Mounting the chest display
- Thread starter Coyote850
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Buckeye 01
Active Hunter
I used lot's of hot glue. It has worked very well thus far.
Jimmy BufFETT
Well-Known Hunter
Be careful with the magents there ... if they are strong enough, they can destroy the chip over time.
Agreed ... I use the same thing.
Boba Fett
Active Hunter
I have been thinking about switching to snaps since I am kind of afraid that someone could just pull a piece of my armor off. The magnets aren't extremely stong, but they are strong enough to hold the armor to the vest.
Coyote850
Active Hunter
My armor is held on by snaps. If you have experiance with snaps or can get some help from someone, its not hard to do. And the armor is not gonna go anywhere.
mandalore697
Active Hunter
I use snaps on my armour. It's the best thing since sliced bread!
I followed TK409's idea of mounting them on plastic and not directly to the armour. The female part is also stitched to the vest so if I decide to use a different method or upgrade at any point it is easily removeable.
As for my chest display...ELECTRICAL TAPE!! And lots of it! It's strong and durable, but it doesn't damage the board, nor is it permanent, which again means if I upgrade my armour - which I plan to do - I can easily remove the board and reinstall it on a new set.
Dan
I followed TK409's idea of mounting them on plastic and not directly to the armour. The female part is also stitched to the vest so if I decide to use a different method or upgrade at any point it is easily removeable.
As for my chest display...ELECTRICAL TAPE!! And lots of it! It's strong and durable, but it doesn't damage the board, nor is it permanent, which again means if I upgrade my armour - which I plan to do - I can easily remove the board and reinstall it on a new set.
Dan
I put 2 strips of velcro (fuzzy) on either side of the slots on the armor, then I cut out an "H" of (hook) velcro. The vertical sides of the "H" attach to the armor velcro and the horizontal bar holds the LED in place. Works great and can be removed at any time. I can post pics if you need me to.
Boba Fett
Active Hunter
I would like a pic if you have some.
stormtrooperguy
Sr Hunter
duct tape.
yup, that's how my leds are installed. big strips of duct tape.
yup, that's how my leds are installed. big strips of duct tape.
pizzaman24
Active Hunter
lol, nice. Nothing works better than duct tape
Jimmy BufFETT
Well-Known Hunter
Well, my friend down in Tucson will now have to give me clearance to use this substance: hot glue!
lol: But yes, I would use hot glue to secure the chest display to the armor.
lol: But yes, I would use hot glue to secure the chest display to the armor.rmschneider104
Hunter
I'd go the hot glun method.
PistolSolid
Hunter
Bounty1138
Active Hunter
I'm wondering the best way to attach it too. I got my Tk409 electronics in the mail today and there isn't much of it that sits flush with the armour, except for the lights themselves. Do you just use enough hot glue to fill that 1/4 inch (or so) gap between the electronic board and the armour? Do you glue something like wood or plastic to the board and then glue that to armour?
I'd definitely be interested in seeing some pics of how people did theirs.
I'd definitely be interested in seeing some pics of how people did theirs.
Bounty1138
Active Hunter
For what it's worth, I'm attaching my armor by magnets and I'm not worried about the electronics. It was discussed in this thread and nobody seemed to have any issues: www.thedentedhelmet.com/f25/chest-armor-utilizing-magnet-attachment-method-48099/
