Fitting LED strips? - SV650.org

20-02-13, 03:16 PM

YEAH boi, and what?

I iz got some LED strips to put under my tank, just a bit of fun. There are two strips:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2709742875...84.m1497.l2649

and a switch:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2808121958...84.m1497.l2649

How do I connect them up to my battery? The switch has two prongs as you can see in the link, but I don't know which bits I'd attach to each.

Am I correct in thinking:

Should I get an in-line fuse too?

Sid Squid · 20-02-13, 03:43 PM

Yes, and yes.

Put the fuse in the live supply as close to the supply connection as possible.

As they're LEDs they will consume a very small current, therefore you could connect them to the lighting of your bike without straining anything. It would still be wise to use a fuse, (one of a low value), when connecting them, that way if they should suffer a fault they won't take your lights out with them.

20-02-13, 04:11 PM

Awesome! And I haven't been told I'm an idiot for wanting to do it (yet).

dirtydog · 20-02-13, 04:38 PM

You're an idiot!

Do you feel better now?

20-02-13, 10:54 PM

Y u messin blad, I'll shank u 4 dat. don't diss ma neonz i get bare gash cos of dem lites.

(Feels good to get that out of me)

20-02-13, 11:00 PM

Post of the day, for the drawing alone. Top marks from me!

21-02-13, 09:17 PM

That circuit didn't work! Any other ideas?

andrewsmith · 21-02-13, 09:25 PM

Allan could be worth doing it through a relayed circuit to the lights off the battery. you sure you don't need a driver for the LED's?

Sid Squid · 21-02-13, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allantheboss

That circuit didn't work! Any other ideas?

There's nothing wrong with the circuit you scribbled out.
Are you sure they're for a 12V supply? Are you sure they work? Connect them directly to a suitable supply to check.
Being diodes, (the 'D' of LED), they only work when connected one way round, if the positive/negative connections are reversed they will not light.

22-02-13, 12:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

Allan could be worth doing it through a relayed circuit to the lights off the battery. you sure you don't need a driver for the LED's?

Could you please tell me what do "relays" and "drivers" do, in a simple way?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sid Squid

There's nothing wrong with the circuit you scribbled out.
Are you sure they're for a 12V supply? Are you sure they work? Connect them directly to a suitable supply to check.
Being diodes, (the 'D' of LED), they only work when connected one way round, if the positive/negative connections are reversed they will not light.

Ad on eBay says they're 12V. I will try them the other way around. Good idea! I though that because both wires were the same colour it wouldn't matter.

20-02-13, 03:16 PM	#1
allantheboss Guest Posts: n/a	Fitting LED strips? YEAH boi, and what? I iz got some LED strips to put under my tank, just a bit of fun. There are two strips: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2709742875...84.m1497.l2649 and a switch: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2808121958...84.m1497.l2649 How do I connect them up to my battery? The switch has two prongs as you can see in the link, but I don't know which bits I'd attach to each. Am I correct in thinking: Should I get an in-line fuse too?

20-02-13, 03:43 PM	#2
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Fitting LED strips Yes, and yes. Put the fuse in the live supply as close to the supply connection as possible. As they're LEDs they will consume a very small current, therefore you could connect them to the lighting of your bike without straining anything. It would still be wise to use a fuse, (one of a low value), when connecting them, that way if they should suffer a fault they won't take your lights out with them. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

20-02-13, 04:11 PM	#3
allantheboss Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Fitting LED strips? Awesome! And I haven't been told I'm an idiot for wanting to do it (yet).

20-02-13, 04:38 PM	#4
dirtydog Knob faced knobster Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Haslemere Posts: 5,422	Re: Fitting LED strips? You're an idiot! Do you feel better now? __________________ 2011 Speed Triple 1050

20-02-13, 10:54 PM	#5
allantheboss Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Fitting LED strips? Y u messin blad, I'll shank u 4 dat. don't diss ma neonz i get bare gash cos of dem lites. (Feels good to get that out of me)

20-02-13, 11:00 PM	#6
The Idle Biker Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Fitting LED strips? Post of the day, for the drawing alone. Top marks from me!

21-02-13, 09:17 PM	#7
allantheboss Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Fitting LED strips? That circuit didn't work! Any other ideas?

21-02-13, 09:25 PM	#8
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: Fitting LED strips? Allan could be worth doing it through a relayed circuit to the lights off the battery. you sure you don't need a driver for the LED's? __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

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