Cardboard box lamp

[Norm]

If any of you recall my 3 pushbutton lights from GreenTree that I put in series
and hooked up to a 12 volt battery.....now here is the box to hold the battery
with the lights hooked on top....
A cardboard cover from Aldi's

turned over and unfolded cut 8" from the end






well anyhow this is the pics...explain in more detail later
too much time on this boss is getting miffed......
Norm

[ghurd]

Looks good Norm.

You can't make me believe that computer under the light is that old IBM?
G-

[Norm]

Yes it is Ghurd.....with still old Windows 98.....12 years old....hmm?
Thinking of hooking it up to wirelessto the Dell so I can get on line....
once in awhile with it.

I think these cardboard boxes would work okay if I coated them with
this Bondo fiberglass resin you think? 

[ghurd]

12 years.  Time flies!
You wouldn't know off-hand what the HD and RAM capacity is?
I forget.

I have no idea about Bondo and cardboard.
Seems like the inside cardboard would get squished,
making the inside larger,
making the contacts less reliable?

Maybe start with 12-pack / single layer cardboard?
Crushed wouldn't matter, because it couldn't get crushed much?

How's that super expensive (at the time) prototype bulb working out?
One of my email addresses is not reliable right now.
G-

[Norm]

12 years.  Time flies!
You wouldn't know off-hand what the HD and RAM capacity is?
I forget.
No I wouldn't....I'll check later after I get it turned on for the day

I have no idea about Bondo and cardboard.
Seems like the inside cardboard would get squished,
making the inside larger,
making the contacts less reliable?
Need to get more involved in this...
but for now I am going to try resin coated cardboard
 and use  those little squaregreen female plugs that came
 with the batteries originally
show you later after I get one made

Maybe start with 12-pack / single layer cardboard?
thinking of using corrigated plastic someday.
.
Crushed wouldn't matter, because it couldn't get crushed much?

How's that super expensive (at the time) prototype bulb working out?
I think 3 of yourflashlight leds and a special 3 volt NiCad battery pack
would be better and brighter?
makes a handy desklight  only have to pedal the equivalent of 5 miles to recharge the
battery LOL
One of my email addresses is not reliable right now.
G-

 

[wooferhound]

I have an IBM computer like that, I disassembled it last week, it was a 486 128mhz with 64mb RAM and a 400mb Hard Drive running Windo$e 98.