Asher808

I am new to rc but i want to put some headlights on my rc (its an old HPI sport i got from my brother) I have no idea what lights to use, what battery to use adn stuff like that so please help me.




Thanks

scott202

use some LED's and power them with a 9V PPV battery

you have to put a resistor in seies with the LED's to ensure that you dont burn them out. LED's are diodes and have to be connected the right way round. the long leg goes to the positive terminal on the battery (thats the side with the + on)

the battery can be stuck on with sticky tape and that way it's easy to remove and change when it goes dead

redfox03

also, check out rcneon.com, they have light kits of all kinds. cool site. some hobby stores carry the light kits too.

scott202

also connect the LED's in paralel.

this should make them brighter [8D]

gm72

Towerhobbies.com has a good selection of lighting kits, too.

Asher808

thanks for the help but which type of led is the brightest (i have seen like 300 somthing and 200 somthing) i also don't have much room for a battery, the only place would be like und the drive balt, here is a pic of my rc car

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500mw is a nice bright LED, you can tape the battery to the body, or shoegoo a 9v battery holder to the battery, that way the battery just clamps in the holder. Hyper Lighting on ebay sells a good selection of quality light kits.

Asher808

sorry about that pic only shows motor heres a better one and by the way how do you wire in parrellel










thanks for helping me

IBrakeForNobody

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Here ya go:

http://swami-rc.com/lighting.htm

http://inadad.com/led.shtml

What part of California are you in?

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http://hyperlighting.com/4ledinstallation.jpg

That help?

Asher808

L.A.

Asher808

Thanks for all the help
those sites should help alot and by the way would you know what gets rid of spray paint (heard it was oven cleaner)

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Ive done it with windex.

Asher808

do you let it soak in or do you just scrub it clean

-Inverted-

Depends on how much paint you need to remove, Ive done it when some paint bled through the masks and got on the windows. I just let it sit for maybe 10 sec.

Asher808

i am trying to remove a paint job my brother did a few years ago (he painted the windows yellow)

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It may be too late to do that. If you messed up by quite a bit its best to just start over, theres no way of removing 100% of the paint. It works for small jobs but you have to react fairly quick.

Asher808

oh well guess i will have to stick with the dark yellow windows but what the heck thanks again

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Glad to help a little, you can try it but I cant guarentee it will work.

IBrakeForNobody

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[link=http://www.therczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7442]How to Remove Paint from Lexan Bodies[/link]

dustin7837

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you guys seem to know what you are talking about with respect to leds. I installed an led system in my MT but i only had a 12v switch and it is a 9v system and the 9v battery would get hot and lose power within 15 mins, only running 6 leds. is this becasue of my switch?
I have only ever installed leds on 12v cars before, never worked with 9v

Any input is appreciated
Thanks

-Inverted-

You may want to try a different switch, check all connectors and make sure they arent reversed or anything. Do you have a resistor on all of your LED's, if not you will want to do that.

Asher808

how many leds per headlight




led led 4Xled 4Xled
| | | |
|_________| or like |__________|
o__O o__O
|9v| |9v|
|__| |__|

Asher808

1 led per headlight or 4 sorry about previous post it didn't work out alright...

dustin7837

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i had some hyperLEDs left over from doing up a fiberglass sub box for a buddy and they come with resistors pre soldered on. I was just wondering if the 12v switch was doing it, and if so where can i get a 9v switch>?