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RE: Kondia FV-1 Head disassembly - Mayhem - 06-30-2016
I've had a box of old halogen track spots kicking around for several years, collecting dust. Today I dusted one off and repurposed it as a light for my mill. I had added output sockets for a DRO and light but hadn't put a switch on the light. At that stage, I wasn't sure whether I would end up using a light with a switch on it or not. So I added one whilst the box was open.
Trackspot:
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Power rail removed and a standard 10A plug fitted:
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It currently has a 50W MR16 lamp, which I will replace with a 4000K 36° beam angle 7W LED lamp:
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Control box open and bracket installed:
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I mounted the light switch on the rear:
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All back together:
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Let there be light:
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RE: Kondia FV-1 Head disassembly - Highpower - 06-30-2016
Hot dang that's a good looking machine..... now.
RE: Kondia FV-1 Head disassembly - Mayhem - 07-01-2016
Picked up a Philips Master LED MR16 (GU5) 7W LED in cool white (4000K) with a 36° beam angle. Quite a difference to the 2700K 60° lamp that it replaces.
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RE: Kondia FV-1 Head disassembly - PixMan - 07-05-2016
Nice work. Now you'll be totally in the dark when you come to my shop and play with the Prototrak driven mill. Only a rickety 60 watt incandescent lamp on that one, no power drawbar, black plastic knobs, and R8 collets that have to be completely removed anytime you need to hold a different sized tool shank.
Back to the early Pleistocene epoch!
RE: Kondia FV-1 Head disassembly - Mayhem - 07-06-2016
I don't have a power drawbar Ken but I do have two different ones (M12x1.72 and 1/2-20).
RE: Kondia FV-1 Head disassembly - Rickabilly - 07-13-2016
Hiya Darren,
That ole Kondia is looking properly special now, well done!
I think the best thing about the LEDs on a machine tool is the lower heat output the halogens used to have a nasty habit of shattering if they were splashed with cold coolant when really hot.
Best Regards
Rick