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Being a bicyclist in the East Bay is a hard task at times with drivers who don't know how to signal and being yelled at to "get out of the street and...
When first considering this project i thought of all kinds of ways to make lights flash from using an arduino to a 555 circuit to the circuit Kipkay u...
Choosing a battery for this project was an issue of weight vs. cost. If cost was not an issue i'd be throwing a Li-Ion pack on here and it wouldn't be...
To get you started here is the supply list:1 LED flasher (Electrical NOT Mechanical)1 12v battery (Choose Wisely)20 Yellow 10mm LEDs (yellow is the st...
First off to test my idea i threw together a quick test circuit, this allowed me to see how the flasher works and how bright the lights are. I strongl...
After the simple circuit worked, i decided to breadboard the circuit i got from the LED calculator....
Next after all the prototyping is done, you want to make the cases. I used Beta tape cases just because they are a nice size and have a small profile....
Next you want to mark where you want to drill the holes for your leds, and then drill the holes. This was not too hard, i used a power drill. After th...
Once you push all the LEDs through, you can start soldering them together, In series. Then attach the Resistor to one end of the series (i did the neg...
Once you are done with the cases for the LEDs you need a way to swtich them. I'm using an on-off-on switch and a small project box. I will be hooking ...
The wiring just hanging out all over the bike would have looked really messy and probably get broken so i cased all the wire connections and the relay...
After you are done with all the parts, install the cases and the batteries to the bike, i used zip ties. Once all the cases are on you can wire it up....
Once you're done, TEST IT OUT!!!I was really impressed with the brightness level and it seemed to help maneuvering around automobiles. The first probl...
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