Ride at night

Ni-Cad or Li-Ion rechargables are very handy and bright.

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I would rather have a 12v system too, but it'd be nice to not have to plug the bike in at home. Though, there probably is no real way around it, even with a 6v system I doubt the mag outputs enough juice to charge the batt fully when the lights are off..

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I understand that, but I just pick up the battery and put it in my pocket to carry into the house for charging,one more reason I have 2,theres always 1 ready to use. The day someone finds me a cheap tiny little alternator that puts out 12 volts I will be the first to buy it, there is one available but its very expensive ($170)and not worth it when its easier and cheaper to just charge them at home. Mac

Academy has solar chargers about $30. A 6V is about as wide as a rear rack and about 1/3 the length. 12V is a little larger.

These will recharge your battery while at work unless you take the bike inside.

Also the 3 watt Maglite LED puts out a LOT of light. About $18 for the LED itself. Then fit it to your housing. It's available in 2D cell (3V), 3D cell (4.5V), 4D cell (6V) and 5D cell (7.5V) versions. You will need to regulate the voltage unless you're using a straight battery (no alternator/white wire).

I also use low voltage (12V) Halogen 10 watt and 20 watt landscape sealed beams. They are the same size as the round 50 watt mini fog lamps sold at Wally World. Lots of light less current. See five times as long as the 50 watt.

The 55 watt lamps are MR16 based. The 50 watt are MR11 based. The base is where the two prongs plug into. I have plugged MR11 lamps into MR16 sockets but not MR16 into MR11 bases.

Ted

I ride at night alot and use the white wire to power the headlight and taillight.
Norman

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i have a rear tail light but every cheep head light i bought fell off my bike while riding... i bought one that bolts to the front of the bike like an old school schwin style. that hasnt fallen off yet. but i have noticed that that sometimes is not enough so i have these psychadelic blinky things that i have on the front and back now so people will see me better. now i just worry about someone running me over after having a siezer.

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Sorry, I just had to laugh

I've gotta figure something out for lights. Busted my taillight, and my headlight is just a dinky Bell AA powered thing. It's getting dark early now.

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I use a12v 8amp/hr sealed lead acid battery with a 55w light from walmrt, goes over an hour, also have 2 luxion 4watt flashlights from bj's (28 dollars) fastened to the top of my front forks, it's very visible, and I don't have to worry if the halogen blows out from road shock

That just gave me an idea. Forget halogen or dinky little LED flashlights. Hook up 55 1w white LEDs in your headlight. Same wattage, no worries, way cooler

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Still running headlight and tailight from white wire with a toggle switch for lights by choice. Both of my lights came from a bicycle generator system.