FISH TANKS ARE USEFULL

[alfitz]

I have some small bulbs illuminating my FISH TANKS. There cool, but useless. They don't put out enough light to be effective, but they are cool. Well, I decided to make a change in my fish tanks and I am using LEDs instead. They actually serve a purpose now. I can use them for daytime running lights or as fog lights. I wrote a detailed page for how to do it.

http://www.alfitz.com/sho/FishTanks/useful_fish_tank_lights.htm

 

[MilTownSHO]

Wow, I personally was either thinking of doing that or putting strobes in there..

 

[CTOESHO]

WOW, thats a lot of LEDs, super bright.

 

[ohioshodude]

wow that different. thumb i added a larger bulb and its' worked out great, no melting here. i forget what it's out of. but they light up the housings nicely.

 

[99V8SHO]

MilTownSHO:
Wow, I personally was either thinking of doing that or putting strobes in there..

Now THAT would be awesome.

 

[2slosho]

I have blue and red strobes with the controller.

 

[DJ SHO]

Al, do u have a pic with them installed so we could see the brightness?

 

[BlackOnBlackATX]

i had thought a while ago about stuffing an h3 or something of similar size in there but i feel bad drilling through my only set of fish tanks frown

 

[Markus]

alfitz:
I have some small bulbs illuminating my FISH TANKS. There cool, but useless. They don't put out enough light to be effective, but they are cool. Well, I decided to make a change in my fish tanks and I am using LEDs instead. They actually serve a purpose now. I can use them for daytime running lights or as fog lights. I wrote a detailed page for how to do it.

http://www.alfitz.com/sho/FishTanks/useful_fish_tank_lights.htm

Are they blinding to oncoming traffic? Do they really have a useful fog light beam pattern?

<small>[ July 10, 2003, 05:30 PM: Message edited by: Markus ]</small>

 

[Markus]

BlackOnBlackATX:
i had thought a while ago about stuffing an h3 or something of similar size in there but i feel bad drilling through my only set of fish tanks

I think a H3 bulb will melt the plastic housing

 

[91 SHOplus]

pics, please!!!

 

[Blue-By-U]

Al
Ever have blue balls? If yes, then remember why you got them. That is what this thread is like without pictures. A tease.

Pics pweeeeease!!!!!

BTW keep up the cool innovations!! thumb

 

[MilTownSHO]

Blue-By-U:
Al
Ever have blue balls? If yes, then remember why you got them. That is what this thread is like without pictures. A tease.

lol

 

[Shoaz]

Hey, Al! These are sweet!

If the LEDs really drop 3.2V each this thing is only drawing 11mA! Very nice and very efficient.

LEDs rock for vehicular lighting...

 

[BlackOnBlackATX]

Markus:
I think a H3 bulb will melt the plastic housing

yeah, i agree with you. which is also one of the reasons why i decided against it. i think im going to end up just shoving the usual yellow bulbs in there, just waiting on my new headlight housings

Blue-By-U:
Al
Ever have blue balls? If yes, then remember why you got them. That is what this thread is like without pictures. A tease.

laughing oh man, i thought my girlfriend was the only one who would stoop that low.....

<small>[ July 14, 2003, 06:43 AM: Message edited by: BlackOnBlackATX ]</small>

 

[Shoaz]

Shoaz:
If the LEDs really drop 3.2V each this thing is only drawing 11mA!

Doh! That's per branch, so 33mA per side. Still very low current.

In contrast a 5W bulb draws 416mA, more than 10x the LEDs, and I'm betting the LEDs are much brighter.

 

[Blue-By-U]

Al, did you happen to get pics yet?

 

[92sho16]

MilTownSHO:
Wow, I personally was either thinking of doing that or putting strobes in there..

you can make the LED's be strobe lights buy making the strobe module using a 555 dip.