$5 Home Depot headlight revisited

[Sgt. Howard]

That tutorial is by Pilotgeek- his work was the inspiration for my rectifier... I simply bought equivelant componants from electronicgoldmine.com and paid a fraction of what Radio Trash wants... you will have to order $10 or more from these people, but if you get LEDs for tail/brake lights (total 6 reds) as well as resistors (#3.50 buys 100) you can meet this number easily- if this goes sticky, I need to re-label one photo where I note the wire for the tail light as 'brake light'.

 

[littletinman]

Yeah, Pilot geek had a great tutorial, just like yours. You guys should collaborate and maybe patent or something. Thank so much for taking the time to make a GOOD tutorial anyone can follow. I am interested in seeing how you wire the tail light. Do you just use another eveready or do you have a different light you use for it?

 

[littletinman]

What did you use for a tail light? Do you think the tail light work if it's over 6 volts? I was thinking of picking up one of those red lights they have in the odds and ends section of Advance Auto Parts.

 

[Big Red]

What did you use for a tail light? Do you think the tail light work if it's over 6 volts? I was thinking of picking up one of those red lights they have in the odds and ends section of Advance Auto Parts.

All ya gotta do is put a 6V led (bulb) in the light case you buy. It's not the fixture thats using the voltage, it's the bulb.
fatdaddy.

 

[Sgt. Howard]

power and tail light

sorry I'm late- no internet where I am staying, so I gotta do the photos and truck to a local hippie/organic/ co-op where they leave the wi-fi going 24/7 for guys like me that have no other access- pretty cool, except I'm sitting under rudimentary shelter in the rain

 

[Sgt. Howard]

There is it for the power supply- housing should be simple to figure

 

[Sgt. Howard]

Tail/brake light

Here's ONE way of many I've discovered that won't break the bank or require fancy tools- for some reason, the image with all the explanations of materials did not upload, so I will tell you- 1.5" PVC endcap with a short piece of schedule 40 pipe in that size, NAPA reflectors, adhesive, about @.25" diameter and the yellow carcass of the flashlight that was the doaner for the headlight.

 

[Sgt. Howard]

More thereof

 

[Sgt. Howard]

etc.

 

[Sgt. Howard]

more on this later, but this is what I have so far- mind you, the PVC ring is a chink of the 1.5" tubing- it will fit inside the endcap. typically I drill a 1/4 inch hole in the center of the endcap for mounting with a 1/4"x 3/4 long carriage bolt... you want to do that before you put this thing into the cap... you also want to drill a hole for your wires ahead of time as well. Next transmission I will detail the finished product along with mounting apparatice