During my sisters visit , she accidentally stepped on the experimental headlight for the hard had helmet. The damage was so bad that the plastic hinge was completely destroyed and broken, rendering the handle and the headlight completely separate.
Good thing though i managed to repair it using a metal type corner hinge (ones used in a house door or even a wooden cabinet) and was successful in reattaching and replacing the destroyed plastic hinge. The bad part however is that the hinged is not movable and will never be, It is now completely fixed . In other words this headlight will in someways block my view on the hard hat helmet id be using in the future, (if ever i get onboard and work as a sailor again).
Another thing disadvantageous is that this headlight is now more metallic in appearance because of its repair rather than being completely plastic type (I'm not sure if safety application will be jeopardize since most ship maintenance equipment's are plastic based). In any case the good part of the repair is that the equipment is much more stronger than ever since part of it is now metal.
By the way this "experimental" headlight is the headlight i purchased in robinsons east mall in cainta, (just right beside another mall) . to be specific this can be found in "ACE HARDWARE" store . Unfortunately due to some modifications i've made , this headlight is somewhat a bit different from it was on its original form.
Items used on the repair were
Super glue
Swissknife
cardboard box cutter
two small screws
a small door hinge
Electrical tape (for rubber black coating of the hinge)
