fz1uk
Well-Known Member
Well I've bought the new v35 tech boxes and am really happy with them, they fit my full face helmet and are a big improvement over my old soft luggage.
They're different from the standard versions primarly because of the clear rear lenses instead of the red. I requested these because its not legal to have turn signals over here behind red lenses. I only want the turn signals and as far as I can tell, the admore lighting guys indicator/brake light/running light combo are white leds so they won't do the job for me either.
I'm willing to give it a go but I haven't had much experience with electrics before so I'll need a little bit of help from people who have a bit of know how! Once I get this working I'll sort it into a how-to though so others can have a smoother ride into getting this done.
So far I've sourced high power amber smd leds (surface mount diodes) that come pre-mounted in strips on ebay here
That'll mean that I have 12 SMD's in each case which is the same number as the admore lighting solution. I'll attach these to the shiney card behind the clear plastic reflector and then route the wires around the case.
Next thing is the weatherproof connector on the back of the box... from what I've seen so far I think I'll be needing a 2 pole weatherproof panel connector (I presume 2 pole just means 2 wire?) and some kind of screwon connector for the other side of the join. Maybe something like this? here
Right, this is where I get really unsure as to the best approach. I presume splicing into the pre-exisiting stock indicators is the way to go? I am keeping the stock indicators for now so with that in mind, will having the LED's plugged in to them at the same time change the flash rate or perhaps just cause them to stop working altogether? According to the ebay blurb, each SMD strip will use about 2.4w's and as far as I can tell that is going to be a tiny amount, so I guess it won't affect the flash rate of the stockers at all and that the leds will flash at the same speed as the stockers? If someone could chime in with some reassuring typing on that it'd be much appreciated and I'll start ordering the parts to put this together!
Cheers!
Jon
They're different from the standard versions primarly because of the clear rear lenses instead of the red. I requested these because its not legal to have turn signals over here behind red lenses. I only want the turn signals and as far as I can tell, the admore lighting guys indicator/brake light/running light combo are white leds so they won't do the job for me either.
I'm willing to give it a go but I haven't had much experience with electrics before so I'll need a little bit of help from people who have a bit of know how! Once I get this working I'll sort it into a how-to though so others can have a smoother ride into getting this done.
So far I've sourced high power amber smd leds (surface mount diodes) that come pre-mounted in strips on ebay here
That'll mean that I have 12 SMD's in each case which is the same number as the admore lighting solution. I'll attach these to the shiney card behind the clear plastic reflector and then route the wires around the case.
Next thing is the weatherproof connector on the back of the box... from what I've seen so far I think I'll be needing a 2 pole weatherproof panel connector (I presume 2 pole just means 2 wire?) and some kind of screwon connector for the other side of the join. Maybe something like this? here
Right, this is where I get really unsure as to the best approach. I presume splicing into the pre-exisiting stock indicators is the way to go? I am keeping the stock indicators for now so with that in mind, will having the LED's plugged in to them at the same time change the flash rate or perhaps just cause them to stop working altogether? According to the ebay blurb, each SMD strip will use about 2.4w's and as far as I can tell that is going to be a tiny amount, so I guess it won't affect the flash rate of the stockers at all and that the leds will flash at the same speed as the stockers? If someone could chime in with some reassuring typing on that it'd be much appreciated and I'll start ordering the parts to put this together!
Cheers!
Jon