Post by huflungdung on Aug 20, 2014 16:19:49 GMT -5
Being newly back into two wheel travel, I've reached the conclusion that the biggest safety issue is not being seen. Even during the day.
So, being an engineering type and overthinking the problem, I've now got a bright green/yellow helmet, ride with a dayglo vest on, and am considering an elevated flag of some sort.
I also want a brake light that is so bright it's impossible to miss in the daytime. They now have these 10 watt LEDs for just a few dollars on ebay. Not "equivalent" to 10 watt incandescent bulbs, but consuming a real honest 10 watts - about 700 milliamps at 12 volts. This is roughly equivalent to a 40 watt incandescent - close to the headlight brightness ..
Do an ebay search for Item Number 141069518827 to see what I'm talking about.
And these are really bright. Just have to add a small heat sink and a dropping resistor... because the duty cycle would be low, the scoot should have no problem supplying the energy.
At night they should look really bright.
Be nice to buy something off the shelf, but everything that approaches this seems to be $180+
This idea may exceed DOT brightness specs, but I doubt anyone would give me any trouble about that - in the interest of improving safety.
So, being an engineering type and overthinking the problem, I've now got a bright green/yellow helmet, ride with a dayglo vest on, and am considering an elevated flag of some sort.
I also want a brake light that is so bright it's impossible to miss in the daytime. They now have these 10 watt LEDs for just a few dollars on ebay. Not "equivalent" to 10 watt incandescent bulbs, but consuming a real honest 10 watts - about 700 milliamps at 12 volts. This is roughly equivalent to a 40 watt incandescent - close to the headlight brightness ..
Do an ebay search for Item Number 141069518827 to see what I'm talking about.
And these are really bright. Just have to add a small heat sink and a dropping resistor... because the duty cycle would be low, the scoot should have no problem supplying the energy.
At night they should look really bright.
Be nice to buy something off the shelf, but everything that approaches this seems to be $180+
This idea may exceed DOT brightness specs, but I doubt anyone would give me any trouble about that - in the interest of improving safety.
% of it right, but no quality control. From what I've read, most issues relate to peripheral parts - the engine is typically good.