Fixing up an old Gi-Hugic can light.

[Cfdsmokeater]

Was given an older 14ah SLA can light for my birthday from my father. Some repairs include: New batteries, re soldering switch leads, sand-paint-sand-etc acrylic can (was pretty banged up), new test tube cover (broke the original @ Olympus), new temp attachment hardware, 50w bulb, etc.

Was only getting 100mins with a 35w @ first. Now getting 2.5 hours with 50w. All burn time results are here: http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=156573

I'm pleased with results, just wondering if anybody else has taken the time to breathe some new life into these wheel chocks?

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[ams511]

It looks good, you did an excellent job. Your father must be jealous now. LOL. BTW, how much do you have into the refurbishing? I was thinking of picking up an old light and fixing it.

 

[Cfdsmokeater]

It looks good, you did an excellent job. Your father must be jealous now. LOL. BTW, how much do you have into the refurbishing? I was thinking of picking up an old light and fixing it.

Thanks, you should have seen the face of Dad's dive buddy (the diver Dad bought the light from).

Around $50-$60, I think. $22.00 a piece for the batteries were the most expensive. I'm sure they can be found for less. $5.00 for a variety pack of wet/dry sandpaper. $7 for Paint (I use a version of Krylon's Fusion; Part of their "Camo" series-- just flat black of course. One can was sufficient. Duct tape, solder, and wire I had lying around. I forget how much the bulbs were @ Home Depot. Be sure not to walk out of the store with the 24 volt version like I did.

Cleaned the can with alcohol. Wet sanded coarse to fine. Rinse. Dry. Put upside down on the handle of my automotive jack. LIGHT coat applied up and down while I moved around the can. Allowed paint to dry. Minus the cleaning step---repeat about four or five times.

Thanks again,
Joe.

P.S. This is one heck of a light to use while looking for a deer your buddy harvested but was having trouble finding. The pressure is on due to the growing coyote population. Just tossed the can in my backpack, no biggie compared to a tree-stand strapped to your back.

 

[Cfdsmokeater]

Almost forgot, You need some sort of silicon for when you reattach the latches. I used "Marine Goop" I think.