Cheap map lights

[Aerosim Solutions]

Hi all,
I have just made a couple of map lights to go with my newly acquired eyebrow trims. I bought a pair of $9 LED flashlights and basically cut them in half! I made a gimbal bracket so they can be aimed anywhere when they are mounted. I soldered wires to the battery contact tabs and fitted a simple connector block for the 3Vdc power supply. The torch button still works and they look close enough, a cheap solution!
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Cheers Gwyn

[Karl737]

Brilliant!! (pun intended)

Cheers,
Karl

[glooker]

Gwyn,
That is a great piece of work.  Simple and elegant.  You have Inspired me to make my own.
Greg

[Aerosim Solutions]

Gwyn,
That is a great piece of work.  Simple and elegant.  You have Inspired me to make my own.
Greg

They are Arlec torches Greg, I got them from Bunnings!
Cheers Gwyn

[jackpilot]

Good idea Gwyn
I used some also for the side map. ($3)
I feed them 5v from the OVH PSU with a resistor.

[sagrada737]

Nice work on the Map Lights Gwyn!  I always am inspired by your innovation.

Have you done anything similar for the light on the upper part of the Fowward Overhead, which illuminates the Pedastal area?

Mike

[Aerosim Solutions]

Nice work on the Map Lights Gwyn!  I always am inspired by your innovation.

Have you done anything similar for the light on the upper part of the Fowward Overhead, which illuminates the Pedastal area?

Mike

Hi Mike, I haven't got a roof structure yet!!
Cheers Gwyn

[wildcat02]

For the OVH I used the head of a small desk light.

http://www.flightdeck737.be/hardware/fwd-aft-overhead/samenstelling-en-onderdelen/


I've built the' map lights' with parts of plumbing, a lamp holder and a LED lamp.

http://www.flightdeck737.be/pc/electronics-2/map-lights/

To give an another idea ...


Clement