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Old 10-16-05 | 01:29 PM
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vrkelley
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Originally Posted by DCCommuter

I'm hoping to get a regulated system geeked up before daylight savings time ends, although it appears less likely with every passing day...
Same here....I'm beating cheeks. Hoping my home-mades will correct vibration problems seen on the Chinese-made LEDs. Those do not stay on for the duration of the ride...or worse they flash intermittently and confuse drivers.

Yesterday, I made 2 brackets from CD spindles (bottom of a box of 50). The flat part is the backing of the light. The spindle goes into a 1/2" T with the wiring running through the spindle. Excellent and solid but TOO big. When I tried to cut the flat part down the whole thing cracked...

Back to the drawing board. I Just bolted the front strobe to the bottom of the front light and mounted the back strobe to a 1/2" piece of plywood - the rear rack.

I'm not sure that the rubber liner supplied will correct the vibration problem...Any suggestions for a bigger biscuit?
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