Re: LED spot light.
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:08 am
Sibbo, Ssshh! ZM, remember..Sibbo wrote: I avoided one suicidal wallaby tonight and one slightly depressed bandicoot who was preparing to make a run for my wheels. .
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Re: LED spot light.
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:10 am
I don't understand exactly what it is you are shaping but a hacksaw and file will do most anything you could need to do. That is, if you have (and it sounds like you must) a good vise.PITAPan wrote: It's cutting the thing...The mirror mount is right in your face, it has to be tight and the plan is to braze. I can give the grinder a try. I just hate free handing stuff and Santa ain't brought me a mill yet. Need a bigger chimney.
Chuey............done a bit of filing
Re: LED spot light.
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 5:54 pm
The ones in your link above are the ones I used Charlie. I'm very happy , no doubt there are better ones out there ( noting some of MS's comments on another thread) but these are good and I'm happy.Airbear wrote:Sibbo, you probably remember this thread - you started it in 2010 -
viewtopic.php?f=17&t=764
You'll recall I fitted the LEDs in question, and am still very pleased with them ...
Here is low beam (50W) …
… and high beam (75W) alone …
… and high beam plus spotlights.
However, good as they are for riding at moderate speed in the twisties, and seeing critters on the side of the road, I still don't have enough light out the front. I need something that will penetrate. I want to be able to see that mob of pissed 'roos lurking around in their camo gear a few hundred metres ahead when I'm travelling at speed on a straight road. For this, I think a bright spot with a narrow beam, say 10 to 20 degrees, would work. I like the look of these -
http://www.ebay.com/itm/121117952013?tf ... lgo=origal
I'd really like to see them in action. A combination of spot and flood is the way to go, IMO.
Re: LED spot light.
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:12 pm
Even though they are "spots," they appear to have quite a bit of spill off into the sides of the road. That's actually a sign of poor optics in a spotlight lens, but, for your use, it's all to the good.
Re: LED spot light.
Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 10:04 pm
Yes it is, I'm going to experiment with one light aimed slightly higher and one lower to give a longer area of cover. As you say, probably poor quality optics but for my purpose they are excellent .
They've spoiled me for a standard headlamp though !
They've spoiled me for a standard headlamp though !
Re: LED spot light.
Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 5:21 am
Oh, no kidding. They totally kick the stocker's ass. The project was totally worthwhile.Sibbo wrote:
They've spoiled me for a standard headlamp though !
Re: LED spot light.
Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 10:08 pm
I am still looking for a good penetrating spotlight.
I have noticed that there are some spots available that claim an 8 degree 'pencil' beam. I think that is what I would like to try.
Must add a relay for the high beam too. I plan to use one of these, from my old dead Magna.
It uses regular spade terminals and even has the schematic printed on it.
I have noticed that there are some spots available that claim an 8 degree 'pencil' beam. I think that is what I would like to try.
Must add a relay for the high beam too. I plan to use one of these, from my old dead Magna.
It uses regular spade terminals and even has the schematic printed on it.
Re: LED spot light.
Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 3:55 am
Charlie, I can see advantages of the "poor" optics of the Chinese version, the wider beam is good, that's why I was originally going to buy a spot and a work light but these seem to be a bit of both and for me it works, lighting up the side of the road as well as the tar.Airbear wrote:I am still looking for a good penetrating spotlight.
I have noticed that there are some spots available that claim an 8 degree 'pencil' beam. I think that is what I would like to try.
Must add a relay for the high beam too. I plan to use one of these, from my old dead Magna.
It uses regular spade terminals and even has the schematic printed on it.
Re: LED spot light.
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 8:57 am
Charlie, I can see that that relay uses spade connectors. It would concern me that the terminals look very close together. I would at least put two layers of shrink tubing on each connector and about 1" up the wire in order to ensure that they didn't make contact with each other.
I do like the idea of re-purposing things.
Chuey
I do like the idea of re-purposing things.
Chuey
Re: LED spot light.
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2013 1:50 pm
Chuey, I bet you used two condoms at once when you were a young buck.Chuey wrote: I would at least put two layers of shrink tubing on each connector and about 1" up the wire in order to ensure that they didn't make contact with each other.
Chuey
