High-Efficiency Low-Cost Bike Light Project
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High-Efficiency Low-Cost Bike Light Project
New here, apologies if I've mangled some protocol ...
Have just finished a project some here may be interested in. It's a headlight-taillight combo that combines very good efficiency (all LED) with excellent brightness and reasonably low cost. I was thinking of writing it up with a combination of text, parts info, and photographs and posting it somewhere. I see that photos can be posted directly into postings here (max size 100KB) but I don't want to hog a lot of space that only a few may be interested in. So, opinions: what's the best way, or some other web place, to post this material? I could also do it up as a MS word doc and just email to interested parties.
I've seen some other web sites with details on light design and construction but I haven't put up my own web site (yet).
Thanks,
D Lawrence
ASPO-USA
Have just finished a project some here may be interested in. It's a headlight-taillight combo that combines very good efficiency (all LED) with excellent brightness and reasonably low cost. I was thinking of writing it up with a combination of text, parts info, and photographs and posting it somewhere. I see that photos can be posted directly into postings here (max size 100KB) but I don't want to hog a lot of space that only a few may be interested in. So, opinions: what's the best way, or some other web place, to post this material? I could also do it up as a MS word doc and just email to interested parties.
I've seen some other web sites with details on light design and construction but I haven't put up my own web site (yet).
Thanks,
D Lawrence
ASPO-USA
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Please......NO MS word!! Instead offer this project as a PDF file
that is universal to all computers.
That said maybe Joe could make a sticky here ,using a PDF link, to help
others get good safe lights on their cycles. Drop a Joe Gardener an E-mail
to ask him.
that is universal to all computers.
That said maybe Joe could make a sticky here ,using a PDF link, to help
others get good safe lights on their cycles. Drop a Joe Gardener an E-mail
to ask him.
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I dislike clipless pedals on any city bike since I feel they are unsafe.
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Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred, which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?
My preferred bicycle brand is.......WORKSMAN CYCLES
I dislike clipless pedals on any city bike since I feel they are unsafe.
Originally Posted by krazygluon
Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred, which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?
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I have my own server and would be happy to host the file for you. I'm also interested in the project, as I would love to build a new light for next winter. PDF is good, HTML online is fine, whatever works. PDF's are easier to share.
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I say just put it in a thread.
Emailing documents is fine for one or two people, but what about in six months when you may or may not be around and a new person wants it. The thread would still be here.
Emailing documents is fine for one or two people, but what about in six months when you may or may not be around and a new person wants it. The thread would still be here.
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Originally Posted by Lawrence_01749
New here, apologies if I've mangled some protocol ...
Have just finished a project some here may be interested in. It's a headlight-taillight combo that combines very good efficiency (all LED) with excellent brightness and reasonably low cost. I was thinking of writing it up with a combination of text, parts info, and photographs and posting it somewhere. I see that photos can be posted directly into postings here (max size 100KB) but I don't want to hog a lot of space that only a few may be interested in. So, opinions: what's the best way, or some other web place, to post this material? I could also do it up as a MS word doc and just email to interested parties.
I've seen some other web sites with details on light design and construction but I haven't put up my own web site (yet).
Thanks,
D Lawrence
ASPO-USA
Have just finished a project some here may be interested in. It's a headlight-taillight combo that combines very good efficiency (all LED) with excellent brightness and reasonably low cost. I was thinking of writing it up with a combination of text, parts info, and photographs and posting it somewhere. I see that photos can be posted directly into postings here (max size 100KB) but I don't want to hog a lot of space that only a few may be interested in. So, opinions: what's the best way, or some other web place, to post this material? I could also do it up as a MS word doc and just email to interested parties.
I've seen some other web sites with details on light design and construction but I haven't put up my own web site (yet).
Thanks,
D Lawrence
ASPO-USA
You also might consider posting it in the total geekiness thread, which is on this particular issue.
Looking forward to seeing it- led lights are my next project.
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Originally Posted by Tightwad
Please......NO MS word!! Instead offer this project as a PDF file
that is universal to all computers.
that is universal to all computers.
Ghostscript is a free program that allows you to create PDF files so you can easily share non-commercial files with others. Just google
Ghostscript
to find all the information on it you need and free downloads of the required programming.
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Originally Posted by n4zou
+1!!!!!
Ghostscript is a free program that allows you to create PDF files so you can easily share non-commercial files with others. Just google
Ghostscript
to find all the information on it you need and free downloads of the required programming.
Ghostscript is a free program that allows you to create PDF files so you can easily share non-commercial files with others. Just google
Ghostscript
to find all the information on it you need and free downloads of the required programming.
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Why are we making this so complicated?
Anyway... if you're anti-microsoft, maybe you're pro-google - https://docs.google.com - free, online, and shareable. Beats having to download and install an office wannna-be program.
Anyway... if you're anti-microsoft, maybe you're pro-google - https://docs.google.com - free, online, and shareable. Beats having to download and install an office wannna-be program.
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High-Efficiency lights, .pdf, more
Thanks for the hot tips, guys. Looked around some more and "Total Geekiness" topic may be appropriate place to post on this forum as it's full of bike-light stories.
I don't have the Adobe software to create .pdf files (only the free download, to read docs) but it looks like there are good Open Office solutions.
More soon,
- D Lawrence
ASPO-USA
I don't have the Adobe software to create .pdf files (only the free download, to read docs) but it looks like there are good Open Office solutions.
More soon,
- D Lawrence
ASPO-USA