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I’ve been talking about it for a while, and the parts have been sitting there on my desk for months, but last night I finally did it. <\/p>\n

I put a permanent 12v LED lighting system on my bicycle.
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I realize that this puts me at the far edge of what is considered socially acceptable eccentricity, even by Austin standards. But I figure that in this crazy world, where 70,000 Americans die every year because of automobiles, that a little bit of extra nighttime visibility can’t hurt.<\/p>\n

And neither can ground-effects. Man alive, I love me my ground-effects.
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One of the things that was slowing me down was putting together a blinker circuit that would make the lights flash and thereby conserve a bit of battery power. But the amp draw of just the blue-LEDs was enough to blow out the transistors in the circuit, and rather than lay down the cash for a power-relay, I thought I would just go with the steady light for a while.<\/p>\n

The circuit enclosure is in an old sandwich meat container and fits up underneath the seat.
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Here’s the front light cluster. It’s a couple pieces of Lexan with white LEDs in between and sealed with aquarium silicone.
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The back lights are much the same, but the red LEDs are an automotive cluster that I bought off ebay.
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And of course those wonderful ground effects. Another purchase from a Chinese ebay retailer. Intended for use on much cooler vehicles than the one I have.
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I ran one of these strips at Maker Faire off 8 AA batteries for ten hours and it was still pretty bright, so I figure that with normal use I might not have to recharge the system more than every other week.
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I’ve already biked down to the Office Depot with the lights on, and nobody’s shouted any comments. I’ll let you know how the world reacts.
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