A fix for side light leaks.

DAFlys

If youre having light leaking from the side of your goggles, heres a fix for you. Cut some 10mm thick foam as shown and slide into the sides, you can even use the foam from the packaging of the goggles to make it.

Ive included some shots and a DXF file if you want to laser cut your own or you could just use scissors as it wont be seen when fitted.

zappy49@gmail.com

Good Idea Thanks

DAFlys

zappy49@gmail.com Posted at 5-6 05:34
Good Idea Thanks

You’re very welcome.

DowntownRDB

Excellent DIY fix for side light leak.

fichek

Interesting solution. I've seen a few people wobble the rubber a bit after putting Goggles 3 on their face and they say that fixes the light leaks, did you maybe try that?

DAFlys

fichek Posted at 5-6 16:50
Interesting solution. I've seen a few people wobble the rubber a bit after putting Goggles 3 on their face and they say that fixes the light leaks, did you maybe try that?

Yes I tries all sorts with the rubber but I still got very subtle light leaking from one side,

DAFlys

DowntownRDB Posted at 5-6 14:09
Excellent DIY fix for side light leak.

Cheers DT, Its surprising how well this foam cuts with my laser too.

yogi053

Mine came with the foam which I jut cut down to fit inside the rubber curtain to afford further protecion. Any light leakage fixed by doing what fichek advises.

DAFlys

yogi053 Posted at 5-7 02:07
Mine came with the foam which I jut cut down to fit inside the rubber curtain to afford further protecion. Any light leakage fixed by doing what fichek advises.

I must have a slightly deformed head then.

DowntownRDB

DAFlys Posted at 5-6 21:40
Cheers DT, Its surprising how well this foam cuts with my laser too.

No doubt that made the DIY fix easy for you to do.

MAF178

Great idea Daflys .. thanks for sharing the cad file

DAFlys

MAF178 Posted at 5-7 14:11
Great idea Daflys .. thanks for sharing the cad file

No probs MAF178.

DAFlys

DowntownRDB Posted at 5-7 13:46
No doubt that made the DIY fix easy for you to do.

I must confess to cheating a little on this one, to get the right curve I traced around the rubber and then scanner in the drawing and traced the cad over the top.

DowntownRDB

DAFlys Posted at 5-7 22:35
I must confess to cheating a little on this one, to get the right curve I traced around the rubber and then scanner in the drawing and traced the cad over the top.

That's not cheating, that's just working smarter.

DAFlys

DowntownRDB Posted at 5-8 02:42
That's not cheating, that's just working smarter.

Its actually a bit of an odd curve more of an ellipse thats been cut than a arc.

IxToxicity

What about light bleed from the top when using the extended forehead pad? it is horrible and gets so bright

DAFlys

IxToxicity Posted at 5-11 12:48
What about light bleed from the top when using the extended forehead pad? it is horrible and gets so bright

Ive not tried the pad, didnt feel I needed it personally.

Montfrooij

Nice DIY job

DAFlys

Montfrooij Posted at 5-21 10:26
Nice DIY job

thanks. The laser cuts makes a nice job of cutting that foam, as long as you put some tape on the back, to stop the light reflecting back from the mesh support in the machine.

Montfrooij

DAFlys Posted at 5-21 23:57
thanks. The laser cuts makes a nice job of cutting that foam, as long as you put some tape on the back, to stop the light reflecting back from the mesh support in the machine.

Nice.
Cutting would be hard otherwise (I struggled with that at least)

DAFlys

Montfrooij Posted at 5-22 01:12
Nice.
Cutting would be hard otherwise (I struggled with that at least)

Accurate cuts in foam Id say was impossible without a laser.

Montfrooij

DAFlys Posted at 5-22 02:10
Accurate cuts in foam Id say was impossible without a laser.

That was my conclusion too.

DAFlys

Montfrooij Posted at 5-22 02:17
That was my conclusion too.

It did help that I managed to get the shape right pretty quickly.

Montfrooij

DAFlys Posted at 5-22 02:26
It did help that I managed to get the shape right pretty quickly.

Indeed that will have helped. Saving you from having to make multiple cuts to try and find the right size.

DAFlys

Montfrooij Posted at 5-22 02:33
Indeed that will have helped. Saving you from having to make multiple cuts to try and find the right size.

I did do a test cut in cornflake box to see what the shape was like. They are so useful.

Montfrooij

DAFlys Posted at 5-22 04:43
I did do a test cut in cornflake box to see what the shape was like. They are so useful.

Now that is DIY

DAFlys

Montfrooij Posted at 5-22 05:18
Now that is DIY

There was a TV show here for kids when I was growing up, called Blue Peter, there was a segment where they showed you how to make something with house hold waste, like washing up liquid bottle into space ship or coat hanger into Christmas decoration, cornflake boxes was a staple you'd have to keep to play along. PS they now advertise washing up liquid that lasts so long that the kid is disappointed he cant make that rocket, surely a joke for the oldies.

Montfrooij

DAFlys Posted at 5-22 06:59
There was a TV show here for kids when I was growing up, called Blue Peter, there was a segment where they showed you how to make something with house hold waste, like washing up liquid bottle into space ship or coat hanger into Christmas decoration, cornflake boxes was a staple you'd have to keep to play along. PS they now advertise washing up liquid that lasts so long that the kid is disappointed he cant make that rocket, surely a joke for the oldies.

Yeah, I remember that commercial. We had that too. It was a long time ago. Like 10-20yr ago.