3 Simple Ways to
Share What You Make

With Instructables you can share what you make with the world — and tap into an ever-growing community of creative experts.

PhotosPhotos

Share one or more photos of a project, recipe, or whatever you've made, quickly and easily.

Step by StepStep-By-Step

Share your step-by-step photos with text instructions of what you made so others can do it too!

VideoVideo

Share your how-to video. You'll need your embed code from a video site such as YouTube.

Malibu bike light

Step 4Circuit diagram

Circuit diagram
The big square on the left is the battery with plus and minus posts, the fuse is in the positive side of the circuit along with the switch. The switch needs one post to go to ground (connect to the negative pole). The other two connect to the battery positive circuit and the light positive circuit.

The third post on the switch is the negative pole of the switch internal light, so for it to work it has to go to ground.

If you use a lamp cord switch, the circuit is simplified as the third post on the switch is eliminated. I haven't tried a lamp cord switch as it seems a little cheesy for me in an outdoors situation but they would do the job and are inexpensive.

« Previous StepDownload PDFView All StepsNext Step »

Pro

Get More Out of Instructables

Already have an Account?

close

All Steps Viewing
View all steps of an Instructable on the same page when you're a Pro Member.

Upgrade to Pro today!
2
Followers
1
Author:diode_tensegrity
more on this later