Cheap Tiny Inspection Light

I wanted alight inspectionbut I didnotspend a lot ofmoney in it!

for this assemblymust:
-5gsugru (sugru.com)
- Optical fiber (http://www.conrad.fr/ce/fr/product/183385/Cble-de-fibres-optiques-en-plastique/SHOP_AREA_17419&promotionareaSearchDetail=005 about 2$)
- Cheapled light (about 2$)




thanks tothis montageyou canilluminateinverysmall placeswithout beingdazzledby a largelight!

Step 1:

nothing complicated:

electricpathmust be cutto keep onlylightingofthecentral LED

Step 2:

Nowwe mustprepare theoptical fiber:

-It can be easilycutwith a cutter
-Mustremovea piece ofprotectionlikeelectricwire(only1 mm)
-With a lighterheating, we obtaina goodsurface condition

Step 3:

I made asmall hole inthe plastic of thelampinsert thefiber
Ibonded withglue (cyanoacrylate)
I putsugrudirectly aboveto takethe fiber andto avoidtoilluminateaside

Step 4:

just have towait until thesugrudryand reassemble

You can nowinspectthe connector on yourlaptoporiphone,
thesd-cardport,
a lock (last threepicturesshowsthe difference between theinspection lampanda conventional lamp)


I kept thethongbecause it allows meto have handsfree!

Comments

[wildmahogany]

Nicely done!

[ongara_01]

cool..

[shannonlove]

Great idea but perhaps commenters could pitch in with common but unexpected sources for fiber optic cable. I don't think I have any laying around but I have found it in strange places like toys.

[RichardBronosky]

Done. http://www.monoprice.com/products/search.asp?keyword=toslink

[nicholas1951]

Love them gadgets and this is a fine one! Thanks!

[barista]

@shannonlove
Do a Google shopping/Amazon search for TOSlink cables like this one. They're optical digital audio interconnects.
I got one at my local pound shop.

[Siddharth Jain]

nice idea there!..