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Schrodinger - 1/12/08 at 07:35 PM

This really isn't car related, but I'm looking for some LED lights for my mountain bike, I have some hallogen lights atm but the battery life is only about 60-90 mins and was wondering if it is possible to get MR11 bulb replacements in LEDs that give anything like the light I get from 5w and 10w MR11s?

RichardK - 1/12/08 at 07:41 PM

Tell you something, I've just got a £8 led torch from tescos and it is very bright indeed,the led bit is very compact, would be an easy job to stick in a bike headlight unit imo.

Cheers

Rich

rf900rush - 1/12/08 at 09:07 PM

Hi

Home made one's Here


Martin

02GF74 - 2/12/08 at 12:34 PM

quote:
Originally posted by RichardK
Tell you something, I've just got a £8 led torch from tescos and it is very bright indeed,the led bit is very compact, would be an easy job to stick in a bike headlight unit imo.




you can buy handle bar clamps - I got some recently from HK to hold my DIY LED lamps.

about your Tesco torch - does it have multiple LEDs or one emitter? (emitter being the term for high power LEDs).

I too have 2 LED lamps. someting like 5 or 9 white LEDs, whilst they are bright, they are mere ghosts compared to the LED emitter.

paul the 6th - 2/12/08 at 01:47 PM

bit random but a technician i worked with a few times actually collects torches (bizarre but he has some amazing bits) - http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/

there's users on there who buy in different torches and then mod/hack them to high hell, and post pictures of the results.

Could be worth maybe posting on there as some of the users have a *dazzling* amount of knowledge on the subject of torches/lighting...

I'll get my coat

dave r - 2/12/08 at 05:01 PM

quote:
Originally posted by paul the 6th
bit random but a technician i worked with a few times actually collects torches (bizarre but he has some amazing bits) - http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/

there's users on there who buy in different torches and then mod/hack them to high hell, and post pictures of the results.

Could be worth maybe posting on there as some of the users have a *dazzling* amount of knowledge on the subject of torches/lighting...

I'll get my coat


i thought that there was some anoraks on here

RichardK - 2/12/08 at 06:34 PM

just 1

Cheers

R