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Cool Idea for a high powered LED headlight


Discussion at Motorized Bicycle Engine Kit Forum in the Motorized Bicycle General Discussion forum. Hey everybody! I am doing some research into a successful headlight which will run off the White Wire. This is ...
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Old 06-29-2008, 09:51 AM
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Default Cool Idea for a high powered LED headlight

Hey everybody! I am doing some research into a successful headlight which will run off the White Wire.

This is what I have come up with: A 3 watt CREE LED Drop-in torch lamp. These little suckers pump out a sheet load of light and come complete with a reflector and all. Everybody check out this link and read the customer reviews. VERY interesting and so cheap.

They seem to fit the bill and should be easy to mount in some sort of housing. A 3 watt LED shouldn't draw too much current so as to not interfere with the CDI.

I am going to order a couple of these and will report when I get it running.

DealExtreme: $10.14 3V~18V Input 3W Cree Drop-in Module (supports Surefire 6P)
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Old 06-29-2008, 11:14 AM
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Default Re: Cool Idea for a high powered LED headlight

A headlight has been developed by Norman (a Moderator on this site). Check out Norms Iron Works
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Old 06-29-2008, 07:05 PM
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Default Re: Cool Idea for a high powered LED headlight

I have checked out Norman's light. Very nice workmanship and very reasonable price. I am keen on an LED however because you get a lot more light from the same amount of current. one of these Cree LED chips pumps out 200-300 lumens of light for only 3 Watts of power.

Norman; if you check this post out follow the link to the site and have a look at the naken Cree LED chips for sale for peanuts. Do you think that one of these could be used with your refelctor and housing unit?

The 'Drop in' torch replacement units I was looking at have very small built-in reflectors which I feel may produce too narrow a beam.
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