Working headlights in our cars...
Just a quick one everyone....ive seen a few cars with headlights and/or police lights in their 1/64 race cars.
I have the lights but that's it. Where can I buy the switch and battery set up to make them work??
I tried the local electronics store and they only had AA battery holders...nothing smaller.
Can I buy them on ebay and if so, what are they called.
Cheers, Mike.
Discussion
Aliexpress carries all the stuff you need... from the batteries to switches and leds...
- Can easily buy 1000 of them for $2 :) I'm after the name of the parts so I can find them. I'm a Noob with this subject so any buzz words that I can throw into the search bar will be well received. — EnZedRacing
TechNickL Designs on Facebook has a comprehensive complete set up I believe. It was one of the first I saw years ago piece it all together. Some have headlights, taillights, and roof lights
MDG
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9kCpK_3qMY — dr_dodge
- thats a cool source! — dr_dodge
- Off to have a look, thanks mate. — EnZedRacing
I also have been looking at lights
have done some experiments
if you use led's and a button battery,
this is what I was gonna do. use a wood paddle drill to make a recess in a piece of plastic thicker than the battery,
put wire thru the guide hole, wad stripped end of wire, solder to a lump bigger than the hole
bend flat stock as top contact
the switch is a piece of plastic inserted between upper contact and battery
diagram below
dr
- clever... — Stoopid_Fish_Racing
- in theory, should be tough enough to handle a crash of two — dr_dodge
- also have thought you could put a cap in the car, rather than a battery, and "charge it up" (like crash track race cars, or sizzlers) — dr_dodge
- https://www.learningaboutelectronics.com/Articles/How-to-use-a-charged-capacitor-to-light-an-led — dr_dodge
- Thanks Dr D...I'm trying to find where to buy the actual battery holders. Your setup looks bloody fantastic so I might give it a go. Cheers mate. — EnZedRacing
Two places for electro goodies
www.adafruit.com
www.sparkfun.com