Thanks Javi. I was planning on making a tour of the local motorcycle shops to see what's new sometime this week. If they don't have anything comparable I'll probably order these. I noticed they're not actually chinese though, "High quality fully made in Taiwan, NOT China." I guess they're sensitive on that subject ;)
-Kyle On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 11:13 PM, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: > Kyle, > I got them on ebay. Here is the link: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120579008284&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT > > I think they have a good price, especially since I paid the same for the > previous, normal mirrors. My only complain is that the shipping from this > particular seller took forever. I think they are coming directly from China > or so, and they are sent by normal US postal service. It is fine if you > don't care waiting 2 or 3 weeks. > > Javier. > > > On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 12:03 AM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Javier, >> What brand are those mirrors. I've been thinking about doing the same >> thing myself but couldn't find a decent set of integrated mirrors. >> >> -Kyle >> >> >> On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 10:40 PM, Javier Garcia <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Joey, >>> thanks, you are totally right. What causes the dimming of lights >>> (incandescent bulbs), or the non working of some of the LEDs is the drop in >>> voltage (now that I think about it, makes perfect sense). My plan is to go >>> completely with LEDs, for all turn signals, brake lights, etc. However, and >>> in the meanwhile, would a capacitor solve the problem of the drop in the >>> voltage? >>> Believe or not, I hate the Big Bag Theory tv show ;) >>> >>> Thanks a lot for the info. >>> Javier. >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 11:23 PM, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Javier, >>>> LEDs are extremely sensitive to voltage compared to normal >>>> light bulbs. Normal light bulbs will simply be dimmer under less >>>> voltage. LEDs may simply not light at all. >>>> LEDs require very little current - so unless they are >>>> equipped with a resistor that adds additional load, the load on the >>>> charging system shouldn't have increased that much. >>>> To prove that its the voltage being put out by the charging >>>> system do this: >>>> Take a voltmeter - preferably digital - and measure the >>>> starting voltage of the battery. >>>> Fire the bike up. Take note of the voltage of the battery >>>> with the bike idling. It shouldn't be remarkably different from the >>>> pre-starting voltage. >>>> Hold the throttle open so the engine revs up to approximately >>>> 2,000 RPM and hold there. Measure the voltage again. You should see an >>>> increase of a couple volts. >>>> Now - release the throttle. Turn on the blinkers - you'll see >>>> that the voltage drops as the lights turn on each time. >>>> Open the throttle back up to hold at 2,000 RPM and measure >>>> the voltage with the blinkers on. You should see that although their >>>> might be a variance between lights on and off, the difference should >>>> be much smaller than the engine idling. >>>> This simply means that the charging system is providing >>>> electricity to the electrical system on the bike instead of drawing it >>>> from the battery. With the throttle open, you should see all the LEDs >>>> blinking. >>>> The only 'cure' for this is to reduce the load on the >>>> electrical system so the voltage drop from the blinkers turning on is >>>> lower. This is one of the advantages of an all LED system - but you >>>> must replace the flasher unit at the same time, otherwise they will >>>> fail to blink because the existing system is load based. No / less >>>> load, no blinking. >>>> Hope that helps! >>>> -Joey >>>> (Not a physicist - but I watch the Big Bang Theory :-)) >>>> >>>> On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 11:11 PM, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> > Hi Joey, >>>> > I can see them blinking at the same rate as the standard turn signals. >>>> > However, one odd thing did happened. At the beginning not all the >>>> led's in >>>> > the mirror illuminate, only about half of the line went on. When I >>>> turn on >>>> > the engine and let it rev for few seconds all the leds in both mirrors >>>> came >>>> > on. So I am a bit worry about the load on the system. I am ashame to >>>> admit >>>> > that I am physicist that knows about electromagnetic theory but I have >>>> no >>>> > idea how to apply it. I will try to make a short video of the thing >>>> > tomorrow. >>>> > >>>> > Javier. >>>> > >>>> > On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 10:58 PM, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >> Javier, >>>> >> Very nice - please advise how the additional turn signals >>>> >> affect the blink rate and such. >>>> >> -Joey >>>> >> >>>> >> On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 10:54 PM, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> >>>> >> wrote: >>>> >> > Dear all, >>>> >> > I decided to spend my day giving a good deep cleaning to the bike >>>> and to >>>> >> > install a new set of mirrors I got. I figured out it was a good >>>> >> > opportunity >>>> >> > to take pictures of the 750, since she is not this clean that often >>>> (I >>>> >> > uploaded them in the group page). The new mirrors come with leds >>>> for the >>>> >> > turn signals. I hook them up and they seem to work pretty good, >>>> although >>>> >> > I >>>> >> > have to try them for a bit longer. I'd love to read your comments. >>>> I >>>> >> > hope >>>> >> > everyone had a great 4th of July. >>>> >> > >>>> >> > Cheers, >>>> >> > Javier. >>>> >> > >>>> >> > -- >>>> >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> >> > Groups >>>> >> > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>> >> > To post to this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> >> > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> >>>> . >>>> >> > For more options, visit this group at >>>> >> > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>>> >> > >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> -- >>>> >> -Joey Kelley >>>> >> Need Computer Technical support? >>>> >> http://www.crossloop.com/JoeyKelleyComputerServices >>>> >> At your service - via remote control! >>>> >> >>>> >> -- >>>> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups >>>> >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>> >> To post to this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> >> [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> >>>> . >>>> >> For more options, visit this group at >>>> >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>>> >> >>>> > >>>> > -- >>>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups >>>> > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>> > To post to this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> >>>> . >>>> > For more options, visit this group at >>>> > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> -Joey Kelley >>>> Need Computer Technical support? >>>> http://www.crossloop.com/JoeyKelleyComputerServices >>>> At your service - via remote control! >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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