Does anyone have any experience with Carvelights?
www.carvelights.com
30 euros for a front and backlight combo. Excluding shipping and import, but oh well.
The website says this:
Fully Removable
Water Resistance
USB Rechargeable
Durable Rubber Casing
Can be Set to White or Red Light (Flashing and Constant Illumination)
Wide Angle Lens
Sounds promising. But I wonder how good it handles vibrations.
I can totally see that plastic snapping. Even in the pictures it looks cheap and fragile.
they look ok, id still go shredlights, but they could do with a higher output version
My biggest question is how much light will they actually put out? Shredlights are too weak…
I have those exact lights. The plastic snapped off on my first ride. Good call @SilentException
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would y’all be interested in an upgraded shredlight?
would be like 3x as bright and battery would last longer
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I still use these and they have been solid!
@onloop mentioned I should make a build thread for my headlights. To be honest they are so super easy and cheap that I dont really think they deserve a thread of their own, but how about you guys also post up some of your lighting ideas as well. so...
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I working on a lighting solution for my decks to have built in lighting, that should be pretty bright. Though a more universal solution would be great.
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Apolo
February 5, 2018, 3:31pm
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Certainly worth a shot, but the trouble seems to be that unless the batteries are soldered in they will enviably vibrate until the contact becomes poor or intermittent. But once again not a bad solution for the time being
I must admit I’d thought the current ones are probably upgradeable. What did you have in mind
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b264
February 6, 2018, 2:37am
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Seeing as the mounting mechanism is plastic and they don’t say how much light is emitted or how they are powered or basically any details at all, this is a solid “Don’t Buy”
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I bet I could cram a 14500 into one of them, would make it both brighter and last like 40x longer than the tiny lipo
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Imo any lights on the board need to illuminate the road at least 10ft in front of me, not right in front of the wheels
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So what’s the best option for lights
Apolo
February 6, 2018, 3:08am
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@GrecoMan @electricjim79 Gonna try direct solder the 14500 cell into my flashlights, then just add a charging circuit and charge with a normal one cell charger, i’ll let you know how that goes
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that reminds me…
i gotta dig up a flash drive tonight so I can try to print that godforsaken belt cover
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Apolo
February 6, 2018, 3:11am
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HAHA thanks bro, you have a good three weeks before the focboxes arrive so take your time
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mmaner
February 6, 2018, 3:11am
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Hausbell 7W Ultra Bright Mini LED Flashlight Tactical Flashlight (2 Pack) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CEOII9K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_nZrEAbPFFK3FX
FIXED Star Sturdy Quick Release Mount for Hunting LED Flashlight Scope, Fits for Multiple Scope Size 1"-30mm https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N5KLQWI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_PZrEAbFVRB1W4
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