The average person probably isn't going to have a use for the 500+ LEDs I have on hand, too. Any materials not used up, will go towards other things. The best part, is that I can only get better at putting my ideas into reality.
The best of both worlds, would be to seal that area AND get the LED's, IMO. Why don't you provide us with a pic/tutorial on your effort, Paolo?
Anyway, more progress:
Tested two types of sealants... one RTV, the other, this "Clear Sealant" which purports to be better than silicone, but dries in a flexible fashion like Aquarium sealant.
RTV Sealant:
Clear Sealant:
Then, [kudos to imack from
a post at MFF.com] I had to try this Liquid Tin thing for myself. Seems to work nicely.
I'm almost there, just have to change a few steps to my little procedure. The RTV and the Clear sealant do not like to flow at all, but I can get around that. IT looks like I'm gonna layer three glues.
The epoxy will go at the very bottom of the lens, because it will help spread the narrow light beam from the LED's. The clear sealant will then seal the LED and resistor piece, then the remaining space will be RTV sealed.
I'm going to give the robust RTV working demo away, once I finish soldering the leads to the tin-plated copper contacts and RTV/clear sealing the remaining voids. I'm probably going to sorta re-work the clear demo and patch it up, then replace my wired monstrosity that I put into my ZTW.