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Old 03-15-2015 | 05:24 AM
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Default I.R. Emitter socket
A bunch of new guys are adding new systems to their tanks, so I thought it might be time to share an idea I have used on all my IR battle tanks.

This was brought about by the need to easily experiment with different IR LEDs without having to solder them up. Also if you ever have an IR LED fail on the field on a tank that you have mounted the emitter in the mantlet you can lose some valuable battle time as you have to remove the old one and run a new one. This socket idea means you can change an IR LED in seconds.

The first picture shows a filed down 2 wire socket that has been mounted in the mantlet. The second picture shows an LED is pressed into the socket and a shroud is installed over the LED to make it legal.

Two things
  • This make LED replacement very simple.
  • The LED is removed when not in battle just like the TBU so your model has better display qualities..



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