Razor Ripstik LED's

Here's a cool idea if you like to skate at night.

Step 1 The Items

What you will need:

two 3v LED's
one on/off switch
two AAA battery holder's
A philips and a flat head type screw driver plus alan key
A Dremel or a Chisel.
You'll need drill and some wiring at about 4ft long should be enough. 14 to 18 gauge will do fine.

Cost: about $15 U.S.
Time: 1 hour and 20 minutes

Comments

[vader406]

Now...how could we implement this on a ripstik air? ;)

[Electroinnovation]

Cool. I made something like this but instead of using two LED's i used 20...just a little different ;)

[randyfivesix]

AWESOME!!!! Yeah that's way sick! I like to imagine that I'm on a hover board when I riding it. Soooo whats your power source??? and voltage???

[Electroinnovation]

well its a little complex but if you know basic circuitry you could make it. I used 2 2AAA battery holders with a source selection switch (a kind of homade battery backup system) and then the main power source. So the source is 3v's and unfortunatly i thought the leds wer 3v also...but they werent...theyr 2.4. So i had to buy resistors :/ ahaha

[hellodcm]

 Hey can you please post a picture of the whole board with the plates off and do you have a battery pack at the back and at the front near the torsion bar? Good instructable

[randyfivesix]

Hey there Sorry to REPLY SOoooo Late but, - I have been busy drawing Cubee's for awhile and have not looked at this site until now..... But if your still interested in the battery pack location. (the first version) SHOWN has 1 pack in the front only. My new version uses two UV L.E.D.'s and requires about 9 volts two run so I added four more batteries in the rear.....Using a AAA battery holder from Radio Shack.-----This set up is AWESOME!!!! Super Bright. Note: Using a straight 9V battery will not last long. So going with six AAA batteries is the way to go. (This was an experimental board so I kept adding battery packs ) So the way to go is to buy the "4 AAA battery pack holder from Radio Shack Then put the 2 battery pack up front." _ THAT'S WHAT I RECOMMEND FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS MAXIMUM BRIGHTNESS -- Then add the clear wheels to the bottom. :)

[Pie_eata]

here's a video of mine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrYl3IVkj1Q

[randyfivesix]

Hey thanks for the comment, I think your board looks dope!!!!! how'd you fit 9v in the board? mine is now currently running UV leds and 6 AAA batteries for power -it's way better than my original post but I didn't see the need to change the Instructable as your like the only other person who thought that this was a cool idea.....Ps are you running grip tape on your board? I have the stencil if your interested! -I'm using Black Magic Brand

[Pie_eata]

i took off the face plates wired it up and used my dremel and a grinding drum to slowly borrow out a pit for the 9v deep enough so i could put the plates back on. and no i don't run Grip tape i just painted the panels.

[sarroopoo]

Guide looks good, except for the schematics, you have both poles of the LED's going to positive, and you have the switch jumping the positive and the negative. For anyone not sure, you would want to connect positive to positive and negative to negative on the battery holders, run one wire from positive, and one to negative (a complete circuit) and put the switch in line, do not jump the line between polarities.

[Pie_eata]

I done this except i used a 9v and wired up a total of 8 flashing leds.

[boognishmofo]

I just started a new job and one of the mechanics "claims" his brother was the one that invented these boards. He said he also invented gloves with bearings in them that you can use as skates. They are supposed to be cool in sewer drainage pipes. Hey, he could be right. I'm not callin him a liar.

[randyfivesix]

Thanks for all the great advise I'll be shure to update my instructable as soon as possible.....As it is my first time to do something like this. Maybe you can help me MAKE it better!!!!! -I'm working on a front light for the board at the moment but don't know if I should go Lamp or LED. THANKS for taking a look a my insrtuctable --RandyFiveSix

[lilpunk1302]

That's really awesome, I might actually do this to my waveboard(When I finally get around to taking the deckplate off for no reason) Couple pointers though, 1. You don't mention soldering anywhere in the guide(I think, I'm half asleep atm) 2. I HIGHLY recommend using resistors on your LED's unless you plan on swapping em out as often as the batteries and 3. Don't buy electronic parts from Radio Shack, sure the stores are everywhere, but you can buy all the parts in higher quality from an independent component retailer for a third of the price(~$5 for everything if you have the Soldering iron, solder and chisel)