help with diy brake light and blinkers

[techtiger]

Anyone know how I can go about getting some brake lights wired up and sequential turn signals? I read someone about andruino controlled lights but I was wondering how to go about doing it with switches/ relays...any tutorials on this subject?

 

[BarelyAWake]

Assuming you're thinking a 12v battery (as it's too much to ask of the Chinese 2 stroke kit's ignition sys), a brake light is no more than the battery, the bulb & switched levers (or momentary switch), that can be had very inexpensively (thanks to ebikes lol);

http://www.amazon.com/Como-Electric-Front-Brake-Silver/dp/B0081OSMHK

...blinkers get just a lil fancier, but that much - you'll need a blinker relay like this: http://www.amazon.com/3-Pin-CF-13-Electronic-Flasher-Signal/dp/B008C9YJ6C/ or if you're using LED bulbs (recommended) you'll need this one as they draw too little for a regular flasher relay: http://www.amazon.com/3-Pin-CF-13-Electronic-Flasher-Signal/dp/B008C9YJ6C/ & any on/off/on toggle type switch like this: http://www.amazon.com/Amico-Momentary-Toggle-Switch-Waterproof/dp/B008TOXLPU/

Here's a schematic for the blinkers, the green box labeled "ignition" could be no more than a simple "on/off" switch, keyed if ya wanna get really fancy: http://www.amazon.com/Off-Key-Switch-Round-Keys/dp/B001TR5BSE/ ;



Here's an example of a basic, but full electrical harness - you don't need it ofc, but I thought it helps give a good overall picture of things;

 

[Toadmund]

Here some projects I have done some years ago, easy to make, 4 resistors, 2 transistors, 2 capacitors.
The lights flip flop, discharging and charging the capacitors and switching through the transistors.


Here I believe is the same circuit
You can change the blink rate by changing the value's of the capacitors.

Oh yeah, the one on the right uses a 555 timer IC, can't remember what that one does.

 

[bigbutterbean]

I have never built a turn signal unit, but I have built my own brake light. I used the cheapo turn signals, but they broke and now I just use hand signals. I have a lever with a built-in brake light switch now, but I'll tell you what I used for a light and how I wired it originally. I used an old Yamaha turn signal. The body of the turn signal is metal, so it grounds to the frame automatically. I attached it to my luggage rack by drilling a hole through and bolting it on. I wired the positive wire from the light to my battery. I then made the negative wire longer so I could run it up to my brake lever on my handlebars. I made a tab that I could wedge in between my handlebar and my brake lever, and rigged the ground wire to the lever so that when I squeezed the lever, the wire would touch the tab, thereby completing the circuit and activating my brake light. Releasing the lever broke the circuit, turning the light off again. It's crude compared to a proper brake light switch, but it works.

 

[techtiger]

Thanks guys with the diagram I was able to wire some up. I'll probably end up posting some pictures as soon as all of it is done.

 

[database00]

Still needing to find my headlight.

I think I have a bunch of 3.7v 18650 batteries to use and a dc motor. just need to figure out how to wire so it can do blinkers and stuff

might need one of theses

 

[database00]

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