Electric Skateboard LED LIGHT BAR

[onloop]

I have wanted to install lights on my electric skateboard for ages...but never really found anything i liked

Design Challenge.
> improve rider vision when riding at night
> make the board visible to other road vehicles in the dark

Design Criteria.
> simple
> emits a lot of light
> affordable
> robust
> universal
> adjustable
> energy efficient
> compact
> looks cool
> easy to install

this is my prototype so far....

This LED light bar above can be easily mounted onto any deck, the angle is adjustable, it is designed to run from 25v-20v & should emit about 600 LUMENS

The forward facing light will be about 12cm wide, I also plan to make a rear facing light bar, slightly smaller, it will have RED LED with strobe/flash to ensure any rear approaching vehicles can see you on the road at night.

The light will be turned on using a small switch built into the forward light bar. I considered using a receiver switch to be able to turn on/off using your controller..but honestly thought is was not necessary.... you can literally bend down & turn the lights on. Or just stop & turn them on.. wireless on/off would be very cool but totally unnecessary in my opinion...

 

[psychotiller]

Nice!

 

[torqueboards]

Nice!

^^^ What he said !

 

[psychotiller]

Nice!

^^^ What he said !

:lol: Hahaha

 

[furp]

Love the solid designt, great job! Here is what I think could be nice:

- not as wide: about the width of a longboard truck baseplate so it can be mounted everywhere where a truck fits and not stand out. Light should still be enough.
- could be mounted on the truck mounting bolts, so no holes in the deck and easily reversable.
- make front and rear lights the same size, so only one kind of housing needs to be made which could lower the cost (I assume)
- offer a plug and play standalone version (with extra battery case) for non eboarders if the LEDs work on a lower voltage as well.

Really like that the LEDs can be powered directly from the batteries

 

[onloop]

Yeah. The size is slightly larger then what I had originally planned. But one of my major criteria was brightness... if I made it smaller it would have to be 6cm (based on the led strip sizing) which would be a perfect match for the truck width & bolt pattern. But only 300 lumens... which just didn't seem bright enough...

I plan to make a bracket that can utilize the truck bolts but hold the wider light bar. So no drilling.

The cost of the aluminium housing is also minimal. So not much cheaper to make them smaller.

If it proves to be popular I can make these in many different shapes & sizes. They can be made to run on 12v or 24v easily.. but any other voltage is not feasible.

 

[PracticalProjects]

Cool, will definitely be useful for some people