bike_sm.jpg (13051 bytes) LED Mountainbike Front light

 

 

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Tubelight Basics

The Tubelight housing is made from a German 50 mm HT sewer pipe.   The Tubelight with the 5W 12 Volt LED and Cateye mounting weights only 170 grams.   The 10 piece NiMh battery pack weighs 400 grams.  According to the lamp manufacturer the LED gives 1100 Lux at 1 meter!

separate_lamp.GIF (6583 bytes)You will need about 1 hour to fabricate the Tubelight with the following operations.

Tubelight costs and materials

1. Cut the housing

2. Cut the end cap

3. Assemble the end cap

4. Assemble the light

5. Make the battery pack.

6. Charger System

 

Wiring for the Tubelight

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