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Here are a few pics of my new & upgraded light for the 12x36. I scoured the internet for way too long, and found several that looked good--of course the good ones required mortgaging my first born. So, after all the searching, I checked the website for Advance Auto Parts. Found one that looked promising & went to town to look at it. Looked good, so I ordered it on the web (15% discount that way). The full price is $39. The thing comes in one of those *#&$^#@ blister packs. Here is the funny part. It comes with 4 9-volt batteries and a push button switch attached to test it in the store. The batteries are wired in parallel so it is only receiving 9 volts. It is bright!!
The housing is cast metal of some sort--Not Plastic!
I purchased a toggle switch while there & then home to the shop.
After removing the original light, it became obvious that some type of bracket would need to be fabbed. So I located some Aluminum scraps and TIGed it up. The base (where the bolt goes through) is one inch wide--helps for size determination in the following pics.
This is important--If you look on the Advance Auto Parts website, the wrong light is pictured when you enter the search section. The one that comes up has 9 LEDs and costs $59. Here is a link--The writeup is correct, the picture is wrong.
http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/...-P?cm_mmc=ET-_-Trans-_-Confirmation-_-General
I know the light will function adequately on 9 volts. The package clearly shows 12-24 volts. So, I would speculate that the voltage is not terribly critical. I did have an unused 12 volt wall transformer (who doesn't have a bunch of them lying around?), & it works great, after determining the correct polarity.
For you safety Nazis, I realize that there is an exposed terminal on the switch--it is for "ground". Get over it!
The light is really quite bright. The pic of the chuck was taken with the new light 18 inches from the chuck (no flash). Notice how crisp the shadow on the HS is. The little screwdriver tips were placed there because there was some text and drawings on the package simply to show that small details could be seen clearly. If there is a drawback to this light, it is that the light bouncing off the chuck jaws is a bit irritating.
Jerry in Delaware
The housing is cast metal of some sort--Not Plastic!
I purchased a toggle switch while there & then home to the shop.
After removing the original light, it became obvious that some type of bracket would need to be fabbed. So I located some Aluminum scraps and TIGed it up. The base (where the bolt goes through) is one inch wide--helps for size determination in the following pics.
This is important--If you look on the Advance Auto Parts website, the wrong light is pictured when you enter the search section. The one that comes up has 9 LEDs and costs $59. Here is a link--The writeup is correct, the picture is wrong.
http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/...-P?cm_mmc=ET-_-Trans-_-Confirmation-_-General
I know the light will function adequately on 9 volts. The package clearly shows 12-24 volts. So, I would speculate that the voltage is not terribly critical. I did have an unused 12 volt wall transformer (who doesn't have a bunch of them lying around?), & it works great, after determining the correct polarity.
For you safety Nazis, I realize that there is an exposed terminal on the switch--it is for "ground". Get over it!
The light is really quite bright. The pic of the chuck was taken with the new light 18 inches from the chuck (no flash). Notice how crisp the shadow on the HS is. The little screwdriver tips were placed there because there was some text and drawings on the package simply to show that small details could be seen clearly. If there is a drawback to this light, it is that the light bouncing off the chuck jaws is a bit irritating.
Jerry in Delaware