Meet the "Ugga" family, ugly as sin, tough as hell
I made a few, super cheap & easy to build DIY LED bike lights for a downhiller friend of mine, he wanted something tough & bright & err, really cheap....so when he ate dust, it did not cost him to much. He also wanted to see into the corners. With great air cooling while downhilling, this was the result.
On the front is a lexan perspex lens to handle the stones & rocks. they clamp to the bar or the 2 pack is mounted on the head.
If you have a low budget & need a good bike light to get around, this is a quick & easy way to do it.
2 pack: DX Q5 Cree + Kia 10 Deg reflector , DX AMC/1400ma LDO driver, (track cut for 2/ 700ma outputs) 4.8v Nimh subC battery.
& : (same as above) + Kia Driver, 11.1v Li-po battery.
4 pack: DX Q5, 2 Kia step down drivers, 11.1v Li-po battery.
& for me,
6 pack:14.4v Li-po batt, Cutter Q5 + Kia 10 Deg reflector, Maxflex 2.0, set @ 1.2A, (per LED) w Auto switched, dynamo input, from a 'Martin' auto switcher 6 LED dyno circuit. for 24hr racing or cycle commuting. This one goes in my commuting bike...or on the race bike for night rides.
For really fast downhill runs the 1.2A setting on the Maxflex really helps, as you only need it for short periods of time, its not a huge drain on the battery.
The Maxflex 2.0 is a great driver, & was the natural choice for this app. It has a bar mounted remote & red LED built in to the end of the power plug. As the LED & remote switch go back to ground the wiring was really easy. With all the kool functions of the Maxflex & the choice of a separate dynamo input, I was really happy with this cheap hack up.
Enjoy
Ktronik
I made a few, super cheap & easy to build DIY LED bike lights for a downhiller friend of mine, he wanted something tough & bright & err, really cheap....so when he ate dust, it did not cost him to much. He also wanted to see into the corners. With great air cooling while downhilling, this was the result.
On the front is a lexan perspex lens to handle the stones & rocks. they clamp to the bar or the 2 pack is mounted on the head.
If you have a low budget & need a good bike light to get around, this is a quick & easy way to do it.
2 pack: DX Q5 Cree + Kia 10 Deg reflector , DX AMC/1400ma LDO driver, (track cut for 2/ 700ma outputs) 4.8v Nimh subC battery.
& : (same as above) + Kia Driver, 11.1v Li-po battery.
4 pack: DX Q5, 2 Kia step down drivers, 11.1v Li-po battery.
& for me,
6 pack:14.4v Li-po batt, Cutter Q5 + Kia 10 Deg reflector, Maxflex 2.0, set @ 1.2A, (per LED) w Auto switched, dynamo input, from a 'Martin' auto switcher 6 LED dyno circuit. for 24hr racing or cycle commuting. This one goes in my commuting bike...or on the race bike for night rides.
For really fast downhill runs the 1.2A setting on the Maxflex really helps, as you only need it for short periods of time, its not a huge drain on the battery.
The Maxflex 2.0 is a great driver, & was the natural choice for this app. It has a bar mounted remote & red LED built in to the end of the power plug. As the LED & remote switch go back to ground the wiring was really easy. With all the kool functions of the Maxflex & the choice of a separate dynamo input, I was really happy with this cheap hack up.
Enjoy
Ktronik
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