StreetMeatNYC Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Picked up some electroluminescent tape (red & white) from Tinkersphere in Manhattan. Ran the wire in the frame and connected to the existing LED power lines with a 12V inverter and some soldering. They are on when the LEDs have power, but can be turned off. https://youtu.be/_43grjw-YKk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotator Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 They look great! The white one works as headlamp? I suppose it is very week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetMeatNYC Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 On 2/7/2016 at 4:44 AM, Rotator said: They look great! The white one works as headlamp? I suppose it is very week... I stepped up my game Rear Taillight: http://tinkersphere.com/el-panels/1199-cuttable-red-el-panel-battery-pack.html Rear Taillight Inverter: http://tinkersphere.com/el-wire/873-el-wire-12v-inverter.html Front Headlight: http://tinkersphere.com/led-rings/1182-8-x-ws2812-5050-rgb-led-ring-with-integrated-drivers-neopixel-compatible.html Front Headlight Control: http://tinkersphere.com/addressable-rgb-products/1052-5v-addressable-ws2812-rgb-led-strip-controller.html Originally tried taking this thing apart, but burnt it out trying to connect it for power, but its where the front piece of the front headlight came from: http://usd.knog.com.au/bike/lights/blinder-mob-the-face.html All lights wired in to internal LED power All Lights sprayed with clear PlastiDip for waterproofing: http://www.amazon.com/Performix-11209-Multi-Purpose-Coating-Aerosol/dp/B000LNN11G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1455419105&sr=8-1&keywords=Clear+Plastidip Led pads sprayed with black PlastiDip: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006SU3QW?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00 Foot pedals sprayed with Bondo Rubberized undercoating (takes a lot of patience to work with): http://www.amazon.com/Bondo-737-Rubberized-Undercoat-Aerosol/dp/B000CIRD3C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1455419204&sr=8-1&keywords=bondo+rubberized+undercoating All white plastic covered with custom vinyl covers made by some 9bot1 fans in my hometown NYC http://www.howwerollwheels.com/: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017BUFE16?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00 Front, Back & Sides have black reflective tape, some shots I intentionally shined late to show them: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00063XI64?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01 I spray painted the trolley holder matte black I found that this guitar stand holds it really well, and folds up: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016CP76E4?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetMeatNYC Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 If anyone is interested this is my gear bag for when I'm on my 9bot, which is always, it actually holds the 9bot1 in between the connectable front piece & Its got laser cut molle, which is awesome. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00M6ZBVD2?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s01 I'll spare you all the attachments and doodads I've compiled onto my bag Incredibly the bag itself came in another bag that was a perfect fit for the wheel as a quick carry, I keep it folded up. Note the two length handles. in my bag and lined the bottom with cork to carry into buildings when it wet/snowy/muddy outside so as not to ruin peoples floors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SlowMo Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Nice! What is the battery requirement for these LED's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetMeatNYC Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 using all internal wiring for built in LEDs, only addition is for the EL Tape, it needed an inverter, that took the 5v up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowMo Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 30 minutes ago, StreetMeatNYC said: using all internal wiring for built in LEDs, only addition is for the EL Tape, it needed an inverter, that took the 5v up. That is a neat job man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotator Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Do you know how many amps are you drawing from the internal +5v led strip bus? I do not know which is the current limit it can supply, but in the worst case, your motherboard could loose the +5V supply, which will be very bad for the internal processor, and hence for anybody over the wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esaj Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 4 hours ago, Rotator said: Do you know how many amps are you drawing from the internal +5v led strip bus? I do not know which is the current limit it can supply, but in the worst case, your motherboard could loose the +5V supply, which will be very bad for the internal processor, and hence for anybody over the wheel. Cranium did some idle power measurements and found the original led-strips to be drawing between 75 and 185mA ("Breathing"-light effect, white light). So staying inside those amps should still be safe? As for the voltage step-down: " The control board uses a LM2596-50 Buck step down converter to get 5V which would power the lights as well as the other IC's on the board. This converter is capable of 3A or 15W of power so it could be a limitation of design.". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetMeatNYC Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 OK, so I cleaned up the Headlight a bit and a built in switch for it. Also added a missile style toggle switch & cover for the power switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetMeatNYC Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 Ok, now I "LoJacked" it... Its not a real LoJack, but it is a mini GPS Unit powered from the internal battery. It has a SIM card with a prepay account on it, so I send it a text message and it texts me back its GPS location and a link to the map. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013DU2KTW?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s01 To bring the direct 60V from batter down to 12V for the unit I needed to use this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0151BF6DI?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_1&smid=A2OCOGC9B25845 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeko Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Impressive!! I really like the red and white tape on the Ninebot on!! only one question, where you put the inverter 12v?? where you hide it?? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerousDick Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Loving this simple solution to lighting StreetMeatNYC - ordered similar items from the popular auction site on line and will be experimenting before the end of the week Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetMeatNYC Posted March 10, 2016 Author Share Posted March 10, 2016 On 3/8/2016 at 4:53 AM, DangerousDick said: Loving this simple solution to lighting StreetMeatNYC - ordered similar items from the popular auction site on line and will be experimenting before the end of the week Thanks for sharing. Thanks, Glad it inspired... Btw, I upped my game a little again. I ordered one of these, glued it to the frame, and covered it with black vinyl car wrap. Much brighter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSport Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 On 3/7/2016 at 7:43 AM, Jeko said: only one question, where you put the inverter 12v?? @StreetMeatNYC I also have this question. Where did you hide this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerousDick Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Well, with my order arriving in super fast time I grabbed the chance to fit a new rear and headlight to the NineBot - inspired by StreetMeatNYC's example Extremely happy with the result (surprising what a few beers can do on a Friday evening! Excuse the silly grin on my ugly mug!) - they glow pretty bright - excuse the floodlit carpark as demo - the Aqua at the front really lights the way Better still, they're not heavy and won't fall off during transport in the car if I knock it against something which keeps happening with the previous 'bicycle lights' I had glued to the frame. Cheers, Richard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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