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Originally Posted by Haku
3mm LEDs arrived today, 10x red, 50x white. We're gonna need a bigger bag of white LEDs...
After doing some drilling today on the original reflector to actually determine how many 3mm LEDs I could comfortably embed into it I discovered I can get 60. Yes, 60, 6 rows of 10 holes drilled in the reflector won't adversely affect the structural strength of it and it will still partially work as a reflector:
You can see the test row of 5 holes on the right, then test row of 6 on the left and a partial grid in the center. It's going to be well over 3x the brightness of my present 17x 5mm LED setup which enables me to see along unlit paths/roads quite easily, I love cycling at night so things are going to be even more fun! |
Hi Haku, Like your idea using Led's. I should include a fuse in one of the lines though as they can go short circuit, specially when driven hard! Another point worth knowing... The "Pound Shop" sell LED camping lights_ 24 very very bright led's in a circular plastic housing. All you need do is to carefully remove them from the PCB. That's what I call real value for money.