Homemade SSC-P7 bicycle helmet light

Took about a month of work, and I made slight modifications in the design as the build continued (as is evidenced by the places with the goop on the sides). I took it outside on a test run tonight, and it was like having a million-candle-power spotlight on the top of my head. Except this thing only weighs about a pound or so.

It's not finished (need a switch still, and need to finish sealing the container to make sure its water-tight). But it's good enough for now...

Looks junky and ghetto, but hey, it works

The front:




A closeup (my camera sucks):




The back (the small battery is for test run only. The bigger batteries you see will be hooked in parallel to give about 2.5 hours run time on high):




And at a slightly different angle:



And there it is!

looks sick bro. if you plan on sticking with nimh's, and are looking for some higher capacity cells, check this site out. http://www.cheapbatterypacks.com/?sid=1352550&pgid=loosecells&chem=NIMH

look all the way on the bottom for the elite 5000's. i have some. used in both a torch and an rc car. amazing cells for the price.

Good job, camra88! I bet it lights up the road really well. Are you using a driver or resistor? And get us a beam shot, if possible. Cheers, Jeff

Thank you

I'm using a KD driver. How long it lasts is anyone's guess. Once it blows, I'll be getting the hipCC driver, though... :twothumbs

Is there special settings I should use on my camera to get a beam shot? It turns pitch-black-night into day on the forest trails... that is for sure!!

It looks well cool, does it need the heatsink that big, or is it just to be on the safe side ?, just asking as I have a torch with same led, and am worried now in case it needs more heatsink.
tabetha

You want 1-second exposure for the beamshot.

The nice thing about a P7 flashlight is that you can tell when it's getting too hot because...it gets hot. If you can still hold it the LED will be fine.

You must be a r/c guy if you are using deans plugs.:thumbsup::thumbsup:

Looks pretty nice, but you should try to please re-size your pics to the forums' max of 800x600.

Will

The big heat sink is to be on the safe side. Because on my bike, I wont always be moving... so the bigger heat sink hopefully gives me a buffer while at rest. This is meant to be run for over 2 hours continuous, also.

R/C guy all the way -- brushless e-maxx!!