Would wiring three 5W LED lights to the 6V wire on the BBS01b be too much for the controller?

[guerney]

This Weller 60/40 flows beautifully:

Weller WEL54002599 RL60/40-100 General Purpose Solder Resin Core 100g | eBay

Weller RL60/40 Solder with Resin Core, 1.5mm diameter. Suitable for soldering in electrical engineering and electronics, as well as for electrical assembly and automotive engineering. Supplied on a reel. Size: 100g.

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Normal tin solder still beads a little, even with flux smeared over the joints beforehand.

I've tested continuity using a multimeter, and have done pull tests on my many soldered wires - I think I'm ready! The 4:1 marine heatshrink, can't arrive soon enough...

 

[guerney]

IT LIVES!!!!!!

I got there in the end! Thank you all for your help and advice. Now all I've got to do is add yet more self amalgamating rubber tape, to waterproof... then turn off this computer and ebike to work!

The light on your right (my left) is controlled via the display, as is the rear red light. The light to your left (my right) is controlled by a waterproof motorcycle light switch on the handlebar (with inline 3A blade fuse), along with the third headlight on the fork. In addition to these four lights, I have two torches pointing forwards from the handlebar, and one on the handlebar pointing backwards at me flashing at my reflective hi-viz clothing. There are two more rear red lights, and I also wear a red LED flashing sash. I'm hoping that drivers notice me more often

p.s. I'm about to order a spare controller because:

1. I'm bound to kill this one too!

2. It'll be Mad Max world soon!

 

[guerney]

I was ebiking in continuous rain for four and a half hours today, which tested waterproofing, and I was carrying 62kg in extra weight for 48 minutes - 32kg in my rucksack, the rest in pannier bags... Nike trainers were full of puddles, but the controller worked great, and nothing fizzled out, electrocuted me or went up in flames. It managed all the hills at full power, just a bit slower because of all the extra weight. I had a panicked moment when I realised that the two lights directly connected to the battery via an inline fuse and motorcycle switch weren't working... then I realised I had accidentally switched them off when I almost toppled over at some traffic lights (hard to balance a bike starting off, with 32kg on your back and a bike which is 30kg heavier than normal, from a standing start on a hill), when a deafeningly loud motorcycle rushed past me, as the lights turned every so slightly more amber-ish. I'm starting to hate those guys... (present company excepted).

 

[soundwave]

why have you got 32kg in a back pack ? i cant stick 4 kg lol

 

[guerney]

why have you got 32kg in a back pack ? i cant stick 4 kg lol

I've been growing veg all Spring and Summer during lockdowns - I won't need to buy any veg till April next year! I need a rucksack with better padding - carrying a lot of these really hurts!

 

[soundwave]

wtf is that can i smoke it lol

 

[Nealh]

Halloween veg SW, just not very orange.

 

[Nealh]

I've been growing veg all Spring and Summer during lockdowns - I won't need to buy any veg till April next year! I need a rucksack with better padding - carrying a lot of these really hurts!


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You need a proper cargo bike.

 

[guerney]

wtf is that can i smoke it lol

You can, but it'll make you "Low" I've got 26 so far... They keep without refrigeration till April. Bloody nice too. One is so big, I can't get it upstairs.

 

[guerney]

Halloween veg SW, just not very orange.

These are for flavour - Crown Prince... the best tasting pumpkins that exist! Russian in origin I believe, and they usually sell for £30 each.

 

[soundwave]

weed is 10 quid a gram

 

[guerney]

You need a proper cargo bike.

I'm renting two gardens next year - twice as many of the things... This could get out of hand!

 

[guerney]

weed is 10 quid a gram

How much does a supply till April weigh?

 

[Nealh]

I'm renting two gardens next year - twice as many of the things... This could get out of hand!

Like lights on your bike now you can solder, OCD.

 

[soundwave]

a avg user will use 3.5g a week so 35 quid if i want 1kg it will be 6k

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[guerney]

Like lights on your bike now you can solder, OCD.

Yes, well spotted! I have a one track mind alright! I went on a solder related shopping spree last week, kept buying all sorts of solder related things and filled my home with smoke... but it was well worth cutting and soldering together so many different types of wire. I got a bit carried away and soldered speaker cables for the bike, then some more for a garden shed sound system running off a USB bluetooth amplifier, but with bullet connector extensions for different speaker sets (rhythmic drmming helps digging). Board-level detailed soldering is still beyond me, but I'll learn it someday when I need to - like everything else that's useful, that I've ever learned.

 

[guerney]

a avg user will use 3.5g a week so 35 quid if i want 1kg it will be 6k

Herbies Head Shop Store remains compliant with Spanish law - Herbies

All information that can be found on the Herbies Head Shop is intended for educational purposes only. Herbies Head Shop expressly refuses to support the use, production, or supply of illegal drugs and other controlled substances. You are strictly required to be of legal age to order seeds from...

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What does a 3.5g week look like? View from a sofa 70% of the time? 60%?

 

[Nealh]

learning new skills is good.

 

[guerney]

a avg user will use 3.5g a week so 35 quid if i want 1kg it will be 6k

Herbies Head Shop Store remains compliant with Spanish law - Herbies

All information that can be found on the Herbies Head Shop is intended for educational purposes only. Herbies Head Shop expressly refuses to support the use, production, or supply of illegal drugs and other controlled substances. You are strictly required to be of legal age to order seeds from...

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But at that rate = 5.4945054945054945054945054945055 years!

 

[soundwave]

its a skill not many can do