Originally Posted by MelesMeles
Hooray, I've brought up an old thread.
Would it be a good idea to make a headlight from leds? I came across 10 white leds, 20000mcd each, and I should recieve them from mail tonite. I currently have Cateye opticube headlight, with one led. This leaves a lot to be desired. If anyone has any information about building a led headlight, I'd appreciate your advice.
You should have bought a single Luxeon 3W or 5W LED. The 20cd LED will probably be brighter than the one in the Cateye right now, but it probably won't be suitable for illuminating the path in front of you.
Now, if you rigged up all 10 of those LEDs, well, you'd still only be very visible to oncoming traffic.
