Darnsarf's pucker new nav light

[richi]

The light is a spigot (allows the mast to be removed) mounted alli mast boat nav light that I bought from Alladins Cave chandelry. Cost £28. Came as red and green but i just removed the internal filters. It is very bright and also light. Allowed the Police launch to go round us. (Could have been embarrassing)

 

It sits at the back out of the way and works really well, the cockpit mounted switch is needed as it is actually out of reach when paddling.

 

The down side is it is very power hungry I have tried an LED alternative but that did not work. I get about 7hrs out of my 9AH battery when running it together with my finder/GPS. Very bright even lights the yak up. Wiring is easy just run it to a junction block via the switch. I always use an in line fuse from the bat to the block (3amp).

 

I am currently trying to get around a dodgy connection somewhere in the system and that may explain why the LED didnt work but once I have ironed out that it should be the DBs.

 

Hi DS was thinking of rigging mine up to a separate battery---how long do you think the light alone would run on say a 3.5ah ?

 

I used a junction box to wire my fishfinder and that was my dodgy connection

Edited December 21, 2006 by richi

[darnsarf]

Not really sure guessing about 4 hrs. The Finder/GPS was set to low power for the test so its share wasnt 50/50.

[SeaDooDavid]

here you go fella

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3watt-3-watt-LUXEON-...1QQcmdZViewItem

 

Was just lookin for one of them Nice one Richi

 

SDD~~~~~

[paintfly]

Was just lookin for one of them Nice one Richi

 

SDD~~~~~

That is a very good price for those lights. I payed double that from a UK supplier and still thought it was a bargain. They're that good.

[Starvinmarvin]

Nice job Darnsarf, you going to get a horn as well with all this fog about

 

I'm surprised that Richi wants one, thought this would be more his style

 

[Martin Hurst]

terrible painjob starvin , but very true

[richi]

Nice job Darnsarf, you going to get a horn as well with all this fog about

 

I'm surprised that Richi wants one, thought this would be more his style

 

 

very "appropriate"

[Starvinmarvin]

Bit of a colour clash, but that's what Lava Lamps are all about, ain't it

[darnsarf]

[GB]

Class SM chuffing Class