 LED Third Brake Light, My Newest Design |
 Nov 24, 2012 - 12:30 AM
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So I originally built a 58 Red LED third brake light and was dissatisfied with the result-
 It was only about as bright as the OEM incandescent so it was back to the drawingboard. I finally had time today to solder this together, it uses 97 5mm White LEDs(the maximum amount I could cram in). The current draw is apx. 9 watts and the service life is apx. 100,000 hours. It is bright like headlight bright.   First Layer of 57 LEDs-   Second layer of 40 LEDs, Finished!!!!!!-      And finally Video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh44hn_EBz4 If there is enough interest I may make some of these for 6gc members as well as some of the other exterior lights. This post has been edited by Special_Edy: Nov 24, 2012 - 3:01 AM |
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Dec 11, 2012 - 1:05 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 29, '11 From Haltom City, Texas Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Actually I just finished my first semester of college(dunno why I waited till 22 to start:/ ) and I think I want to be a mechanical engineer. But usually I just get some kind of idea into my head and I learn how to do it as I go. I actually have limited soldering experience(junior high school?) and didnt know anything about IC chips or RCs before this project, but I will have it all figured out by the time this is done.
Ok Ive added the transistor arrays and resistors. Now I just need to wire them together and it will be done.  Anybody know of an octal pnp transistor array? I cant find the TD62784 or 2981 ic chips so Ive settled for the TD62783 which is really optimized for 5V not 12-13V |
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Special_Edy LED Third Brake Light Nov 24, 2012 - 12:30 AM
smkr3w Shweet!
What's cost shipped looking like... Nov 24, 2012 - 12:51 AM Tigawoods yup. they are awesome. Great job!
Id definitel... Nov 24, 2012 - 8:51 AM diegohiga very nice Nov 24, 2012 - 10:54 AM Special_Edy I made another one-
I think I may leave th... Nov 25, 2012 - 12:15 AM mkernz22 I'd totally love one, but the only problem I w... Nov 25, 2012 - 2:01 PM Special_Edy Ok I've updated it with power rails down the s... Nov 26, 2012 - 3:36 AM Tigawoods you are doing preface LED turns??
OH LAAAAAWWWD Nov 26, 2012 - 9:14 PM Special_Edy I'll just leave this here.
We will see ho... Nov 27, 2012 - 2:21 AM Tigawoods Could you do single horizontal rows with a row gap... Nov 27, 2012 - 8:34 AM Special_Edy Yes Im definitely considering 1W or even 3W LEDS.
... Nov 28, 2012 - 2:32 AM richee3 Looks great so far! I'm sure it's not ... Nov 28, 2012 - 10:31 AM Special_Edy Yes I could do the red LEDs. I would assume you wo... Nov 28, 2012 - 11:05 AM Nifty I prefer waterproof LED strips. And you can save A... Nov 28, 2012 - 4:26 PM Lil-Joe101 I wanna see em lit up, very interested Nov 28, 2012 - 10:08 PM Special_Edy Watch the videos in my posts above. I have one lit... Nov 29, 2012 - 12:00 AM Waynegriffin QUOTE (Special_Edy @ Nov 24, 2012 - 12... Dec 3, 2012 - 2:21 AM Special_Edy Yes I still have them, I was planning to make a ba... Dec 3, 2012 - 11:21 PM Tigawoods like you ran into a person? or a car Dec 4, 2012 - 7:23 AM broderp Interesting idea. Did you calculate the current f... Dec 9, 2012 - 11:33 PM
Special_Edy QUOTE (broderp @ Dec 10, 2012 - 12:3... Dec 10, 2012 - 3:28 AM broderp Sorry to hear about the accident. That hurts on a... Dec 10, 2012 - 8:45 AM Special_Edy Ok so here is an update, because I dont have to te... Dec 14, 2012 - 1:13 AM smkr3w Holy wiring Batman! Looks great
Hope it work... Dec 14, 2012 - 5:42 AM broderp QUOTE (Special_Edy @ Dec 14, 2012 - 1... Dec 19, 2012 - 4:37 PM Special_Edy @ broderp-
Yeah all the chips are on the same powe... Dec 20, 2012 - 2:10 AM Tigawoods progressing very well!
An animation I am curi... Dec 20, 2012 - 3:19 PM smkr3w Awesome!
Even though you haven't gotten in... Dec 20, 2012 - 4:39 PM richee3 Any update? Feb 22, 2013 - 1:59 PM Special_Edy I havent fooled with it lately, but I was thinking... Feb 22, 2013 - 10:45 PM Special_Edy And I ordered a variety of led bulbs to try some o... May 12, 2013 - 10:05 AM mgnt232 want one lol. you thinking of making them for the ... May 12, 2013 - 3:15 PM Special_Edy Made this GT-4 one today, guess this means I need ... May 14, 2013 - 12:27 PM ILoveMySilly97 That's awesome! I was wandering if you kno... May 14, 2013 - 8:01 PM JoshuaM Looks great! And I think there will be a fair ... May 14, 2013 - 8:29 PM Box Can you make one that says "GET BACK" or... May 14, 2013 - 9:27 PM BonzaiCelica The ones that say toyota and celica look good. The... May 16, 2013 - 7:03 PM Red123 wow
very nice. I want a "celica" brake l... May 16, 2013 - 7:39 PM mgnt232 yes start selling id buy. like the idea of the cl... May 17, 2013 - 1:26 AM richee3 You need to make "GTFO" or "STFU.... May 17, 2013 - 6:08 AM Box QUOTE (richee3 @ May 17, 2013 - 6:08... May 17, 2013 - 1:00 PM Bitter Flashing red lights are a no-no in most states. May 17, 2013 - 11:45 PM Box QUOTE (Bitter @ May 17, 2013 - 11:45... May 18, 2013 - 12:21 AM CoolZeen I wonder if anybody actually bought some , or afte... Dec 24, 2023 - 5:37 AM BonzaiCelica i could ask someone local if they are willing to d... Jan 6, 2024 - 6:26 PM CoolZeen if so ,im down for a CELICA one Jan 17, 2024 - 9:48 AM |
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