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Re: Another Light Post
by LarryC39 on Tue Mar 05, 2013 6:50 pm
Nice job.
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Re: Another Light Post
by khardy on Thu Mar 07, 2013 8:03 am
Hi Folks,
We have continued to work on the post for the CH "DT" Single Faced Light yesterday and hope to complete the light and post today if all goes well.
This is the gasket to go over the homemade slipfitter and top of post. The gasket is normally used to seal a tank top to a commode. The recess in the gasket fit perfectly over the post neck. Had to do some searching for this gasket to find one that is made of a fairly hard rubber and not a cellular foam seal.
Photo of the post upright with the body of the light mounted.
Cheers!
We have continued to work on the post for the CH "DT" Single Faced Light yesterday and hope to complete the light and post today if all goes well.
This is the gasket to go over the homemade slipfitter and top of post. The gasket is normally used to seal a tank top to a commode. The recess in the gasket fit perfectly over the post neck. Had to do some searching for this gasket to find one that is made of a fairly hard rubber and not a cellular foam seal.
Photo of the post upright with the body of the light mounted.
Cheers!
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Re: Another Light Post
by mcha9797 on Thu Mar 07, 2013 8:14 am
That looks really nice!! 
Were the brass acorn nuts with the light when you got it, or did you purchase them?? If so, where did you get them??
Were the brass acorn nuts with the light when you got it, or did you purchase them?? If so, where did you get them??
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Re: Another Light Post
by khardy on Thu Mar 07, 2013 9:45 am
Hi Mark,
The original "Acorn" cap nuts with this light were aluminum. We decided on the brass look and picked those up at a local family owned hardware store. The head or cap on the nut is about 1 to 2 mm shorter than the original brass nuts on our CH "D" 4-way.
Cheers!
The original "Acorn" cap nuts with this light were aluminum. We decided on the brass look and picked those up at a local family owned hardware store. The head or cap on the nut is about 1 to 2 mm shorter than the original brass nuts on our CH "D" 4-way.
Cheers!
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Re: Another Light Post
by Crunge98 on Thu Mar 07, 2013 9:47 am
Looks good 
DT ran aluminum accorn nuts and type D had a couple different versions of brass accorns
DT ran aluminum accorn nuts and type D had a couple different versions of brass accorns
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Re: Another Light Post
by Troy on Thu Mar 07, 2013 11:32 am
khardy wrote: The gasket is normally used to seal a tank top to a commode.
So it's a $H*TFITTER instead of a slipfitter
Looks really great!
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Re: Another Light Post
by Old-Timer on Thu Mar 07, 2013 12:17 pm
Troy wrote:khardy wrote: The gasket is normally used to seal a tank top to a commode.
So it's a $H*TFITTER instead of a slipfitter
Looks really great!
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Re: Another Light Post
by khardy on Thu Mar 07, 2013 1:58 pm
Hi Folks,
Well.... the gasket has multiple purposes.....
Started the wiring on the CH "DT" light....
Harness attached
If all goes well, we should have this all lit up this evening.....
Cheers!
Well.... the gasket has multiple purposes.....
Started the wiring on the CH "DT" light....
Harness attached
If all goes well, we should have this all lit up this evening.....
Cheers!
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Re: Another Light Post
by BigTbird1974 on Thu Mar 07, 2013 3:23 pm
khardy wrote:If all goes well, we should have this all lit up this evening.....
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I can't speak for your personal definition of the word, but near as I see it's going VERY "WELL" (by mine)...??
Can't wait to see it running!! (later tonite) 
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Re: Another Light Post
by flyboy94a on Thu Mar 07, 2013 6:05 pm
Looks Fantastic!! Well Done!
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