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What do y'all do for lighting?
I was just in Kragen getting some fuses ... and feeling that it's odd to go to a gear-head shop that sells auto parts so that I can buy parts for my EV's ... and while browsing I found some LED lighting that's interesting. I got some to install on the Vego 600 that I'm refurbishing.
One is a white LED "bar" that the packaging describes as "accent lighting". But it's a rather bright light that runs at 12 volts. I'm thinking to mount this using a U-bolt to the steering column on the scooter, and run it off the battery pack. The other are the red LED driven lights they describe as marker lights. They would do good as a tail light and/or brake light. The attraction is that these are lit with the high intensity LED's, and thus will use a minuscule amount of electricity.
The only issue will be how to get 12 volts. The pack voltage is 36 volts. I do have some DC-DC converters. I could use one of them.
As I rebuild this Vego 600 .. I'm really missing all the lights and turn signals and horn and whatnot that is on the EVT 4000. Each of those things adds to the safety of the vehicle. These things are missing on the typical small scooter, and maybe they're not important if you only use the scooter for goofing around in the park or whatnot. But if you're on the road every day with it then it should have as much visibility as possible.
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- David Herron, davidherron.com, 7gen.com, http://www.7gen.com/store
- EVT 4000, Charger bike (rebuilt), Vego 600sx (rebuilt), Electrified Electra Townie
- Lectra motorcycle
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You could put 3 of the LED
You could put 3 of the LED lights in series for 36 volts.
You could measure the light's current at 12V and get a resistor to drop the voltage down. Use this formula: R = 24 / I where I is the lamp current. Resistor wattage will be 24 * I. Get a resistor rated at least 2X this. If I is 20mA then a 1200 ohm 1W resistor will do the trick.
My current headlight is a DIY array of 20 amber LED's, 10s2p. Works from 21-30V. More in series would work at higher voltage. I used part of a tail light mounting bracket.
LSDiodes Optoelectronics - S-Flux LED's
Good point
Thank you, that's the better solution. (running three in series)
------------- David Herron, davidherron.com, 7gen.com, http://www.7gen.com/store
- EVT 4000, Charger bike (rebuilt), Vego 600sx (rebuilt), Electrified Electra Townie
- Lectra motorcycle
Re: What do y'all do for lighting?
If you want to invest a little $, here is the perfect solution - works automatically from 12 - 48 Volts. Looks cool and will have great light output - I'm putting a couple on a project for my son (see the eRex on this site).
Nukem
"In order to get to the truth, the first thing you have to do is get all the liars in one room."
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
Input Voltage: 12-48 VDC
Max Operating Current: 12-Volt 2 Amps 48-Volt .5 Amps
Light Output: 500 Lumens
Lens: Micro Optics, acrylic inner and outer lenses
Mating Connector : Deutsch DT06-2 2-Pin Connector
Standards:UL Recognized, Sealed J575, Shock and Vibration
------------"In order to get to the truth, the first thing you have to do is get all the liars in one room."
Re: Good point
Dont get me wrong, I know this works, but you might see your lights flicker while using the controller (reducing candela brightness). It may also cause your blinkers to act slower or faster than normal.
Re: What do y'all do for lighting?
Are those halogen bulbs?
And where do you get it? I'd google it but you didn't list the product name.
------------- David Herron, davidherron.com, 7gen.com, http://www.7gen.com/store
- EVT 4000, Charger bike (rebuilt), Vego 600sx (rebuilt), Electrified Electra Townie
- Lectra motorcycle
Re: What do y'all do for lighting?
Nope - all L.E.D.
The earlier versions I have have two groupings of 3 high output LEDs in each housing (visible as the little round lens optic in the picture) but I believe the new versions shown in my posting and on JW Speaker's sight linked below have 8 seperate lens sections - not sure how many LEDs in each.
Here's the link: J W Speaker Corp
Note: the link above has been fixed.
Nukem
"In order to get to the truth, the first thing you have to do is get all the liars in one room."
------------"In order to get to the truth, the first thing you have to do is get all the liars in one room."
Re: What do y'all do for lighting?
...oviedosafetylights.com/JW-Speaker--...
http://www.oviedosafetylights.com
They have it for 150$!!! Man, pricey, but I guess when I'm flying down the road, there wont be any worry about missing something, or me not being seen! I ride a lot at night, on my way home from work.