I wouldn't mind paying for the Dinotte taillight, but the mounting option just sucks. I like it clean and simple.
Originally Posted by
sknhgy
The beamshots are very impressive.
I'm not sure what the picture shows. It looks like a big white LED glued and screwed to the outside of a blinky. I'm confused.
I would really like to make one of these. $140 just seems like too much to me for a Dinotte taillight. I have a Dinotte headlight and I can justify that because it allows me to see. That kind of cost and technology just doesn't seem necessary for a taillight.
I hope you add to this post to help the electronically challenged, like myself.
This is a Cree XR led.
Click on link for the product page.
You need a lens or a reflector to direct the light, without it, the light goes everywhere and is wasted.
I used this. I ripped off the white plastic and drilled to fit the LED, THIS LENS IS NOT DESIGNED FOR CREE LED, so you have to know how big a hole to drill to fit this on a Cree. I drilled the bottom of the lens and it fits perfectly on the LED.
A very straight forward and popular drivers used that offers 5 modes, the flashing mode is more annoying than the SF because it's 10 hertz, that's 10 flashes per second.
Just a reminder that these are the sources I used, I do not endorse them in anyway. There are other LED products and drivers you can use, but so far I found these to be the least expensive options.
I will post further photos of the inside later on.