Kehkou
Active Member
I went on a long endurance test ride last night, 25-ish miles in loops around home. I'm happy to report no malice in the palace.
I have 6-volt lamps on the dark ABQ Westside streets and FOD-ridden bike lanes; talk about a test of damn courage! It's a good thing I have cat eyes because I might as well have had no lamps! 6 volts is useful for DRL, being seen, nothing more lol. Luckily, I have this teeny-tiny buck stepper coming tomorrow that I plan to solder into the headlamp. I've tested my lamp on 12 volts and it is as bright as a 4wheeler headlamp. If it blows, then I'll just get a 12v E10 bulb with double the wattage which if my horrible math is correct would give me about 6-times the light-flux of 6v 2.4W. Maybe I'll go halogens, but my polarity is too reversed for LEDs.
I have 6-volt lamps on the dark ABQ Westside streets and FOD-ridden bike lanes; talk about a test of damn courage! It's a good thing I have cat eyes because I might as well have had no lamps! 6 volts is useful for DRL, being seen, nothing more lol. Luckily, I have this teeny-tiny buck stepper coming tomorrow that I plan to solder into the headlamp. I've tested my lamp on 12 volts and it is as bright as a 4wheeler headlamp. If it blows, then I'll just get a 12v E10 bulb with double the wattage which if my horrible math is correct would give me about 6-times the light-flux of 6v 2.4W. Maybe I'll go halogens, but my polarity is too reversed for LEDs.