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Posted: 3/12/2005 12:23:39 PM EDT
Well, I was cleaning the flowerbeds this weekend and found four solar powered, rechargeable, walkway lights lying in the shrubs.
I wasn't sure if they still functioned, but I knocked out the fireants, cleaned them up, and cleaned the battery contacts. Then I set them back out in the sun for a little while... Well, they seemed to be working just fine, so I thought of a way to reuse them. I decided that my mailbox needed interior lighting. so, I got out the dremel tool, a little silicone gasket sealant and added solar powered, interior lights, to my mailbox. I drilled/cut four evenly spaced holes in the roof of my mailbox. Removed the base of the lighting system to allow a flush fit, sealed with gasket sealant and bingo! Interior lights, rechargeable, and in full sun. Works like a charm. No more wondering if I got all the mail when I come home at 10 pm. Interior is well lit now. Four units, evenly spaced and sealed against rain. In case any of you home improvement guys/gals need a project, I highly recommend lighting your mailbox.  TRG PS. Worthless without pics, I know... Iknow... Camera is charging, will try to get pics later this evening. |
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Posted: 3/12/2005 12:25:08 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/12/2005 12:27:28 PM EDT
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OMG, hahahaha ! You are teh UBER-NERD !  That's pretty damn funny ! |
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Posted: 3/12/2005 12:28:14 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/12/2005 12:31:21 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/12/2005 12:33:25 PM EDT
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<--scratches head, sighs, walks away.
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Posted: 3/12/2005 12:46:58 PM EDT
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 Someone pass the popcorn please! 
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Posted: 3/12/2005 12:50:45 PM EDT
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Get a room, you two!
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Posted: 3/12/2005 12:56:14 PM EDT
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Great.... Can't wait for the new photoshopped images.
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Posted: 3/12/2005 1:12:14 PM EDT
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It's a spectator sport. TRG PS. Pics ... Outside view:  View of the lights:  Works like a champ. |
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Posted: 3/12/2005 1:19:00 PM EDT
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Please tell me the pics are of the mailbox and not TRG and.... Edited to add: Whew!!!! |
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Posted: 3/12/2005 2:46:15 PM EDT
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Your growing weed in that barn and need the light. Right? 
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Posted: 3/12/2005 2:49:13 PM EDT
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You put your weeed in it man.... LOL I am going to install a wireless alarm in the box as well, so I know when the mailman delivers the mail. TRG |
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Posted: 3/12/2005 2:49:48 PM EDT
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OMG WTF
 I think you need a solar panel, a 12 volt battery, and some of those neon lights that they put in the rice rockets to top it off. |
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Posted: 3/12/2005 2:51:58 PM EDT
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Make it really hi-tech. Put a door switch on it ,so it will only light when you need it.
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Posted: 3/12/2005 2:52:30 PM EDT
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Great idea, I have the same problem looking into a dark mailbox; wasn't one light enough?
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Posted: 3/12/2005 2:55:27 PM EDT
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replace the LEDs with IR LEDs,then you can wear NV while checking the mail
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Posted: 3/12/2005 9:07:35 PM EDT
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It looks like the mailbox has tits!
Tall Shadow 
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Posted: 3/13/2005 12:48:01 AM EDT
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If you were any kind of man you'd put one of those 2.4Ghz wireless cameras in there with the lights, then you'd be able to tell if you had received, say, the new Shotgun News or Blue Press, or if it was just junk mail and could wait a while.
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Posted: 3/13/2005 12:50:19 AM EDT
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Posted: 3/13/2005 12:55:04 AM EDT
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cool hack. Has the postman asked any questions?
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Posted: 3/13/2005 1:08:07 AM EDT
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DUDE !!!  Then you could pretend you were in like, teh mailtrix !  |
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Posted: 3/13/2005 1:09:26 AM EDT
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uhhh...
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Posted: 3/13/2005 1:16:38 AM EDT
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Put a really loud decibal horn in the box, and a camera rigged to take a pic as the horn blows, that way you can forever have pic of the day you made the mail carrier shit in his/her pants. Priceless.... |
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Posted: 3/13/2005 1:22:55 AM EDT
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How about a claymore? The point isn't to give them a heart attack. Unless that IS the point, in which case, carry on. |
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Posted: 3/13/2005 1:37:32 AM EDT
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You know you're a "high-tech" Redneck if you mow your lawn and find solar powered walkway lights..
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Posted: 3/13/2005 4:10:58 AM EDT
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I'll be by later on tonight with a speeding car and a baseball bat........
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Posted: 3/13/2005 4:19:12 AM EDT
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You beat me to it. Now TRG needs to do the same to the crapper. That way he can check his output in the dark. |
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Posted: 3/13/2005 5:38:20 AM EDT
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Looks more like a UFO invasion at Farmer Browns place.
OMG, all it needs is sgtar15's touch and it could be part of a combat mission to rid the planet of evil aliens.
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Posted: 3/13/2005 5:59:02 AM EDT
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Haven't laughed this hard in a while, you are some witty sumbitches.
TRG PS. I hate you all.
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