enclosure:
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