Premium Member wickedtwister Posted February 11, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted February 11, 2016 Those are wired fine. I used 3 LEDs per leg instead of 4 so I needed a resistor. With 4 its amount perfect and no need for a resistor. Really with 4 wired in its good until 14 volts or so. At 12 its just a bit under powered. Here is a picture of a set of doubles. Red and Amber. Boy were those a pain to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member wickedtwister Posted February 11, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted February 11, 2016 Here is a total of 9 LEDs wired in daylight. 12 will make a nice bright turn signal. I wired up 18 per side for one member. And holy crap were those bright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator sorkyah Posted February 11, 2016 Global Moderator Share Posted February 11, 2016 Here is a total of 12 LEDs wired in daylight. Makes a nice bright turn signal. I wired up 24 per side for one member. And holy crap were those bright. How did you get the 24 to fit? Got any pics? im making another set, that sounds like a fun project at least ATGATT... ATTATT, two acronyms I live by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member wickedtwister Posted February 11, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted February 11, 2016 Take that back it was 18 not 24. My standard ones had 9 not 12. I can't math today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
churchxd Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 I was actually considering 28, gonna be brighter then my headlight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator sorkyah Posted February 11, 2016 Global Moderator Share Posted February 11, 2016 Oh.... so your brake/signal combo in nust signal? Still might be fun what did you use to attach the LEDs and how did you get it to look so neat ATGATT... ATTATT, two acronyms I live by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member wickedtwister Posted February 11, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted February 11, 2016 I have a set that has 18 per side wired up. Thinking of doing a daytime runner, brake, and turn. All in red. Not sure yet but definitely be brake and turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member wickedtwister Posted February 12, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted February 12, 2016 Oh.... so your brake/signal combo in nust signal? Still might be fun what did you use to attach the LEDs and how did you get it to look so neat Lost track were you asking me lol. I used a small drill bit so LEDs were almost press fit in. I had a screwdriver that i turned down to proper diameter to fit back of led to help push it into place. I also have a jig that I made to get spacing perfect. I had lots of practice on those things... my wrist hurts thinking about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member wickedtwister Posted February 12, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted February 12, 2016 I was actually considering 28, gonna be brighter then my headlight No need in my opinion. 9 per side is plenty bright in daylight. I had to take my bike to the DMV and the lady doing the inspection commented on how bright they were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator sorkyah Posted February 12, 2016 Global Moderator Share Posted February 12, 2016 Oh.... so your brake/signal combo in nust signal? Still might be fun what did you use to attach the LEDs and how did you get it to look so neat Lost track were you asking me lol. I used a small drill bit so LEDs were almost press fit in. I had a screwdriver that i turned down to proper diameter to fit back of led to help push it into place. I also have a jig that I made to get spacing perfect. I had lots of practice on those things... my wrist hurts thinking about it. Acrylic jig im guessing? ATGATT... ATTATT, two acronyms I live by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member wickedtwister Posted February 12, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted February 12, 2016 Nah I went caveman and made it out of wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpc46 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Just ordered up those LEDs. Looking forward to the project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fzaz84 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 I went with led strips myself. I seen this around before and found the strips to be less labor intensive, cheaper, cleaner and just as bright. IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucaro_FZ07 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 which strips did you use for your project @fzaz84 ? are you using them just as Running lights or using them also as turn signals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topazsparrow Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 This needs more information immediately! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fzaz84 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 which strips did you use for your project @fzaz84 ? are you using them just as Running lights or using them also as turn signals? I purchased them from eBay. 2" led strips. I wanted amber but the seller said that yellow were as close to amber and they even came with smoked water resistant type gel over the LEDs. I just use them as turn signals because i wanted to get rid of all the extra pizzaz and keep with a minimalistic look that the bike already has! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fzaz84 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 They came backed with 3M but it didn't hold well for me so I used rubber cement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookfreeordie89 Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 which strips did you use for your project @fzaz84 ? are you using them just as Running lights or using them also as turn signals?I purchased them from eBay. 2" led strips. I wanted amber but the seller said that yellow were as close to amber and they even came with smoked water resistant type gel over the LEDs. I just use them as turn signals because i wanted to get rid of all the extra pizzaz and keep with a minimalistic look that the bike already has! Would you happen to have a link, I can't seem to find the ones you have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fzaz84 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/141879461701 I hope the link works. If not search "2 inch led strips" The sellers name is "prestigeillumination" You get 4 strips per purchase @ $9 w/ free shipping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookfreeordie89 Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Awesome!, thanks. Did you add any resistors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topazsparrow Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/141879461701 I hope the link works. If not search "2 inch led strips" The sellers name is "prestigeillumination" You get 4 strips per purchase @ $9 w/ free shipping! Did you have to add resistors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator sorkyah Posted March 17, 2016 Global Moderator Share Posted March 17, 2016 You shouldnt have to add resistors unless you want to sloa the blink rate back to stock. There is also the option of LED relays available from several places (revzilla, cyclegear, customLED, etc) ATGATT... ATTATT, two acronyms I live by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fzaz84 Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 No resistors or flash relay. I was thinking about it but eh... I'm ok with it for now. I might change my mind later, who knows! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfanlee Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Great! Thanks for taking the time to post this. Nice clean job too. Im a bit of a noob with this DIY lighting; what style/version of led did you use? http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/CP42B-RKS-CL0P0AA4/CP42B-RKS-CL0P0AA4-ND/1922952 And you need a 15ohm resistor long story short. For the whole thing. :confused: Can you go into more details as why and where you added the resistor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
churchxd Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/CP42B-RKS-CL0P0AA4/CP42B-RKS-CL0P0AA4-ND/1922952 And you need a 15ohm resistor long story short. For the whole thing. :confused: Can you go into more details as why and where you added the resistor? The resistor helps lower the voltage so you don't overload your leds. If I added 2 more leds to each series I wouldn't worry about a resistor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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