A remix of MrMartiniMo's CR-10 Camera mount re-tasked to hold the business end of a dollar store flashlight.
Notes
Matches Articulating Camera Mount
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4123940
Supplies
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Dollar store / gas station / Walmart flashlight. (Check that drawer in your kitchen, I had two)
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Resistor depending on power supply and needs.
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Some thin wire, something you can route in the unused rail slot behind the psu
Assembly
- Disassemble the flashlight and remove the head
- Solder wires to the head of the flashlight as shown below (fig1), the inner ring should be the cathod (+) and the outer ring should be the anode (-)
- Pass the wires through the cap
- Insert the bolt into the head, this also should be quite snug to prevent it from spinning, use the nut to draw in if needed
- Fit the LEDs into the head
- Press the cap into the head
- Assemble the rest of the arms as shown below(fig 2)
- Slide the assembly onto the rail
- Wire as needed
- Important: there is no resistor in the head of the flashlight be sure to add as needed depending on your power supply. See resources below
Fig 1
Fig 2
Resources
Ohms Law calculator if you need help calculating your resistor.
http://www.ohmslawcalculator.com/led-resistor-calculator
Example: to run this off the 5v power supply at 20 milliamps you would use a 160ohm resistor. (Assuming a 1.8v drop on the LED)
Check the wattage rating on your resistor
Update: 1/24/2020
Images folder was regenerated removing extra images.