This is a tutorial for installing an LED unit. Since
the MG Gogg is a relatively new kit, there does not exist a HY2M kit for
it. The back of the Gogg has an incredible amount of room, that I thought
would be perfect for storage of a battery unit and a switch for an LED
assembly. The tools required for this are some wire cutters and a soldering
iron. Parts used include a red LED, wiring, 3volt Lithium battery, and
a battery holder. All these parts can be found readily at local electronics
stores or your local Radio Shack. The following pictures is the LED I
used.
First, a few holes were drilled into the head of the
Gogg, to allow room for the LED leads. Here are some pictures of the Gogg
head. The first picture is the Gogg head upside down. The next picture
is the underside of the Gogg head. The following two pictures show the
LED inside the head. MG's are great in the sense that these LED's fit
perfectly. If the LED is too big or not the correct shape, they can be
sanded down, But do not expose the internal wires, this will ruin the
LED, so if you are sanding the LED, be careful.
The following pictures are of the wiring, battery unit,
and switch. The LED has a positive and negative lead. Using the battery,
test this and find out which lead is what, and wire accordingly. I used
red for positive and black for negative. I soldered the wires to the LED
first, because it made it easier for me to solder the battery unit and
switch assembly with the most ease.
The first picture is the switch, battery holder, and
battery. The second picture shows the LED with wires attached. The third
picture is a picture of the switch being soldered to the battery holder.
The switch has two leads, to this I soldered red wired's
because only the positive current flow need to be attached to the switch.
One wire is then soldered to the positive lead of the battery holder,
and the other wire is soldered to the positive lead on the LED. The negative
wire is connected directly from the negative lead on the LED to the negative
lead on the battery holder.
The following pictures show the completed process, with
the LED in the head, and completely connected to the battery and switch
assembly. As seen, the negative connection is direct between the negative
lead on the LED and the negative lead on the battery holder. The switch
sits between the positive LED lead and the positive battery hold lead.
The following pictures show the LED as it is working
as well as how the entire assembly fits inside the back of the Gogg.
The following picture shows the LED switched on, and
the installation is completed. It is a fairly simple process, just be
careful with use of the soldering iron and it is best to have everything
planned out before any implementation.
If you have any further questions that were not addressed
in this tutorial, please feel free to email me for further clarification.
Email address is on the first page of this web site.
LED Install Tutorial