chrisknight

Its like watching a train wreck. You want to cover your eyes, but you cant help but look...

chris i hate it when you post because i feel obligated to watch your avatar at least 20 times and it throws a good 2-3 minutes of my life out the window.....

HAHA... I find myself doing that too!

yo

Right on!!! I need to find one for my girlfriend...

Bwahahahahaha!!!

yo

Nice!

Dang, I missed the shirt order. I'll be there if my parts ever come in...

yo

Were the by standards women? Teenagers? Who knows... I would have clothes lined him at full sprint, then start stomping his ass down!

yo... Nice bike...

Ooh.. I'm interested... Whats involved?

I want a light-saber

Funny!

Yes, it cuts the running light. The diodes prevent the running light from going back up the turn wire and lighting the indicator on the gauges.

Ah, I see...

cool, once you have your resistor value dialed in your good to go, the only problem with that design is the resistor value is dependent on the luminous intensity and current the LED's draw, hence it would be different for different types of LED signals.

I've always liked my flasher turning completely off and on, but I guess everyone has their own taste, good luck with the project.

I'll probably start with 100 Ohm, then work up. Is that what you would do?

Thanks,

Chris

This is exactly what I was talking about and have done it on two bikes. The F4i turns off the running light on the side that is flashing so it works perfectly with two wire LED's or a one filament bulb.

I cant see how that would turn the light off when the flasher is on.

I can see it making it brighter if the +V of the flasher lead is higher than the running light lead.

Unless you mean to say that the bikes circuitry switches power off on the running light/wire, and then on to the flasher, in which case I don't see the need for diodes at all.

Its probably me not understanding the situation again...

Oh, Your blinking the light totally off. I see.

I was thinking about that kind of backwards

For some reason, I was expecting running light 100% of the time, & blinker brighter when on, like this:

Although, I am paranoid, so I'll probably do this with a smaller value resistor:

1: because I am worried about protecting the bike side of the circuit, & 2: because Its legal.

Inverting the flasher is a good Idea. But, you loose your marker/running lights during your flasher "on" time.

The 555 circuit used a 2907. I'm not too worried about it...

This:

Was more of a lead in to this:

I realize that the turn signal would be brighter than the running light because of the resistor on running light holding it back.

I passed right over this design without letting it register:

Which is similar in concept to my idea.

Are you worried though of back voltage (with no diode) on the running light lead?

Thanks,

Chris

I never thought of building something... I just expect manufacturers to think of these things on their own...

Correct me if I'm wrong... I might not be thinking about this correctly...

It seems as though your using the transistor as an isolation gate similar to this timer circuit I just did for my old boss...

The gate is open until the trigger (pin 3 from 555 chip) has voltage.

So, by that design, it seems as though the lights would still be off until you triggered the transistor.

That makes it operate just as it did originally, but you've isolated the bikes circuitry.

I'll have to stare at it a bit more...

I understand this:

I dont get this:

How can you send voltage from the bike running lights wire, through the transistor without voltage also on your Base (turnsignal not activated)?

Whats wrong with this?

Or a resistor pre-diode on running lights lead for a dimmer running light...

Like This:

That was quite possibly the funniest thing I will see all day...

I'm working today, but I'm not at work. Trying to get a physical server converted over to a virtual machine to run on VMWare ESXI. Testing and planning for our VMWare migration

Fun stuff...

I used to just let it fly around from under my helmet. Mine was down to just past my shoulders (Kurt Cobain style) but now its cut VERY short.

Do what you want.

I cut mine because having hair like that in IT is like having a tattoo on your forehead.

Especially when its blue hair...

yo!

Don't get anything under a 500 IMO. You'll outgrow it quick.

The sv650 is great!

...But, If I were me, (and I am) I would get an R6. That's just me though...

yo

Mars Volta - Meccamputechture

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Hello

I've waited here for you

Everlong

Tonight

I throw myself into

And out of the red, out of her head she sang

Come down

And waste away with me

Down with me

Slow how

You wanted it to be

I'm over my head, out of her head she sang

Yes!!!! Bike nights... Here again! I always show up... I never talk to anyone though...