brendonv
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Its more fun and cheaper to make it. Who needs a stop light? I dont ride at night either so i dont need head n tail lights. Just indicators which i made.
DIY Indicators
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Its more fun and cheaper to make it. Who needs a stop light? I dont ride at night either so i dont need head n tail lights. Just indicators which i made.
stude13
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well excuuuuse me!
will_start
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hey stude13,
Do you have a web link to this ?
==> buy a system that has head, tail, turn and stop lights all made up for installation inexpensively.
Well done Brendon, its really hard to be the first...
Do you have a web link to this ?
==> buy a system that has head, tail, turn and stop lights all made up for installation inexpensively.
Well done Brendon, its really hard to be the first...
brendonv
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It is, i mean yes there not as good as your going to get in the shops but its my creation so i like it, i like to build stuff myself rather than buy something else ready made if i can. The tick on them is a bit slow so i may change a capacitor to a lower UF to get a faster tick.
UPDATE: Link to video of them on bike going: http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=3EdRoJoT6TA
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brendonv
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well this was i fear i had which i hoped wouldnt happen but it happened. I cant see the led is bright sunlight, so im going to change them to indicator lights that are used for motorbikes or cars. They will be bright then, while im at it ill change the capacitor to a lower one so it has a faster tick.
brendonv
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Well i went to the car shop yesterday and got some side indicators, 2 for 5 bucks. Pretty good deal, so ill cut my chip board up so theres only the tiny corner where the ticker part is so i will have about a 2cm by 2cm square, ill hide that behind the light. It will look a lot cleaner and better, the lights should be bright enough now or im going to kill it! Enjoy the pics of one of the indicators i bought.
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brendonv
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I got the indicators on the bike now, all the wiring is done, all i have to do is: Cut the chip boards to a nice small size, mount the chips, make a bracket for the indicators, mount them, neaten up the wires and make everything look nice. It seems like a lot but it should only take an hour or so. Here is a video i took of the two indicators going before i put them on the bike. http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=m_4uYfeCmDQ. I wont bother taking a video or pics of the indicators on the bike atm as its a big mess and you wouldnt be able to tell what is what anyway.
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MoonHog
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Keep gong Bendan. I think it was Churchill who once said:
"Success is moving from failure to failure while maintaining your enthusiasm."
I bet people told people Jesse James, and Billy Lane to 'just buy stuff from the store' too.
Homemade is always cooler.
"Success is moving from failure to failure while maintaining your enthusiasm."
I bet people told people Jesse James, and Billy Lane to 'just buy stuff from the store' too.
Homemade is always cooler.
loquin
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MCM Electronics has some cheap aluminum 9-LED flashlights (on sale right now for $3)
You could buy a pair of them, replace the clear plexiglass with red plexi, or use a red permanent marker on the inside of the plexi. The head, which contains the LEDs, threads on to the battery tube. So, cut the battery tube in half with a hacksaw, drill two holes in the side of a short piece of PVC & epoxy the cut tube into the holes. (ref the sketch below.) Power the two flashlight heads from your 555 'flasher' circuit. There should be enough room inside the PVC to mount the circuitry - just pull three wires outside the tube, one for ground, and the other two from your left/right switches.
The flashlight heads only need 4.5 volts, and are quite bright. They should be easily seen in the day time.
Now, a 555 IC may not be able to pass enough current for all the LEDs you driving (or for the 9 LED flashlights, either.) You may need to add an output transistor to the circuit.
You could buy a pair of them, replace the clear plexiglass with red plexi, or use a red permanent marker on the inside of the plexi. The head, which contains the LEDs, threads on to the battery tube. So, cut the battery tube in half with a hacksaw, drill two holes in the side of a short piece of PVC & epoxy the cut tube into the holes. (ref the sketch below.) Power the two flashlight heads from your 555 'flasher' circuit. There should be enough room inside the PVC to mount the circuitry - just pull three wires outside the tube, one for ground, and the other two from your left/right switches.
The flashlight heads only need 4.5 volts, and are quite bright. They should be easily seen in the day time.
Now, a 555 IC may not be able to pass enough current for all the LEDs you driving (or for the 9 LED flashlights, either.) You may need to add an output transistor to the circuit.
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