Salop Matt Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 I am fully awear that its a regular requirement for lightforce owners to need to rewire there lamps after the cable being damaged / brokenup in the lamp handle. So what are the different ways folk have gone about doing this ? Also are there any other modifications that people have carryed out on theres ? I did one last night and found the red plug that goes into the bottom of the handle with the 2 contact points in, when putting it back into place the 2 red lugs that are ment to hold the plug in place didnt want to spring out enough to lock the plug in placel, so I had to pull them out and pack them. The rewiring I did by soldering the curly cable wires to the wires from the 2 contacts together and heat shrink covering them. I then had to squash the wireing and repaire site into the base of the plug to get it all in. It was such a tight fit that i didnt need to put anything in place to stop it being pulled out.So repaires done now.Forgot to take photos or I would of but if i ever have to open it again I will photograph it then and post the pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Garyb's your man. I've never seen so many cableties and gaffa tape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth Stalker Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Garyb's your man. I've never seen so many cableties and gaffa tape Yes quite a hash up & guess what? Its gone again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twitchynik Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Garyb's your man. I've never seen so many cableties and gaffa tape But does his short out on the door thus blowing a fuse resulting in hard wiring the lamp to the van battery...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 simplest option is to rewire it all the way to those connectors in the handle, solder and wrap the joints and it should be fine. they tend to go where the cable enters the handle or just inside the handle, fundamentally I'm not sure its really a lightforce problem more a porblem with how much the lamps are used, pull most cables about as much and you'll have problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 But does his short out on the door thus blowing a fuse resulting in hard wiring the lamp to the van battery...? Turned out the fuse hadn't gone. It just decided to switch off for a while. ...And it shorted out on my rifle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twitchynik Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Turned out the fuse hadn't gone. It just decided to switch off for a while. Gotta love Landies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Ha bloody ha.. Anyway - I've just picked myself up about 20' of cable which used to belong to a Flymo lawn mower... Thinking is, this stuff was designed for being bent about / run over etc, so should be a tad more durable than simple car / marine electro wire.. it's twin core too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 (edited) They are a right pain in *****! i normally route mine round the rear view mirror to keep it out of the way and minimise the flexing, and put 2 bullet connectorc close to the handle. These were originally designed as spotlights for oz outback trucks from what i hear so i guess they aren't really designed for it! i saw the strengthening aid like the ones hair dryers/drills used on one truck i was in and thought that was a good idea... Regards, Gixer Edit to say - like the support on the bottom of this handle - Edited February 14, 2011 by gixer1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstevouk Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Ha bloody ha.. Anyway - I've just picked myself up about 20' of cable which used to belong to a Flymo lawn mower... Thinking is, this stuff was designed for being bent about / run over etc, so should be a tad more durable than simple car / marine electro wire.. it's twin core too. That wire works fine, other than that use some tow bar wiring cable and has a few spare wires also.... B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 You need silicone cable, it is very flexible and durable. It is the copper wire that fractures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.