Vex Flashlight Spec

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#1

The team would like to add LED lights for under the robot. Since they already have the vex flashlights, I suggested maybe they could replace the clear LED’s in the Vex flashlight with blue ones.

Anyone know the spec on the LED bulb cluster in the Vex Lights?

Thanks.

#2

I haven’t seen specs posted anywhere, but perhaps they could just cover the opening of the Vex flashlight with some dark blue cellophane? That wouldn’t give the same deep-blue as real blue LEDs, but it would be a lot easier and cheaper.

If you really want to go for the pimp factor, mount some of these under the bot. They are spec’d to run on 12v, but I have a very similar CCFT/Inverter and a Vex battery seems to have enough voltage to drive it. Either hook it straight to the battery for continuous glow, or hook it to one of the PWM->DC Motor Controllers to turn it on/off via software.

Cheers,

  • Dean
#3

Thanks very much for your response. I saw those but there is a very real space issue for the routing. I did see they offer shorter 4" versions though.

What would you say about these, running right off the controller?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200218128858&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123

There is room to weave them throughout the underside.

#4

I don’t know why my reply post showed up misplaced, but…

Thanks very much for your response. I saw those but there is a very real space issue for the routing. I did see they offer shorter 4" versions though.

What would you say about these, running right off the controller?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll…:x:RTQ:US:1123

There is room to weave them throughout the underside.

#5

Ok, I can’t do a link right. It’s a monday.
Try searching ebay for “USB blue LED light flexible”.
Seller is glenjamin7.
They want the lights on all the time so their thought was simply put the the power leads to a connector just like on the flashlight and use a motor port.

#6

Search on the forums here about using LEDs plugged directly into the MC. It’s been done before.

#7

stick it into an output analog digital port and program it as a digital output

#8