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[skelstar]

Was thinking that if your tech used FETs instead of transistors he wouldnt have to have those massive heatsinks (I dont think anyway). Awesome idea though.

Ha, you should have fitted the pentium cooler fan too .

[Ixion]

What would IMHO, be better still would be a gizmo, activated by pushbutton - like a horn button - that just flashed the brake light slowly - so no braking at all. Then just jam your thumb on the button. No WoF issues, cos they don't know what it does. I want to flash my brake light at the tailgater, but NOT actually slow down. (My brake lights are set so that they come on before the actual brake engages, but such a flashy gizmo would save the dab-dab concentration). Horn and headlamp flash for idiots ahead, brake flashy for idiots astern

[vifferman]

Was thinking that if your tech used FETs instead of transistors he wouldnt have to have those massive heatsinks (I dont think anyway). Awesome idea though.

Yeah, I asked him about that.
The heatsink doesn't need to be that big - a third of the size would've done, but we couldn't be bothered cutting it down.

Ha, you should have fitted the pentium cooler fan too .

That's already on my R/R.
(Actually, that's not true - I've got a fan from a Sun server on my R/R).

Only problem I see is that it negates the "dab effect".

Well, this was supposed to replicate that. Sort of. That was the thinking behind it anyway. What I initially wanted was a one-second flash, a pause, then a decaying series of flashes getting gradually slower till it stayed on.
There are several varieties out there, like this one:
http://www.signaldynamics.com/products/Modules/xp.asp
And this:
http://www.kisantech.com/index.php?cat_id=3

[imdying]

You can drag your front brake for a few seconds if you just want the flashing light without slowing down.

[scumdog]

You will need to disable it for WoFs,and be pleasant with a well rehearsed excuse when the Cop stops you.....often.

Seen this set-up on the top-box area of a Goldwing type bike (the whole arse of them looks like a big top-box anyway) while coming back from the Glenorchy rally on the twisty bits near Queenstown, seemed to have normal brake lights as well as this flash-flash-flash set-up, really effective and let you know how tight the next bend was likely to be, followed him for a bit then passed, eyes hurt from watching the pretty flashing lights...


vifferman, how about a plastic coated microswitch to activate this sytem?
Put it between the cheeks of your arse and the tighter they clenched the faster the lights flashed??

That way those that were following you would realise the seriousness of the situation by the frequency of the flashing!!

Slow flashing=normal braking,
Frantic flashing=situation getting serious, impending hazard RIGHT THERE.
Stacatto milli-second flashes= the switch is about to get shat on.
No flash= the switch got crushed to death