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Actually the tittle should be "Poor man SSC P7 bike lamp" ;-).
I've decided some time ago to build my own bike lamp based on SSC P7 LED. Sounds nice but instead using lathe and aluminium etc, I cut some corners and that instructable shows how quickly I've made fully functional bike light.
At first of all I've purchased drop-in SSC P7 (led+mirror+driver) plus glass (both items costs approx 16 quid from dealextreme) also some bits and pieces came from maplin: switch, battery holder connectors (all together about fiveish).
Now a bit of explanantion why I called it "Tomato Bike Lamp". Enclosure is made of tomato ketchup lid and tomato puree tin. As I said poor man design ;-)
Rest of the small bits and pieces like grommets, old lamp mount, screws and washers, cable, velcro strap and nylon fabric I found at home or work.
Also I've used primer and black paint (some spirit/degreaser and sand paper), soldering iron, file, snippers, utility knife, drill and bits.
I've decided some time ago to build my own bike lamp based on SSC P7 LED. Sounds nice but instead using lathe and aluminium etc, I cut some corners and that instructable shows how quickly I've made fully functional bike light.
At first of all I've purchased drop-in SSC P7 (led+mirror+driver) plus glass (both items costs approx 16 quid from dealextreme) also some bits and pieces came from maplin: switch, battery holder connectors (all together about fiveish).
Now a bit of explanantion why I called it "Tomato Bike Lamp". Enclosure is made of tomato ketchup lid and tomato puree tin. As I said poor man design ;-)
Rest of the small bits and pieces like grommets, old lamp mount, screws and washers, cable, velcro strap and nylon fabric I found at home or work.
Also I've used primer and black paint (some spirit/degreaser and sand paper), soldering iron, file, snippers, utility knife, drill and bits.
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Body is made from tomato purée tin which more less the same diameter like led mirror. All I needed is cut to the right length and drill some holes for handlebar mount, cable grommet and switch.
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Sep 15, 2011. 5:03 PMballardst
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Awesome build. I was considering building one almost exactly the same before I saw yours. What do you do about heat build up? Does the can work as a heatsink? Does the airflow from riding the bike take care of it? Thannks.
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Sep 16, 2011. 5:16 AMthewhite (author)
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don't worry about the heat, I've never had any problems with overheating. cheers
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