nickh7 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 If you mounted them on the steering arms you could have lights that shone where you were turning , just like a Yeti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnockoff Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Thanks for Cibie info, looks like a job for the winter. They do look the business!! Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskossie Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 I'm a little late to the party...I have mounted two full-time running lights (Hella Optilux 1500 with halogen bulbs) where my direction signals would normally go. The CC turn signal pod was used as a pattern for cutting replacement carbon-fiber light pods to fit the Hellas. The turn signals were placed lower, on either side of the nosecone, with motorcycle stalk-type LED signals in c/f housings. They are supplemented with two turn-signal side lamps on my c/f headlamp housings (Fiat Barchetta (?) items). The work was done by Nathan Down of Boulder, Colorado USA, whom some of you may know as a former CC engineer. I don't have a photo-hosting site, so if I can ask some kind soul (gileshudson??) to receive and post a couple of photos, I can show POBC how my ideas turned out.... Alaskossie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Alaskossie Happy to bung them into a picasa album if you wish Tim Edited by - tbird on 9 Aug 2011 23:49:01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croc Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Tom - You already have one pic online at USA7s that shows what you did quite nicely in a good humored way! I love this pic! http://www.usa7s.com/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=3362&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1312785048 Edited by - Croc on 9 Aug 2011 23:18:07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 For Alaskossie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Nice to see a garage with room to hang the 7 on the wall 😬 Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billyboy Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Quoting tbird: For Alaskossie Now that is a Very nice install neat and in keeping with the colour scheme Do you have a link to those lights or a heads up where to buy them please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskossie Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Billyboy, I got my Hella Optilux 1500 lamps from Susquehanna MotorSports in USA (www.rallylights.com). The Hella 1500 may now be a discontinued lamp; the only one shown on the current Susquehanna Motorsports website is the Hella model 1502, in chrome. See: http://www.rallylights.com/SearchResult.aspx?KeyWords=1502 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasgow Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Clousta, I have been driving with my headlamps since I got the Seven on but I do recognise that it is consuming quite a bit of power. Which "power" you referring to, battery?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clousta Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Yes, electrical power. You can warm your hands quite nicely in the garage by the heat from the headlamps... and that power has got to come from somewhere... the alternator doing more work...which means ultimately the engine. I fitted HIDs to my Range Rover several years ago and so amused to lower power consumption of headlights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasgow Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 This point I always find difficult to understand..... When the engine is running, the alternator built will be runnig and feeding the alternator no matter the head light/heater are on or off i.e. the alternator is working irrespective of the light/heater are on or off.... The alternator just transfer the mechanical energy from the built to electrical energy. And even with the assumption the alternator needs to do more work when the lights/heater are on, how come this extra work is taken from the engine/petrol despite no changes in the rpm..... Well, I am sure I am missing something here.... Excuse my ignorance.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted August 16, 2011 Member Share Posted August 16, 2011 "The alternator just transfer the mechanical energy from the built to electrical energy. And even with the assumption the alternator needs to do more work when the lights/heater are on, how come this extra work is taken from the engine/petrol despite no changes in the rpm....." You're right... the alternator has to work harder to deliver more electrical power... if it's at constant RPM then the mechanical load back through the belt is higher, and the engine burns more petrol to deliver that extra torque to turn the pulley. But I have no idea how much power it takes to spin an unloaded alternator and belt and pulley(s) compared to the electrical power it can generate when loaded... does anyone know? Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Glasgow Basicaly you get nowt for nowt in this world, Torque is required to turn the Alternator, this torque is provided by the engine via the belt, a disconected Alternator will turn freely as no current is flowing, (dont spin a disconnected alternator BTW its reputed to damage diodes). As more current is required from the alternator more current flows through one of the windings in the alternator, this cause an increases in one of the Magnetic fields in the Alternator, proportionate to current required, making it harder to turn the rotor (which is also a magnet). a bit like when you push two magnets together, pole to pole, it gets harder and harder the closer they get. Obviously as it becomes harder to turn, more of the engine torque is required for the alternator, therefore more power is required to keep engine revs constant, therefore more energy required by engine, so more fuel Thats not the best explanation in the world but its late 😬 Tim Edited by - tbird on 16 Aug 2011 23:26:54 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 But I have no idea how much power it takes to spin an unloaded alternator and belt and pulley(s) very little power, Just friction and Inertia to overcome, no current flowing, no induced magnetism in coils Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSepter Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 Tim - good explanation, late or not. Which gets us back to why, for some of us at least, it seems better to have LED running lights instead of using amp-consuming headlights to increase our chances of being seen. Douglas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 sorry didn't mean to wander off topic just followed the crowd, not my fault gov. had a disturbed upbringing, won't do it again, 😬 Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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