Back to Index
Lighting Roundup
Cheap Turn, Tail, brake LED w/"horn" - $5.54
Not good enough for daylight use but "good" for night and lower brightness days.
I upgraded LEDS - project not documented ... sorry!
Great Project item
Plastic base removable!
T20 12V ~250+ lumen(?) 2x Cree led w/diffuser dome
-
$4.42
Update:
Playing with these, building a turn signal led upgrade.
Finally noticed that these are dual mode.
1 pos wire uses .5w and the 2nd uses 1.5w 1x - 3x brightness!.
Great for running light and turn signal ...
or tail light and brake light.
And
Price dropped to $3.60 per pair!
I am using the ...
-
$1.19 / shipped
Flash mode and speed are adjustable.
1600 Lumen XML Cree XM-L T6 LED Zoomable Focus Black Flashlight Torch 8W 5Modes $9.74
Wonderfully bright ... 5modes is more annoying than useful.
A 12V flasher that works! ... Even with low drain LEDs!!!
Alternates between 1/16 - Full brightness approximately every .6 - .7 second.
Tested at 3 and 6 watt with no speed variance.
Turn Signal Flasher Blinker Relay 12V 2 Pin Motorcycle -
$1.49
Car 8 LED DRL Daytime Running LED Light Super White 12V
Very noticeable in daylight, especially when flashing.
-
$5.85
Ordered up a lights, turn, horn control module ... several choices
-
<$7
"500 Lumen" High/Low/Strobe Zoomable Light
- ~
$6.22
Bike Light Mount
- ~
$15+
2PCS T10 (smaller) 1.5W 105-135LM 1-LED White Light - 12V
-
2/$1.54
"15w" permanent mount headlight 10-80V
- ~
$15
Going with a ~12V system.
I decided was the best option - best component selection
I will use a small 3s Lipo pack but add ...
DC-DC 3.2 - 40V to 1.5 - 35V Step-Down Adjustable Converter Power Module - $1.49
... adjusted to 12.30V as primary lighting power and dedicated lighting battery recharger.
For my 6s, 7s and 9s bike batteries.
Might add diode to isolate lighting battery when no power from main bike battery.
Step Down Adjustable Converter
Back to Index