
Metal headlight
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Metal headlight
Has anyone taken one of the metal headlights apart. I can't tell if they are glued together or soldered?


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Re: Metal headlight
Hmmm, now where have i seen this before?




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Probably the same place that I have,
AXELS are selling "Schumo" Headlights that are already separated, (Body and Mount in one piece and the lens and mounting bolt making up the rest of the light),
All you would need to do is add the LED of your choice,
Shaun.

AXELS are selling "Schumo" Headlights that are already separated, (Body and Mount in one piece and the lens and mounting bolt making up the rest of the light),
All you would need to do is add the LED of your choice,
Shaun.
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Re: Metal headlight
I do like the ones in your photo, Joe. They seem to have a thicker post and seem more like what's now in my PIV. The PIII lights have that thin, wine-glass type post and I think the ones in your photo would work better for the P4. Where did you get those?
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I thought I had gotten them from Erik but I was wrong. They came from rctank.de.Max-U52 wrote:I do like the ones in your photo, Joe. They seem to have a thicker post and seem more like what's now in my PIV. The PIII lights have that thin, wine-glass type post and I think the ones in your photo would work better for the P4. Where did you get those?
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Joe, If you do decide to buy the "Schumo" Headlights and you think the interior of the light body is too dull, a quick spin with a dremel stone will polish it nicely and of course a wipe over with a paint brush loaded with Chrome paint will act as a decent reflector,
My own feeling is that most people dislike a bright headlight on a Tank, they only wish to see(sic) that the light is on or off,
Shaun.
My own feeling is that most people dislike a bright headlight on a Tank, they only wish to see(sic) that the light is on or off,
Shaun.
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Re: Metal headlight
There is also the added bonus that some boards allow you to adjust the front and rear light intensity, so you can reduce it down to a low glow, as well as switch them on and off from the tx. Although I don't like lights on my tanks, they are very useful as an indicator to see whether it has been left on the bench with the power on. I have lost count of the number of times I have done that when swapping tanks around etc.
I tend to just wire up one or two rear ones, as they are less visible when the tank is running.

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I don't think my IBU2 base units allow for dining of the light, at least I'm not aware of this function if it exists. What boards do allow this Wibbly?wibblywobbly wrote:There is also the added bonus that some boards allow you to adjust the front and rear light intensity, so you can reduce it down to a low glow, as well as switch them on and off from the tx. Although I don't like lights on my tanks, they are very useful as an indicator to see whether it has been left on the bench with the power on. I have lost count of the number of times I have done that when swapping tanks around etc.I tend to just wire up one or two rear ones, as they are less visible when the tank is running.
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I agree Shaun with the dislike of a bright head light. Did they ever use amber colored lights?jarndice wrote:Joe, If you do decide to buy the "Schumo" Headlights and you think the interior of the light body is too dull, a quick spin with a dremel stone will polish it nicely and of course a wipe over with a paint brush loaded with Chrome paint will act as a decent reflector,
My own feeling is that most people dislike a bright headlight on a Tank, they only wish to see(sic) that the light is on or off,
Shaun.
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For sure the Elmod boards allow it, I can set the lights to anything from nothing to fully bright on a slider control in the configuration program.wibblywobbly wrote:There is also the added bonus that some boards allow you to adjust the front and rear light intensity, so you can reduce it down to a low glow, as well as switch them on and off from the tx. Although I don't like lights on my tanks, they are very useful as an indicator to see whether it has been left on the bench with the power on. I have lost count of the number of times I have done that when swapping tanks around etc.I tend to just wire up one or two rear ones, as they are less visible when the tank is running.
The Clark boards have an on/off switch on the left stick control.
I think the IBU does the same, but as I no longer have one, I can't test it to find out.
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