Zero Halliburton Lighting Solution (step-by-step)

[DennisP]

Hmmm, those could look cool in my Aristocrat.....

[DBall]

Originally Posted by DennisP

Hmmm, those could look cool in my Aristocrat.....

Oh hell yeah... never really thought of that. 1 of these would be bad ass in the cabinet!

[DennisP]

Originally Posted by DBall

Oh hell yeah... never really thought of that. 1 of these would be bad ass in the cabinet!

The only thing I'm not a huge fan of is the battery and having to turn it on/off that way. Wondering if there is one with a removable AC adapter that can be threaded through the hole to power humidification I have, then I could have it on all the time or control it easily when I wanted it.

I've got a glass door so it would look pretty sweet to light it up.

[DBall]

Originally Posted by DennisP

The only thing I'm not a huge fan of is the battery and having to turn it on/off that way. Wondering if there is one with a removable AC adapter that can be threaded through the hole to power humidification I have, then I could have it on all the time or control it easily when I wanted it.

I've got a glass door so it would look pretty sweet to light it up.

the batteries are inside the cylinder and all ya have to do is press a little button to turn it on



I have another one for my other hali that needs to be repainted. I'll put it in my cabinet and take a quick picture of it tonight.

[DennisP]

Originally Posted by DBall

the batteries are inside the cylinder and all ya have to do is press a little button to turn it on

I was mainly thinking I'd like to have it on a lot and would drain the batteries. Any idea on the battery life?

[DBall]

Originally Posted by DBall

I have another one for my other hali that needs to be repainted. I'll put it in my cabinet and take a quick picture of it tonight.

It doesn't work well in the cabinet... (mine's about 7' tall and really full). No use in taking a pic for that.

As cool as that is, the best, and I mean THE BEST part of the post is..

Originally Posted by DBall

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This would work on any travel case, all I have are Hali's now, though, so I can't test it on other ones... you may need to get little aluminum clips and cut the foam (if you even have any in there) or it may be able to wedge in there like this.

He said Hali's! Plural! How many do you need?













Nice job Dan, it is cool as chit.

[CasaDooley]

Your idea rocks Dan. I modified the location of the light to work better on mine as it has convoluted foam:

[DBall]

Very cool, man!

[Volusianator]

I don't get it, how many of you need to get into your boxes in the darkness? Or is this more of just a bling thing?

[DBall]

Originally Posted by Volusianator

I don't get it, how many of you need to get into your boxes in the darkness? Or is this more of just a bling thing?

At the big herfs (like shack herf or any of the ones where you are outdoors) it gets dark at night... big pain in the ass to try to pick a cigar when you can't see what's in there and you're looking for something specific... at those you see guys all passing around the LED flashlights so they can see what they are doing. Also, the cigar bar I'm at every week has atrocious lighting... I've had to try to use the light from my cell phone to find what I'm looking for many, many times.

This costs about the same as the LED flashlight, keeps itself in place pretty well and works like a charm.

[Volusianator]

Hmmm, never would've thought a B&M would that THAT bad of lighting, but I can see a night time herf would come in handy, or by the firepit. Cool idea.

[DBall]

Originally Posted by Volusianator

Hmmm, never would've thought a B&M would that THAT bad of lighting, but I can see a night time herf would come in handy, or by the firepit. Cool idea.

Not a B&M, tis a bar. They take 'mood lighting' to the extreme...

Looking into getting a Zero myself. This is great way to light the case. Thanks.

[jonumberone]

I tried this mod on my 40ct Cigar caddy.

I grabbed the caddy, and tried to place the light in the same location as the Hali.
No go, the foam isn't rigid enough to hold the light in place.
I started to look for another way to rig it, and pulled out the foam humidifier, since I don't use it.



The round mounting bracket fit nicely into the hole left by the missing humidifier.
It is also magnetic and clings nicely to the metal plate in the caddy.
With the bracket in place I try to put the light in and it wont stay in place.
The foam keeps pushing the light out of the bracket.
Next I looked for ways to secure the light to the bracket, I thought about glue or cable ties, but felt the bracket might not stay put.
I decided the foam was in the way, so it needed to go.



I slid the bracket under the foam, placed the light where I wanted it, and used a scissor to make little slits as I traced around the outline of the light.
I removed the light and connected the slits to fully remove the pieces of foam that were in the way.
Ta-da, it fit like a glove!





If using the foam trays, I would recommend putting smaller RG cigars in the top tray, since the light is a little thicker than the top foam.
If you pull out the trays and use baggies, it might be a good idea to cover your sticks with an empty tray.
Not sure if it's necessary, but I don't want to be responsible for ruining your sticks!

[kelmac07]

Updated mine with the help of this thread and from Dom.

[Crownedone]

Anyone know where to get the cool cigar curved foam? I have a case I want to do this to but it needs foam.

www.cigarsolutions.com for foam cigar trays