Light Force 170 Lamp Connection!!

[MIK 4,763]

 

 

Stripped mine out and re-soldered the connections. Seems fine so far ;-)

solder is no good always use block connecters so if it breaks you can fix it

Connector block doesn't fit inside the handle or the male fag lighter and won't connect the wires to the fittings in either.

 

As for being no good...must've been my imagination!!!

 

just trying to give you some advice as I have tried every lamp there is and I am out nearly every night of the week either on foot or in the truck and my lamps take a bit of a bashin so over the years I have rigged mine up so that it is as bomb proof as I can get it ....small block connections do fit in the handle and I do all my connections with this ...I have used solder with the rubber crommit over it but if they give then it cant be fixed right in the field .....I do all my connections in blocks then taped up and If they do give I have a small screwdriver inside my lamp back so it can be fixed

[paulus 26]

unscrew the reflector housing, remove the bulb, drill out the pop rivet holding the bulb holder in and remove it, solder the two spring connectors that attach to the bulb holder, replace the bulb holder and pop rivet it back into place, replace the reflector housing. pop the red end cap off the handle. pull the wires out, cut off the bullet connectors, replace with a micro scotch block, replace the red end cap. cut off the cigar connector, wire direct to the battery remember to add an inline fuse on the live wire

[Hot Meat 3,109]

Tbh I never realy had a problem with my lamps. I'm out most nites an they have lasted well. Never had to rewire them nowt, just a couple cable ties inside handle to stop wires getting pulled out. It's the flooking lithium an it's shifty connectors that are gripping my shut. But I dare not open it till I get me New one lol flook carrying a big heavy battery again. I'm too old for that lol

[Hot Meat 3,109]

unscrew the reflector housing, remove the bulb, drill out the pop rivet holding the bulb holder in and remove it, solder the two spring connectors that attach to the bulb holder, replace the bulb holder and pop rivet it back into place, replace the reflector housing. pop the red end cap off the handle. pull the wires out, cut off the bullet connectors, replace with a micro scotch block, replace the red end cap.

cut off the cigar connector, wire direct to the battery remember to add an inline fuse on the live wire

Mumbo jumbo lol I'd need to phone a sparky to do all that lol

[paulus 26]

Tbh I never realy had a problem with my lamps. I'm out most nites an they have lasted well. Never had to rewire them nowt, just a couple cable ties inside handle to stop wires getting pulled out. It's the flooking lithium an it's shifty connectors that are gripping my shut. But I dare not open it till I get me New one lol flook carrying a big heavy battery again. I'm too old for that lol

depends if its the old or new type cells inside. the older ones will turn you into a suicide bomber

[Hot Meat 3,109]

It's a few years old now but it is the lithium with power gauge so I think it's the newer un. I'll man up an open it soon lol

[paulus 26]

It's a few years old now but it is the lithium with power gauge so I think it's the newer un. I'll man up an open it soon lol

the newer ones have a protection circuit in you should be safe

 

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[dommorris92 64]

Paulus you keep mentioning a inline fuse . . Has the cig plug got one built in ? If not why bother with one

[Hot Meat 3,109]

Aye Dom I'm sure most of them do, could be wrong tho, I just use the cookers not study em lol

[dommorris92 64]

And when changing the cig plug for the lawn mower connector how do you no which cable to put where as there both black . And im thick lol

[Hot Meat 3,109]

Pass lol only wires I know about are 6 ply bunny snares lol

[paulus 26]

Paulus you keep mentioning a inline fuse . . Has the cig plug got one built in ? If not why bother with one

one had either white dashes of a white line running along it, that the red wire

[paulus 26]

 

Paulus you keep mentioning a inline fuse . . Has the cig plug got one built in ? If not why bother with one

one had either white dashes of a white line running along it, that the red wire, some have red and black wires,some 2 black wires if you wire it up wrong the worse that will happen is it won't work until your wire the other way. the new variable doesn't anyway

 

[paulus 26]

Paulus you keep mentioning a inline fuse . . Has the cig plug got one built in ? If not why bother with one

its just a safety thing to stop blowing the bulb if anything shorts on the battery

[nighteyes 275]

And when changing the cig plug for the lawn mower connector how do you no which cable to put where as there both black . And im thick lol

the plastic coatings different if you look closely , one has got lines on and the other hasnt