Originally Posted by
twinquad
Originally Posted by
znomit
I'd be interested to hear how well the front works if you just short out the taillight.
If the schematic is correct, then all the LEDs are in parallel, so shorting the taillight would mean shorting all the LEDs, and there should be no output at all.
Twinquad is right. I tried it, albeit accidentally (wire was pinched); the whole thing was dead.
Originally Posted by
znomit
But yeah to get it going put all the leds in series and replace the buckpuck with a capacitor, maybe 1000uF 63V.
1000uF, okay; but 63V?
6.3 seems to be a common capacitor rating, but I can't find any rated for 63. My actual voltage is in the range 12V- 15V; shouldn't I want a capacitor rated, I don't know,
16V? Where do I get it?
Originally Posted by
znomit
See pilom.com for how to do it properly.
Yes, I'm reading pretty much the whole site... but some of it is beyond my comprehension.