Bike season is drawing near.

And with it comes some difficulties, like navigating dark roads ... So I figured I'd solve it with LED's..
2x5W power LED's in a box with optics, batteries and a simple resistor setup to limit the current flow.
A simple on/off switch is placed up on the handlebars, I should probably change this to a high/low setting later on.

This is the lighting at around 7.25W, still some way to go to maximum and I have plenty of flow, I do plan on changing one of the lenses to something with a better throw, that way I can get both angle and length on the beam.

 

Peace out.

Cellphone holder, again.

I figured the plywood wouldn't really last at all if it started raining, especially since my bike is 'stored' outside and I'm WAY too lazy to remove it everytime I go in after a ride.

So I changed materials, this time it's up to plexiglas and PC to show what they can do.

I might add that cutting the plexi without proper tools was a complete pain in the arse...
This version holds the phone quite snuggly too but I chose to add the rubberbands for those "just in case" scenarios.
Comes complete with a clamp for wherever you'd want to clamp this.

Welcome back...

With a renewed interest for electronics and the funding to back it up I've decided to relaunch this blog. Hopefully it'll give some people a good read and a good way for me to write down what I do.

I'll start this out with a totally electronics-unrelated project. A cellphone holder for my bicycle so I can watch the GPS/Tracker stats while biking.

Made mostly out of 2mm plywood, holds the phone quite snuggly so it won't fall out, just for safety I'll most likely use a rubberband around it to secure the phone.


'til next time...