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marshrunner757 06-24-2014 09:13 AM

Other than the above, just PVC fittings and copper wire.

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ragincajun 06-24-2014 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by marshrunner757 (Post 701810)
Other than the above, just PVC fittings and copper wire.

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Thanks..

Do you have a picture of how your connection from the copper wire to the wires you run to the battery?

marshrunner757 06-24-2014 11:09 AM

I can get one. I just drilled 2 holes just big enough for the wires to go thru. Soldered my wires and coated with liquid electrical tape.

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ragincajun 06-24-2014 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by marshrunner757 (Post 701848)
I can get one. I just drilled 2 holes just big enough for the wires to go thru. Soldered my wires and coated with liquid electrical tape.

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Got ya. Thanks a lot.

PaulMyers 06-24-2014 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by marshrunner757 (Post 701771)
Looks good! I'm still trying to decide what battery to use. I had hopes of using a little battery like they use for the battery powered toy cars for kids but I don't think it will light them long enough. My hope was to set the lights up and get away from them.

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Use a lawn mower battery. Should work great.

marshrunner757 06-24-2014 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by PaulMyers (Post 701899)
Use a lawn mower battery. Should work great.

I might try that Paul. I need to hook my multimeter up and see how many amps its drawing.

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papap 06-24-2014 06:01 PM

What size tubing?

marshrunner757 06-24-2014 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by papap (Post 702018)
What size tubing?

1-1/2"

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papap 06-24-2014 09:06 PM

Ordered bulbs and tube. Hope to have it together for trip to the bend Sunday. Will be fishing up there for a week.

marshrunner757 06-24-2014 09:14 PM

Also, when u buy your fittings, get 1-1/4". 1-1/2" is too big. I used a belt sander to sand the ends of the pipe down so the 1-1/4" fit snug then glued it.

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marshrunner757 06-24-2014 09:48 PM

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The fittings in the pics are 1-12"(too big). These pictures show all the parts. I used 14awg wire to solder the lights to. Drill 2 holes in threaded plug and run them thru about an inch. Then I used black rtv to seal the holes for the wires. Remember, LED's are polarity sensitive. Test and mark each bulb before you solder.

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marshrunner757 06-24-2014 09:50 PM

Not sure why it posted the first pic 3 times

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AceArcher 06-24-2014 09:58 PM

thats on the money right there marsh... nicely done.. where are you getting that acrylic tubing?

marshrunner757 06-24-2014 10:18 PM

Thanks. Look on page 5 of this post. I supplied a link to amazon.

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papap 06-27-2014 04:06 PM

How do you test to see positive and neg side?

marshrunner757 06-27-2014 04:12 PM

Just hook a wire to the positive of the battery and a wire to the negative. Then take the other ends and touch to the light. If it lights, mark the side of the light that your positive was touched to. If it doesn't light swap them until it lights and marked the positive side. Doesn't hurt if you hook it backwards while testing. It just won't light. Make sense?

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papap 06-27-2014 04:38 PM

Got pos and neg figured out. Did you hook up both bright and dim sides? Looks like you did both. Guess I'll do the same

marshrunner757 06-27-2014 04:39 PM

Yes.

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papap 06-27-2014 06:23 PM

Works great. Thanks for all the info. Will try it at the bend Sunday night.

marshrunner757 06-27-2014 06:38 PM

Let me know how you do

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