supercarrera
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New Dome Lights based on George’s LEDs - Taking Orders
Update: These are Now Shipping!
What's available:
Dome Lights
Map Lights
Door Lights
For ordering information, please send me an email at supercarrera(at)gmail(dot)com.
If you have an OEM cargo light that you've added to the very back of your cruiser, let me know, because these use longer contacts than the standard domes.
Note: I made plenty of these so don't be afraid to request them despite not chiming in on this thread to show interest.
Thanks,
Scott
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I have George’s first generation dome lights and they’re still going strong but I was interested in seeing what it would take to upgrade them. So I contacted George and we’ve been talking about ways to create a new dome light by using a new, more efficient driver design and a better LED.
I made a prototype of a new dome light using one of Georges latest driver boards, the CC1A, which is fully automotive rated. I added a Cree XP-G natural white (4000k temperature) LED and I’m happy to report that the light is both brighter and much more pleasing in color than the first gen dome LEDs that are in my cruiser now. While the cool white light coming from the first gen Luxeons reminds me of being in a laundromat, the more natural color emitted from the Cree XP-G has more of an incandescent-like glow.
If enough interest is expressed, I can go ahead and ask George to design a new driver board based on his CC1A driver. I’ll order a run of these with natural white Cree XP-G LEDs. I think I can offer the new dome lights for sale at around $45 apiece.
The new dome lights should emit, according to Cree, 120 lumens while drawing only 100 mA and have a pleasing natural white color that is closer to daylight.
The benefits of the new LED domes:
• Greater light output
• Low amp draw
• Long life
• High cri index
• Very pleasing warm white color
• High output
• Protection against voltage spikes
• Reverse polarity protection
Update: These are Now Shipping!
What's available:
Dome Lights
Map Lights
Door Lights
For ordering information, please send me an email at supercarrera(at)gmail(dot)com.
If you have an OEM cargo light that you've added to the very back of your cruiser, let me know, because these use longer contacts than the standard domes.
Note: I made plenty of these so don't be afraid to request them despite not chiming in on this thread to show interest.
Thanks,
Scott
***************
I have George’s first generation dome lights and they’re still going strong but I was interested in seeing what it would take to upgrade them. So I contacted George and we’ve been talking about ways to create a new dome light by using a new, more efficient driver design and a better LED.
I made a prototype of a new dome light using one of Georges latest driver boards, the CC1A, which is fully automotive rated. I added a Cree XP-G natural white (4000k temperature) LED and I’m happy to report that the light is both brighter and much more pleasing in color than the first gen dome LEDs that are in my cruiser now. While the cool white light coming from the first gen Luxeons reminds me of being in a laundromat, the more natural color emitted from the Cree XP-G has more of an incandescent-like glow.
If enough interest is expressed, I can go ahead and ask George to design a new driver board based on his CC1A driver. I’ll order a run of these with natural white Cree XP-G LEDs. I think I can offer the new dome lights for sale at around $45 apiece.
The new dome lights should emit, according to Cree, 120 lumens while drawing only 100 mA and have a pleasing natural white color that is closer to daylight.
The benefits of the new LED domes:
• Greater light output
• Low amp draw
• Long life
• High cri index
• Very pleasing warm white color
• High output
• Protection against voltage spikes
• Reverse polarity protection
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I'm completely ready to have these made. It requires an investment so I just want to make sure people are interested before I go through with it.
