LED lighting for press.

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Just thought I'd throw it out there... paid $10.00 at Canadian Tire for the 2 strips of LED's. Didn't want to bother buying press specfic LED's. I had an old 12V 4amp transformer laying around ( amoung many ) from an old laptop, as well as an a connector I got from Sayal so that I could plug the lights into the wall as opposed to using a battery. Works great but I still have to install an inline switch so I can just leave it plugged in instead of unplugging it all the time.
 

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Nice. I found a small clip-on LED at a dollar store for my Dillon SDB. It works well enough but the battery is a really weird size and is hard wired in so it is basically a disposable unit. I'll run it to failure and then look for something like you have. Not cheap... just frugal. :)
 
I did the same thing a few years ago, I just hot glued them in place because I wasn't sure if they were in the right position or not on my Dillon 550. I also just used a wall wart for my power source and I haven't moved them or adjusted anything since they were installed. Nice cheap and easy solution.
 
I bought a cheap inspection camera and use a old laptop. So I got light as well a camera to inspect the case without leaning forward too much, to check for double loads.
 
OkayShooter said:
I bought a cheap inspection camera and use a old laptop. So I got light as well a camera to inspect the case without leaning forward too much, to check for double loads.
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The next step is to add image recognition to identify high and low charges :)

I just use $5 USB light from Ikea - JANSJÖ is the model name
 
Can't find the link to the CT lights but attaching an image of the package for anyone that's interested..
 

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dearslayer said:
Just thought I'd throw it out there... paid $10.00 at Canadian Tire for the 2 strips of LED's. Didn't want to bother buying press specfic LED's.
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That looks outstanding! I'd say that you are very much taking the right approach.

When I bought my Forster press years ago, I immediately chose to do upgrades with an InLine Fabrication Ultramount and and their Roller Lever. I thought that since I was ordering from them directly .... " I may as well order their LED strip for the Forster too."

The Ultramount and Roller Lever were worth every dollar that it cost me, but in hindsight, if I would have just looked around the local stores (or Amazon) I probably could have ended up with something wayyyy better than the $45 CAD or so that I paid for the LED strip!!
 
Light on a press really makes a difference.

mine is an led module that the local surplus store sells for 3.99 hooked up to a 12v wall wart that i had laying around.



 
Good idea. I need one to see the notch on my seating depth dial. As it sits I keep a small flashlight in my bench just for that.
 
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