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From: Snag on 9 Jun 2010 07:29 Old Crow wrote: > "Snag" <snag_one(a)comcast.net> wrote in message > news:3PpPn.46280$Ak3.32180(a)newsfe16.iad... >> Old Crow wrote: >>> "Snag" <snag_one(a)comcast.net> wrote in message >>> news:0qfPn.140038$0M5.112264(a)newsfe07.iad... >>>> I've had comp er comments about my brake lights not being bright >>>> enough ... so I thought I'd try my hand at fabricating an LED unit >>>> . Wow , those things want a really narrow range of voltages ! So >>>> I've got a hundred (less 7 , how do ya think I found out how >>>> finicky they are ?) of these wide angle "top hat" red LED's that >>>> want between 1.8 and 2.2 volts, and I wanna use them to make a >>>> light panel to go in my tourpak lid . Actually, to replace the >>>> bulb that's in the fixture now . I'm thinkin' (see the steam ?) >>>> that I can use a voltage regulator to drop the supply volts to 10 >>>> and wire them in series ckts of 5 each , for a nominal voltage >>>> drop of 2 volts each . I'll need 2 regs if I want to do taillight >>>> too ... it'll have to be breadboarded inside the fixture , but >>>> there's plenty of room in there . Insights , oversights , am I >>>> crazy for wanting to do this ? I'll probably run about 40 bulbs >>>> (@20 ma/ea , IIRC) for brake and 10 for runnin' lights , reckon >>>> I'll need a heatsink for the brakes ? -- >>>> Snag >>>> "90 FLHTCU "Strider" >>>> '39 WLDD "PopCycle" >>>> BS 132/SENS/DOF >>>> >>> >>> >>> I noticed Sat when we followed you to lunch that you either weren't >>> using your turn signals, or they aren't very bright either. Have >>> you checked the grounds back to the lights? Even Dave's tail light >>> is brighter than yours. >>> -- >>> Old Crow >>> '82 FLTC(P) 92" >>> '87 FLTC >>> '61 F-100 302/C-6 >>> BS#133, SENS, TOMKAT, SLOB#13, MAMBM >> >> They were not operable ... something that I thought was in the bar >> control pod , but turns out it is more likely in the module inside >> the fairing , or in the wiring to it . I juggled that module around >> while installing the new cable . Had that damn control apart 3 times >> yesterday tryin' to figger it out . Then when I wiggled the module >> they came back ... Oh , and the brake light wasn't working from the >> front because the solder connection broke , once I got that soldered >> back on it was OK . I've checked , and there is zero voltage drop >> to ground when I turn the lights on , the problem is in the supply >> wiring - the voltage drops when I hit the lights , just like it does >> on the dash voltmeter . I suspect there's a dirty/bad connection in >> one or more of the plugs in the harness , most likely in the >> ignition switch wiring - because I've checked almost all the rest . >> Fairing has to come apart to get at those connectors , and I just >> haven't felt up to tackling that yet . -- >> Snag >> "90 FLHTCU "Strider" >> '39 WLDD "PopCycle" >> BS 132/SENS/DOF >> > > > Yeah, but living where you do, I'd fix it soon. Might try some 2057 > bulbs in the taillight. Made mine brighter. > > -- > Old Crow > '82 FLTC(P) 92" > '87 FLTC > '61 F-100 302/C-6 > BS#133, SENS, TOMKAT, SLOB#13, MAMBM Turnsigs are working now , and I ordered some more stuff last night for an LED array that should really brighten up the back end . This bike has the most complicated wiring harness I've ever worked on a bike . That's the flip side of all the creature comforts this one has , I guess . -- Snag "90 FLHTCU "Strider" '39 WLDD "PopCycle" BS 132/SENS/DOF
From: 73Sportster on 9 Jun 2010 15:32 "spacecriter \(Bill C\)" <spacecriter(a)sysmatrix.net.yercrank> wrote in news:NLWdndQ5BqFERJPRnZ2dnUVZ_uCdnZ2d(a)sysmatrix.net: > > 73Sportster wrote: >> "spacecriter \(Bill C\)" <spacecriter(a)sysmatrix.net.yercrank> wrote >> in news:zp6dnR-z-7RbvpPRnZ2dnUVZ_sKdnZ2d(a)sysmatrix.net: >> >> <a buncha stuff that I snipped> >> >> Wanted to let you know that ya'll were missed this weekend. Talked >> about you too! That's what you get for not showing up. >> >> Rosie, tell the missus I said "Hi!" > > > heh, shoulda known...Was wondering why my ears were ringin' > > Missed all you folks too. I bet nobody had any fun either <g> We tried, but it was *this* close... > > Don't know if you saw my post across the street, but one of our cabana > boys was graduating Saturday. We now have a Dentist in the family woo > hoo! > I heard. Congratulations. > I'll tell Lisa "Hi" for you if you'll pass along my "howdy" to Kenny. > > Consider it done! Rosie
From: spacecriter (Bill C) on 9 Jun 2010 21:46 73Sportster wrote: > "spacecriter \(Bill C\)" <spacecriter(a)sysmatrix.net.yercrank> wrote in > news:NLWdndQ5BqFERJPRnZ2dnUVZ_uCdnZ2d(a)sysmatrix.net: > >> >> 73Sportster wrote: >>> "spacecriter \(Bill C\)" <spacecriter(a)sysmatrix.net.yercrank> wrote >>> in news:zp6dnR-z-7RbvpPRnZ2dnUVZ_sKdnZ2d(a)sysmatrix.net: >>> >>> <a buncha stuff that I snipped> >>> >>> Wanted to let you know that ya'll were missed this weekend. Talked >>> about you too! That's what you get for not showing up. >>> >>> Rosie, tell the missus I said "Hi!" >> >> >> heh, shoulda known...Was wondering why my ears were ringin' >> >> Missed all you folks too. I bet nobody had any fun either <g> > > We tried, but it was *this* close... That's what I figured. I've never had any fun with y'all either :-P 'tho, there was that time when we lost Kenny...may have been more than once...came close to having fun then. > >> >> Don't know if you saw my post across the street, but one of our >> cabana boys was graduating Saturday. We now have a Dentist in the >> family woo hoo! >> > > I heard. Congratulations. Oh good, that means Karen got Lisa's phone message. She was wondering. I was wondering too, I'd been asking her to call all week. We're really proud of the kid. Gonna be proud parents again in a couple weeks. He's getting married too. He really didn't think about all the pressure he'd put on himself by scheduling the wedding so close to his graduation. He found out that planning a wedding, honeymoon, getting incorporated, prof licensing, searching or a job, and working though his final grad requirements was challenging when done all at once. I've only said 'told ya so' a couple times. He just rolls his eyes. Makes me feel kinda warm inside to know I can still get a response. The other Cabana boy now lives in Charlotte. I think you met him at the last MISFIT south of Asheville (Chimney rock?). He's been making noises about us going to the next MISFIT. With everything else going on I'm not planning on it, but who knows. Hope to see you guys there if we do. -- Bill C. "I am NOT lost... I'm *exploring*"
From: Bear on 9 Jun 2010 23:38 On 6/9/2010 9:46 PM, spacecriter (Bill C) wrote: ============================ BIG SNIP ======================= Hope to see you guys there if we do. > Barb and I certainly hope you make MISFIT this year! Hope to see you there. Congratulations on the new Dentist in the family. -- ^::^ AH#120 (o) BEAR
From: spacecriter (Bill C) on 10 Jun 2010 20:22
Bear wrote: > On 6/9/2010 9:46 PM, spacecriter (Bill C) wrote: > > ============================ BIG SNIP ======================= > > Hope to see you guys there if we do. >> > > Barb and I certainly hope you make MISFIT this year! > Hope to see you there. Me too. Tell Barb we say hey. > > Congratulations on the new Dentist in the family. Thanks. The Dentist thing is definitely cool. I'm looking forward to my raise when he stops tapping his line of credit with the "Bank of Dad", if ya know what I mean. The new daughter(in-law) is actually a bit more exciting. Lisa's been bouncing off the walls. She's a *bit* more excited than me. We now have a couple pounds of personalized M&M's, preprinted napkins, a bunch of toole circles (look it up), yards of ribbon, some little heart candies, dozens of party poppers, a bunch of little kissy bells, 20 printed frisbees, etc just waiting in their respective boxes waiting to be used. She's like a little kid. I've been thinking of getting one of those tranquilizer guns they use in the zoo. But it could get worse, I'm anticipating a minor unstable conjunction of elemental forces within the universe when Lisa's family and mine occupy the same space at the same time. Weekend after next, keep an eye on the Stock Market and the Southern fault lines. Heck there could be a whole string of well heads blowing out in the gulf. Dogs and cats sleeping together. Real end of the world stuff. (/gostbusters) Or maybe just a mass migration of Slugs back to FL, IL, AL, and NC (heh). Tomorrow I have to buy Champagne. I'm not fan of the stuff myself, but I think I found something even I can choke down. Remember when you tried (without success) to convince me that Scotch Whisky was a viable drink, and on some level tasted "good". Well, I gotta say, this stuff is actually better. It isn't actuall good, but it isn't bad either. Scotch just tastes like dirt mixed with alcohol. I know, "it'd an acquired taste" but I can acquire that for free in the alley behind most bars every weekend (sfsf). For the champagne, I have a huge "fish box" cooler where I can ice it down. Still gotta go shopping for plastic glasses too. What a wretched task it is to be father of the groom. Of course, I may just sneak a flask of Dickel in my suit for the bridal toast ;-) My kid is used to me being a classy kinda guy. Think he'd mind me hoisting a shiny stainless steel flask instead of a froo-froo champagne flute? -- Bill C. "I am NOT lost... I'm *exploring*" |