Jato1229

Hey guys years ago I put led lights on my kids car that ran on a 9v battery. Now I see some type of connecter that plugs somewhere. Please help me out, kid wants led on his new body, don't wanna order wrong lights

Jato1229

Anybody?

ToraKitsu

A link to the light system you're contemplating would be nice.

R32GolfTA06

If it is a small red connector, this usually connects into your receiver

ToraKitsu

It's good to see a pic of it, though.....some have plugs that go into lighting/flash units that won't fit into a receiver. There's no mention of brand or what type of light string it is, so a pic is best, so it can be identified.

R32GolfTA06

Agreed. Jato lets see pics please

Jato1229

http://www.ebay.com/itm/rc-light-kit...item35cef84435

Jato1229

http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-piece-rc-l...item35cef84437

Norman2

Hi, They plug in direct to the BAT slot in your receiver. Regards
Norman

Jato1229

So it uses the battery power from the car itself? Also does it kill battery much faster. 1 more thing, will it wrk with kids rustler ?

R32GolfTA06

The picture on the first eBay link shows you that it goes directly into the receiver as I had expected and yes this will run off the main battery that you will be running the car with

R32GolfTA06

The picture in the second link with the Y connection looks more like the one you would have to plug a separate battery into so that it runs independently

R32GolfTA06

I have always used the ones that plug into the receiver and run off the car battery power supply as it's a more compact set up and hardly uses any power anyway

ToraKitsu

Like cooling fans, their draw is so small, it won't be noticed. And since it plugs into the receiver, it should work pretty much anywhere that has a receiver port. The reason I had you post a pic is that not all light plugs are the same. Tamiya has their own (that plugs into their light control modules), and some other brands, theirs. The plug you have is a standard plug, and there should be a resistor somewhere along the wires, to add brightness to the LED's.

mkjohnston

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here is a commerical led site on led light systems dont know much bout them but it looks cool michael
http://www.killerrc.com/
michael

Jato1229

I think the Y connecter is so u can unplug it without taking rec cover off

R32GolfTA06

Rec?

ToraKitsu

"receiver."

R32GolfTA06

What receiver has a cover ?

ToraKitsu

I think he said he's mounting them on an off-road truck. He means receiver cover, for a receiver box.

R32GolfTA06

Ah I see, that makes more sense now

7car7

ToraKitsu, can you please PM me? I tried to, but it seems to show I've not sent a PM.

Sorry for the OT post.

phmaximus

If u have a soldering iron ur 1/2 way there...

I'm happy to help design a led setup...all u would have to do is order the parts and solder it together.

all u need is...
soldering-iron
solder
LED's
heatshrink
small length of wire
switch.. Optional

there are two ways of powering LED's in a electric rc car
main battery power
ESC built in BEC (via a connector on the receiver)

if u plan on only running one type of battery... NOT swapping from 2s to 3si would recommend running it off the battery... It has a higher working voltage and can be a good indicator if the battery is still plugged in

mitchponton

So I order my LED Kits from http://www.mcssl.com/store/rc-lighthouse you can custom design it and decide how you want the connection to be and how you want your switch and such. It'll give you a nice easy set of lights. I tried two different LED kits before going with these guys and they work so well I don't know if I'll go back anytime soon. They also come with led housings to give the look of projecter headlights. they work great!

R32GolfTA06

It will be good to see a pic of your shell with the lights installed...