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Low cost bike light – Finished.

Posted on January 16, 2010 by

Here is the finished ‘low cost’ helmet light for my bike. Estimated output on high is 270lumen. The general overview. The LED, driver, optics and rotary switch assembly are mounted inside a 20mm diameter square aluminium tube. The LED is a single Cree XP-G mounted … Continue reading →

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Low Cost Bike Light Construction

Posted on November 5, 2009 by

Found some time today to finally get started on a head lamp for my helmet. Its a fairly simple build this one with most of the parts being unmodified. Below you can see the 8xAA battery holder (4 on top, … Continue reading →

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The finished product

Posted on October 25, 2009 by

Well its all finished! You can click on the images in the gallery below for more info I ended up using a small section of the black anodized Aluminium to house the switches and brightness pot. I also included the … Continue reading →

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Picked up parts for work light and low cost light.

Posted on October 23, 2009 by

Well today I stopped by a factory estate close to my Uni and picked up the pats for the sub $US20 bike light and work light project. I got 4 new MCPCB mounted XP-G LED’s (Q5 bin) and a single … Continue reading →

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345 Lumen Sub $US20 Trail Light

Posted on October 13, 2009 by

Apart from the recumbent trike I also dabble in mountain bikes. So with my new found obsession in all things bright and dazzling (no thanks to the guys over at CPF forums) i’m also going to have a go at a helmet light for … Continue reading →

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Optics.

Posted on October 6, 2009 by

Undoubtedly the optics used for the trike lights will be one of the most important components. So I spent my spare time today hunting around to find something that is compatible with the XR-E, rugged, small and within budget. With that I … Continue reading →

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