6V batt& charger $19

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Russell

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Harbor freight has a 2 head emergency lighting system for $19 + shipping.
I used the battery and 1 bulb and socket(mounted in another fixture) for my bike. The charging board, test sw and second e-light fixture were mounted in and on a PVC box.
The test sw and 2nd light are used to verify that the battery is connected and charging.
A similar battery would cost aprox $15 at Lowes or H-depot.
 

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It's what I've used on 4 bikes. Mine came from old outdated emergency light fixtures which were outlawed by the local fire department. They were 70s vintage with metal housings and small sealed beam lamps. I threw away the charging circuits, test switch and battery housings and used just the lamp housing. I use 6 volt SLA batteries and I charge with a small battery charger from Grainger. The old style used 35 watt lamps; plenty of light for a bike and one of them was a 55 watt monster that lights up the road like a motorcycle. Replacement sealed beams are still available, now called 'tractor lamps' and used on lawn and garden tractors.
Tom
 

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I can't remember how many of those older systems I've thrown out in the past. I primarly run LED but keep an incandesant onboard for bad weather. The new systems have worked out well for me(I double up on the 4AH 6v batt in parallel)
 
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Im using a 18v cordless drill battery and a 12 led emergency car light for head light and 2 12 tail light bulbs(hook in series) in a red dome housing for tailight. I have 1hr quick charger to charge battery. battery is 2years old and works like new. I only have to charge the battery like once every 2 weeks. Head light and tail light are very very bright and can be seen atleast 1,000 feet away.
So i running 18 volts into the 12 volt head light and 9volts into each of the 2 12v tail light bulbs.

Led headlight was $5 at walmart and dome tailight was $6 at napa.
Battery and charger $45 at walmart,they came with a cordless hedge trimmer actually but its the same as a cordless drill.
 

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