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Scooters - 125 to 300 => Agility 125 => Topic started by: pretzelz on April 24, 2010, 08:31:57 PM

Title: Solar powered LED lights for your wheels?
Post by: pretzelz on April 24, 2010, 08:31:57 PM

Hi All, this is in addition to my earlier post (as my Agility 125 is currently work, need to check spark plug but hey ho)

So my idea is this, for some LED wheel lights. (And yes I know about led valve caps from ebay, tried them and they lasted a month)

I've bought 2 of these solar powered LED lights from ebay:

http://www.geekalerts.com/u/3led-solar.jpg (http://www.geekalerts.com/u/3led-solar.jpg)

I plan to cable-tie them onto each wheel. However, I don't want to manually turn them on or off each time before a journey, so I thought how about replacing the switch with a tiny motion-activated switch?

Something like this for example: 
http://www.rapidonline.com/Electronic-Components/Sensors/Tilt-Tip-Switches/Sensolute-micro-vibration-sensor-omnidirectional/178104 (http://www.rapidonline.com/Electronic-Components/Sensors/Tilt-Tip-Switches/Sensolute-micro-vibration-sensor-omnidirectional/178104)

But I really don't know how suitable it is for this purpose, and if the voltage requirements or whatever would be feasible! There is another similar switch on that website at half the cost too.

Any ideas?

Title: Re: Solar powered LED lights for your wheels?
Post by: zombie on April 24, 2010, 08:43:15 PM

How about a mercury tilt switch from a Home thermostat. Mount it inside a piece of tubbing to protect it.

Title: Re: Solar powered LED lights for your wheels?
Post by: pretzelz on April 24, 2010, 09:33:38 PM

The issue with a tilt switch as I understand it, is that it is OFF at a certain angle (eg horizontal) and ON at another angle. This means when you pull back into the drive way and your wheels aren't in the OFF position, your lights will remain on.

Title: Re: Solar powered LED lights for your wheels?
Post by: zombie on April 25, 2010, 02:00:06 AM

Roll it forward. There is one thing I don't get... Solar powered? Who needs a light in the day time?

Title: Re: Solar powered LED lights for your wheels?
Post by: pretzelz on April 25, 2010, 11:06:34 PM

nobody, was just for at night, although if it illuminated during the day then who cares nobody would notice

Title: Re: Solar powered LED lights for your wheels?
Post by: zombie on April 26, 2010, 01:09:41 AM

I'm still lost~ Is that a good place for a ~,?

Title: Re: Solar powered LED lights for your wheels?
Post by: wordslinger on April 26, 2010, 10:44:04 AM

      8')~

Title: Re: Solar powered LED lights for your wheels?
Post by: zombie on April 26, 2010, 08:54:15 PM

What I mean , Is there a battery inside the unit? Must be...  What is an 8')~ Hope I didn't get roped into something here!

Title: Re: Solar powered LED lights for your wheels?
Post by: Hoolander2 on April 27, 2010, 05:11:15 AM

Might scare off a thief if the wheels suddenly lit up when he tried to move it.  Ha! 

If it's what you want to do, then do it, Pretzelz. 

Now, if you used a tilt switch, you think you'd get a on-off-on-off effect?  At least at slow speeds? That might actually look cool. 

You might need to balance the wheels with wheel weights after installation.  Just something to consider.   

Title: Re: Solar powered LED lights for your wheels?
Post by: wordslinger on April 27, 2010, 10:44:57 AM

Quote from: zombie on April 26, 2010, 08:54:15 PM

What I mean , Is there a battery inside the unit? Must be...  What is an 8')~ Hope I didn't get roped into something here!

..lmfao...look at   8')~    sideways.....


..itsa eyeballs nose lips and a dangling tongue....

wheretf u been??

 ;D

Title: Re: Solar powered LED lights for your wheels?
Post by: zombie on April 27, 2010, 02:13:18 PM

Floatin' on a Hippie cloud Brother!