AX10 Head and Tail Lights with protective housing
03-06-2009, 10:36 PM
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AX10 Head and Tail Lights with protective housing
Well I just got done adding LED lights to my AX10 and was wondering how long until a rock smashed the LED and then good bye lights! So I made a protective cage/housing for them out of heavy duty paper clips then soldered them in the middle where they cross each other and pushed them through the body where I epoxied them. They feel really solid and look good if I do say so myself. The first 4 pictures are before I made the cages.
03-07-2009, 02:50 AM
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RE: AX10 Head and Tail Lights with protective housing
Looks super cool with those light installed and turned on....I don't know if those clips are going to do anything if you nose dive or slide back into a rock. After you put it through the paces and smack her around a bit, you will know for sure!!!
Are those the 5v LEDs from Fry's or?? How are you running them? I set my helicopter up with the 5V LED's running off of a 5.2V BEC and they get really fricken hot!!! They are 100mah a piece though! Could do some melting of plastic if they are the same ones I used...
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Are those the 5v LEDs from Fry's or?? How are you running them? I set my helicopter up with the 5V LED's running off of a 5.2V BEC and they get really fricken hot!!! They are 100mah a piece though! Could do some melting of plastic if they are the same ones I used...
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03-07-2009, 10:18 AM
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RE: AX10 Head and Tail Lights with protective housing
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Looks super cool with those light installed and turned on....I don't know if those clips are going to do anything if you nose dive or slide back into a rock. After you put it through the paces and smack her around a bit, you will know for sure!!!
Are those the 5v LEDs from Fry's or?? How are you running them? I set my helicopter up with the 5V LED's running off of a 5.2V BEC and they get really fricken hot!!! They are 100mah a piece though! Could do some melting of plastic if they are the same ones I used...
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Looks super cool with those light installed and turned on....I don't know if those clips are going to do anything if you nose dive or slide back into a rock. After you put it through the paces and smack her around a bit, you will know for sure!!!
Are those the 5v LEDs from Fry's or?? How are you running them? I set my helicopter up with the 5V LED's running off of a 5.2V BEC and they get really fricken hot!!! They are 100mah a piece though! Could do some melting of plastic if they are the same ones I used...
Z
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RE: AX10 Head and Tail Lights with protective housing
where did u get the lights for ax10? You said your running them of your rx batt term and 4.8v is that off the main batt?
03-08-2009, 12:48 AM
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RE: AX10 Head and Tail Lights with protective housing
I have a 72 chevy body on mine think it would look awsome with lights. Thanks. Yours looks awsome good idea on the cages look tough.
03-08-2009, 12:58 AM
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RE: AX10 Head and Tail Lights with protective housing
Thanks I was replying from my phone earlier here is the link [link]http://www.rc-lights.com/index.htm[/link]
Lights really make a RC come to life. I have them on my TUG boat and two of my on road RC's
Lights really make a RC come to life. I have them on my TUG boat and two of my on road RC's
03-08-2009, 02:23 AM
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do they give much light out for night crawling or more for looks?
do they give much light out for night crawling or more for looks?
03-09-2009, 12:29 PM
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RE: AX10 Head and Tail Lights with protective housing
After the comp this weekend and seeing everyones scale rigs I ordered my self the pro line bronco body and will be mounting my lights on that body so I can trail bash with my AX10 and just switch the bodies on and off for comp/scale
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RE: AX10 Head and Tail Lights with protective housing
Looks like your tail lights are shining in funny directions
Is it possible to smash an LED? They seem to be solid plastic.
I've pulled the wire from one when my tire rubbed against the backside of a light though. Not worth it to try and fix
Is it possible to smash an LED? They seem to be solid plastic.
I've pulled the wire from one when my tire rubbed against the backside of a light though. Not worth it to try and fix
