Originally Posted by
sping
Very cool! All the better for the 'rough' look. Think there were any oval optics which would have worked? Seems that it would make even better use of the light to send less of it high and low.
I find the 30° to be plenty wide, anymore you are wasting a lot of light into the sky.
Originally Posted by
cman
I really like this DIY. I have never done electronic work like this but would like to get started. Do you have step by step pics or point me in a direction for rookies.
It's quite simple DIY actually, all I used was drills, and a little soldering. That's it. The problematic part is getting the material, which took 2 weeks to arrive.
If you never soldered before, I suggest you practice for a few minutes to get the hang of it.
Here's a small step I used.
1. Hack the old blinkie, by using screwdriver to remove the inside.
2. Drill cover and aluminum plate.
3. Mount aluminum plate using screws.
4. Mount LED with thermal paste.
5. Solder LED with circuit driver and switch.
6. Install lens on the LED
7. Weatherproof the whole setup with silicone sealant (almost any silicone sealant works, I used Kitchen & Bath, most would probably go with General Purpose Sealant).
8. Wait for the sealant to dry. Done
I should have took some pictures while I was building this. Oh well, I'll probably build another one later on, but I don't see why I need another one. This is silly bright.