thysmeades Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 Hi Guys, for those into DIY light building, I thought I would share mylatest creation. It's a "one off" and will never be repeated. It is justtoo small for practical production but it was a fun project. The details: Optics: customisable. currently 4 Narrow Carclo 10mm x 10 mm (Very nice beam for the road)Driven by maxflex from taskledBattery: 11v 2500maInternal "status" ledglow. (not as nice as I had hoped) Not too sure how it?ll handle the heat. Still to test.. Anodizing didn?t work very well. Wanted it blue. Not toosure why it didn't work.Marwi bike mount used in pics Concept pics Housing complete: End covers on - 3mm perspex laser cut to size with internal engraving On the bike. Any questions? I will gladly assist where I can.Beam shots, will follow on Monday. thysmeades2009-08-21 03:12:16
droo Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 Good job. Must have been fun getting the driver and wires in the back...
thysmeades Posted August 21, 2009 Author Posted August 21, 2009 Good job. Must have been fun getting the driver and wires in the back... Hi Droo, it was a nightmare, hench I will not be doing another one, ever.
thysmeades Posted August 21, 2009 Author Posted August 21, 2009 I think you flat six LED one is cooler. the pocket rocket is awesome, the beam is brilliant. it will take a lot of beating. I am going to change the design to avoid causing any offence in future as I may want to sell them.
droo Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 Good job. Must have been fun getting the driver and wires in the back...Hi Droo' date=' it was a nightmare, hench I will not be doing another one, ever.[/quote'] My biggest issue so far has been working out how much space I need in the back and still keeping the light small enough. It's sitting at 40mm dia. by 45 long so far, with 28mm dia by 23mm deep in the back. I haven't got it machined yet, but I have a feeling I'm going to learn some new and interesting words building it.
thysmeades Posted August 21, 2009 Author Posted August 21, 2009 Good job. Must have been fun getting the driver and wires in the back...Hi Droo' date=' it was a nightmare, hench I will not be doing another one, ever.[/quote'] My biggest issue so far has been working out how much space I need in the back and still keeping the light small enough. It's sitting at 40mm dia. by 45 long so far, with 28mm dia by 23mm deep in the back. I haven't got it machined yet, but I have a feeling I'm going to learn some new and interesting words building it. Droo, this light is 32 x 32 x 36 I can give you the drawings if you want and also tell you how I feel I could improve it. If I had made it a little longer, I would have got the jack plug in as well, but as it is now, it's impossible.... hence the DC supply coming out the side....
droo Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 Good job. Must have been fun getting the driver and wires in the back...Hi Droo' date=' it was a nightmare, hench I will not be doing another one, ever.[/quote'] My biggest issue so far has been working out how much space I need in the back and still keeping the light small enough. It's sitting at 40mm dia. by 45 long so far, with 28mm dia by 23mm deep in the back. I haven't got it machined yet, but I have a feeling I'm going to learn some new and interesting words building it.Droo, this light is 32 x 32 x 36I can give you the drawings if you want and also tell you how I feel I could improve it. If I had made it a little longer, I would have got the jack plug in as well, but as it is now, it's impossible.... hence the DC supply coming out the side.... Hells bells. That makes mine look huge. All of a sudden I feel a heap more confident.
thysmeades Posted August 23, 2009 Author Posted August 23, 2009 Beamshots! Taken last night.All photos taken at ISO 80, f3, 4seconds. Very nice beam for the road. (quite direct hot spot with nice side spill - remember the optics can be customised and changed in a few minutes) the perspex lens also seems to divert side light over the controls of the bike which is also quite nice. Control shot L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 thysmeades2009-08-23 23:49:29
Matchstix Posted August 24, 2009 Posted August 24, 2009 nice is the camera set on automatic or is there a specific ISO and shutterspeed?
thysmeades Posted August 24, 2009 Author Posted August 24, 2009 As I mentioned, manual settings used, ie exactly the same conditions for each photo.forum_images/post_button_smiley.gif All photos taken at ISO 80 appeture - f3 exposure time - 4seconds
thysmeades Posted August 24, 2009 Author Posted August 24, 2009 no worries!forum_images/post_button_smiley.gif
AndreZA Posted August 24, 2009 Posted August 24, 2009 So when is mass production starting on any of the models?
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