simple light brick switch

[anothergol]

Little trick I found out randomly, and it's quite possible that the light brick was designed for this, I have no idea.

So I was looking for a way to switch on a light brick on a display base, and was hoping that a friction pin would be enough to keep it pressed. But

it turned out that it really acts as a very effective "click" switch - you hear a click as you switch it, and it stays firmly in place.

(green is your light brick, switch at the bottom obviously)

[LiLmeFromDaFuture]

Out of curiosity I built your little thingamajig (always wanted to use that word) to experience how it works. Though with the trans-red light brick, I did had to make some alterations to design of the contraption. For instance, I had to replace the Technic brick with two holes for one with a hole, as it was too far apart from the switch. Additionally, I swapped out the Technic connector with two pins for one with four pins, so that the switch does not pivot when pressed down or pushed up.

It does make that euphonious "click" when switched on or off, and I recently find myself playing with that feature often : )

Here it is switched off…

And switched on…

Edited November 3, 2015 by LiLmeFromDaFuture

[AAG Spitta - LEGO Channel]

Cool!

:classic:

[anothergol]

  On 11/3/2015 at 11:18 PM, LiLmeFromDaFuture said:

Out of curiosity I built your little thingamajig (always wanted to use that word) to experience how it works. Though with the trans-red light brick, I did had to make some alterations to design of the contraption. For instance, I had to replace the Technic brick with two holes for one with a hole, as it was too far apart from the switch. Additionally, I swapped out the Technic connector with two pins for one with four pins, so that the switch does not pivot when pressed down or pushed up.

It does make that euphonious "click" when switched on or off, and I recently find myself playing with that feature often : )

ah, but it wasn't supposed to be a push switch (but it's cool that it works too!), but a lever switch, pulled from the back. When locked in place, it'd look like this:

[Artanis I]

I see now! That is interesting. Can you make the lever work from the top rather than bottom? The other assembly here you'd have to pull the pin up to turn off the light, it would be nice to toggle it easily from above, like the old 9V battery boxes.

[LiLmeFromDaFuture]

Aha, I see now! It was hard for me to tell that it worked in that manner from LDD, but is a nifty widget nevertheless!

[MocclyTeam]

Awesome bro! Must try this :D