Upgrading Rear Blinkie
09-28-06, 06:24 AM
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I Upgraded my Rear Blinkie with new LEDs (photos attached)
Hi Everybody, I am a bit of a electronics nut so recently I started playing around with LEDs. I have always build my own bike lights so I decided to order some high-powered red 5mm LEDs (25K mcd) and put them in my generic 5 LED flasher, here are the results:
Here is the new improved version on the right compared to non-upgraded version:
Here is the new improved version on the right compared to non-upgraded version:
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09-29-06, 04:02 PM
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So being a former slectronics pro where can we get somje of the same LED's? I'd love to upgrade mine as I often come home in the dark.
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Difficult to Replace LED's? Are the LED's difficult to replace? How can I determine the power of the current LED's in the unit? Thanks for a little guidence.
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09-29-06, 05:04 PM
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LED power
5mm LEDs for the most part are all the same voltage and current. Newer ones are just more efficient as far as I know. You should be ok replacing the 5mm red LEDs in a rear flasher with new ones without having to worry about voltage/current difference (unless your blinkie is over-driving the 5mm LEDs but I have never heard of this).
09-29-06, 05:07 PM
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I have some available
Originally Posted by stevelon
So being a former slectronics pro where can we get somje of the same LED's? I'd love to upgrade mine as I often come home in the dark.
https://stores.ebay.ca/HKJE-Led-Lamp-...Q3amesstQQtZkm
Just look at the 5mm red LED section and choose the highest MCD rating (25,000 MCD).
If you only want a couple you can PM me and we can talk.
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How easy are they to replace?
09-30-06, 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by pl8ster
How easy are they to replace?
09-30-06, 11:24 AM
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Along these lines, I just found the "Seculite" led tail light at my LBS. It is a very bright LED tail light that draws so little power I was able to add it to a Union bottle generator head & tail light combo with no bad effects. Makes a good supplement to the existing light system. Don
