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 Post subject: Shoulder Lamp Build
PostPosted: Thu May 04, 2023 11:14 pm 

Location: Chicago
Almost there...

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PostPosted: Fri May 05, 2023 12:18 am 
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Location: Wellywood.
Service Number: A10/TQ0.0.82146E1
Country: New Zealand
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PostPosted: Fri May 05, 2023 12:51 am 

Location: ATX
Country: United States
Sweet!

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PostPosted: Fri May 05, 2023 9:04 am 
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Location: devon, uk
Service Number: A11/TQ2.0.92142G1
Country: United Kingdom
Lookin good!

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 Post subject: Re: Shoulder Lamp Build
PostPosted: Sat May 06, 2023 4:20 am 
You tell me man, I only work here.
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Location: Los Angeles
Country: United States
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 Post subject: Re: Shoulder Lamp Build
PostPosted: Fri May 12, 2023 2:15 am 

Location: Chicago
Found this Led keychain.
Very bright.
Different modes, including red.

This won't be the final set-up, but I did think for a few minutes...
With the hook portion removed, it looks pretty sharp, straight out of the box.
Fits perfectly in the 1.75" center hole of the lamp. The slight friction, along with the force of the magnet on the rear folding clip, holds it in place very well.
One could almost go with this, as is. Popping the Led out, switching modes, and putting it back in place.

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Got a chuckle seeing this whole shoulder lamp used to simply hold a led keychain.
I'll be seeing about combining this with a halogen bulb reflector, and building something more "legit".


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PostPosted: Wed May 17, 2023 11:02 am 
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Location: UK all the way
Country: United Kingdom
Ooooooh looking good. Love the led


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 Post subject: Re: Shoulder Lamp Build
PostPosted: Sat May 20, 2023 3:14 am 

Location: Chicago
A few tweaks remain. Some shrink tubing here... Some spots of super glue there.
But, I believe I have the electronics pretty nailed down.

After dismantling the Reflecta, I cut a piece of plexi, the correct shape to sit down in the lamp head, resting on the existing posts.
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Dismantled the rechargeable LED keychain and super glued the rubber pad back onto the push button.
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The 1/8" plexi, along with the shape of the key chain internals, allowed the button to be perfectly aligned with the previous fuse holder opening.
The pieces fit nicely. Low profile, with room to spare.
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With a Dremel glass grinding bit, proper protection, and a small stream of running water in the workshop sink, I cut and ground open a glass halogen bulb.
Perfectly smooth to the touch, inside and out.
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I removed the old internal wires from the original Reflecta power cord, and with the help of a little wire lube, fished new wires into the old sleeve.
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Cut open the charging cord that came with the keychain, and used the connectors from it, to create a new cord, using the Reflecta sleeve.
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Ran the wires through the plexi, then curved back again to the bottom of the charging port/ connector.
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It worked.
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The button from the key chain, falls into place, aligned with the fuse port, and slightly recessed.
Pushing the button repeatedly, the light switches from "High- Medium- Low- Red- Red blinking".
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* The button can be left as it is, ... But my next step is to cut the top of the old fuse holder, that once fit into the opening, and superglue that onto
the rubber pad, leaving it to look original, with the button still functional.

The other end of the charging cord in the Alarm Box.
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PostPosted: Sat May 20, 2023 4:17 am 

Location: Connecticut
Service Number: A09/TQ2.0.22951S1
Country: United States
That is pretty slick.

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 Post subject: Re: Shoulder Lamp Build
PostPosted: Tue May 23, 2023 3:07 pm 

Location: Chicago
Reassembled and operational.

High, Low, and Red.
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PostPosted: Wed May 24, 2023 3:30 pm 
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Location: Lancashire (Wirral born)
Service Number: A04/TQ1.0.32156E1
Country: United Kingdom
Superb, love it!

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 Post subject: Re: Shoulder Lamp Build
PostPosted: Sat Jun 17, 2023 12:35 am 

Location: Chicago
Now in original Humbrol 170.

Kept most of the identifying marks on the pieces.
Finding a balance between full accuracy and not hiding the fact of real parts.

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