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LED Third Brake Light Circuit

Engrish!

Schematic diagram for the LED High Mount Brake Lamp. (Apologies for the low resolution image)

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Uploaded on Dec 23, 2007

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Found on a Cooler Master ATX Computer power supply. It's not as bad as some others I've seen, but...

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Uploaded on Dec 19, 2007

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LED High Mount Brake Lamp: Brightness Comparison (Day)

LED High Mount Brake Lamp: Brightness Comparison (Night)

Brightness comparison between the old incandescent lamp and the new LED lamp.

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Uploaded on Dec 16, 2007

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This is the best I can manage to take a picture at night showing the brightness difference...

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Uploaded on Dec 16, 2007

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LED High Mount Brake Lamp: Additional Electronics

LED High Mount Brake Lamp: Finished Front

Adding a few components to protect the LED array assembly of reverse bias, over-voltage, and...

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Uploaded on Dec 16, 2007

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Tada! Almost there. 54 LEDs in this array.

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Uploaded on Dec 16, 2007

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LED High Mount Brake Lamp: Soldering

LED High Mount Brake Lamp: Populating PCB

Soldering and making connections. The pads are selectively bridged to form LED chains.

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Uploaded on Dec 16, 2007

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Populating the PCB.

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Uploaded on Dec 16, 2007

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LED High Mount Brake Lamp: Test Fit

LED High Mount Brake Lamp: Cutting PCB

Test fitting the board and see how many LEDs will fit.

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Uploaded on Dec 16, 2007

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Start with a commonly-available perforated PCB, cut to size.

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Uploaded on Dec 16, 2007

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Light and Shadows

Film Crew

Architecture wonders in San Diego.

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Uploaded on Dec 16, 2007

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I caught a film crew filming something that goes by the title of "Thieves Rush...

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Uploaded on Dec 16, 2007

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Street Hotdogs are So Good!

Attack of the Killer Bunny

A typical $2 hotdog from a street vendor.

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Uploaded on Dec 16, 2007

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Yours truly, being chased by a murderous rabbit on Halloween.

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Uploaded on Dec 16, 2007

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The Holly Spirit of God

God Car

The misspelling grabbed my attention.

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Uploaded on Dec 16, 2007

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A Dodge Intrepid found at a Southern California auto wrecking yard. It's covered in religious...

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Uploaded on Dec 16, 2007

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Twins? Clones?

Complex Circuit Board

Zou Renti, a Chinese robotic researcher, posting with his synthetic likeness at the Wired Magazine...

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Uploaded on Dec 16, 2007

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Seen at the Wired Magazine NextFest in Los Angeles.

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Uploaded on Dec 16, 2007

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