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royce

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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 8:42 am

So I was in the garage looking at the LED worklight I bought off KPD Industries thinking what the hell am I going to do with this thing and had an idea

Bolt the light to a cheap camera tripod I had floating around, put some longer cable on it and plug it into a little sealed battery

Instant take anywhere light that should run for a few hours on a little battery, next ill sling some wire into the vit somewhere to plug the battery in and recharge it and get a lamp switch from bunnings (goes inline with the cable) to turn it on and off easy

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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 8:58 am

cool mini.

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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:16 am

Mk1? Didn't relise you're a mini man :lol:

Light is very cool. How long will it burn for?

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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:34 am

Deluxe so yeah in Pommy speak its mk2, how can you not know about it its one of the reasons I bought the pump off you

(works on them BTW)

dont know how long cause the battery doesnt have an amp hour rating on it but my meter says it draws 1.2 amps

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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:39 am

stockman wrote:

Mk1? Didn't relise you're a mini man :lol:

narh it isnt that flash, looks like it has a MK2 radiator cap which make it just wrong. :wink:

good idea with the light. i have a few 7amp battery's laying around so i might make something similar.

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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:40 am

I might not of been listening :roll:

I thought it was for your bike.
I have something you might like. Might send you a pressie this week. Lets call it a belated birthday present. :lol:

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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:42 am

I saw this light contraption tonight. Great idea!

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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:44 am

shep wrote:

stockman wrote:

Mk1? Didn't relise you're a mini man :lol:

narh it isnt that flash, looks like it has a MK2 radiator cap which make it just wrong. :wink:

good idea with the light. i have a few 7amp battery's laying around so i might make something similar.

It's got a clubman carby too

And some suss wiring add on's, I couldn't stand looking at the 2 glass fuses anymore

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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:51 am

I nearly bought an immaculate mk1 Austin a coulple of years ago. Missed out

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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:53 am

I cant believe people pay money for em, mine is a bit suss looking but cause its still got the right engine and owners manual its worth more than the vit

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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:59 am

royce wrote:

I cant believe people pay money for em, mine is a bit suss looking but cause its still got the right engine and owners manual its worth more than the vit

That's hardly a fair comparison for the mini....it wouldn't break a front diff in 10 minutes of wheeling. Nice looking mini from what you can see, light is a good idea also :helloo:

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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 12:05 pm

i bought this mini with my old man as an unasembled project

4 and a half grand for a pile of parts

1970 mk 2 cooper s ex nsw police car

i sold the parts back to him, and now it looks like this.

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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 12:16 pm

Nice!

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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 12:22 pm

real chrome

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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 2:06 pm

The LED worklight should fit on this one.

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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 5:21 pm

That is a great idea Royce... its giving me a few idea's for other stuff...

I was just lookin at your tripod, and was thinkin, what about a little hang on basket for the battery, and hang it off the horizontal leg supports, or perhaps make a little clip on tray for the battery to sit on... to keep the battery of the ground... and if you wanted to be really fancy, you could attach a small solar cell to keep the battery charged... this would be a great idea to build, as a self contained unit, and sell them as a portable, take anywhere, flood light... hmmm, idea's... :wink:

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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 8:40 pm

atari4x4 wrote:

8) real stainless

fixed

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Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 8:43 pm

MacBear wrote:

Geez and I thought putting a switch on it was being a bit complex :blink:

I did think about a solar panel for it and in the process of looking for one I ended up with a 100w one instead :oops:

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Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 1:15 am

Nice work Royce, Smart minds think alike!

i used this at the comps, came in really handy for pulling the front diff out in the middle of the night. to a certain degree it can also wrap itself around bar work and the likes as well.

The light draws 1.5amps according to the manufacturer so theoretically a 75A/H battery will get you 50 hours of continuos use.

I've also got one as a reverse light. It's freaking awesome as a reverse light.

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