Introduction: DIY Long Battery Life Bicycle Indicators

About: I like to make stuff in my free time. Especially programming, cooking, electronics etc. Lately I'm making tutorials about stuff I made the last few years.

Features:

LONG BATTERY LIFE. Circuit is completely turned off when not blinking.

ULTRA BRIGHT LED's

CHEAP, UNDER 20 BUCKS

VERY SMALL CONTROLLER BOX AND WIRING

WORKS ON A SINGLE 9V BATTERY

Step 1: Video

Step 2: Parts List

2 x LED's (I used car LED's working on 12v that I found in a car parts shop for under 5 bucks)

Multi-pole switch

9v battery connector

9v battery

Small solder board

555 timer ship + socket

2 x 240 Ohm resistors

1 x 100 Ohm resistor

1 x 500 Kilo Ohm resistor

1 x 270 Kilo Ohm resistor

1 x diode 1n4148 or 1n4001 (most standard diodes will work)

1 x capacitor 100 micro farad

1 x capacitor 1 micro farad

1 x capacitor 10 nano farad

Electrical wires

Housing (for circuit and battery)

Step 3: Putting It Together

Solder everything together on the solder board.

If you use ready-to-use LED's, you have to bridge the resistor in the LED casing.

Step 4: Circuit Ready

When you soldered everything together, it's time put it in the housing.

It should look something like this.

Step 5: Final Notes

I made this circuit as a request of a friend.

He painted the indicators and mounted them to his bicycle.

He is making a step by step tutorial on how he mounted the blinkers on his bike. This will soon appear on the website.

To see updates and more info on this project, please visit the website at

http://tomtomheylen.com/categories/DIY/Bicycle_indicators.php

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Thanks for reading,

Tom Heylen