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Re: [at-l] The Flashlight caper...
- Subject: Re: [at-l] The Flashlight caper...
- From: Earl Needham <kd5xb@amsat.org>
- Date: Fri, 01 May 1998 20:22:44 -0600
At 09:37 PM 5/1/98 -0400, talford@juno.com sent these words of wisdom:
>Earl, why pussyfoot around like this?
>How about sodering a short length of wire to each end of a battery
>(whatever size suits your fancy) and sodering another pair of short wires
>to a bulb. Then connect the corresponding ends of the battery wires with
>the bulb wires (twist bare ends saves the weight of crimped connectors).
>Perhaps some sort of metal solder adhesive could be used instead of real
>soder. Soder up a few extra batteries as replacements via mail drops,
>etc. This way you avoid the weight of any flashlight case, switches,
>reflectors, or lenses.
I just explained this to somebody yesterday!
Once the cells are soldered together, heat shrink 'em and just twist wires
together & apart to turn the thing on & off... ;-)
Earl
Earl Needham, KD5XB mailto:KD5XB@AMSAT.ORG
Lead trombone for Bill Case & the Velvetones (big band)
Clovis, NM
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Pi Chi '76 (That was Texas A&I University.)
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