Attach LED - how?!

[Pat]

How do you attach an LED light to things like clothing, or a Karrimor bag I have which has an 'led
light loop' - my lights are all cateye with what I assume is their standard fitting.

The answer is probably obvious, but again and as usual, I just don't know.

tia

[GearóId Ó Laoi]

You can get a nylon clip which comes with some of their lights. The light clips into that and it
clips onto a belt etc.

[Ian Smith]

On Sat, 15 Mar 2003 20:01:32 -0000, Pat <patchoulian@hotmail.com> wrote:

> How do you attach an LED light to things like clothing, or a Karrimor bag I have which has an
> 'led light loop' - my lights are all cateye with what I assume is their standard fitting.

The cateyes need an extra bit.

I use cateyes generally, but for clipping to clothes, panier loops or so on I use the vistalight
eclipse VL700 which has the relevant springy clip built in.

regards, Ian SMith
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[Stephen Pridgeo]

"Gearóid Ó Laoi, Garry Lee" <begonefoulspam_glee@iol.ie> wrote in message
news:<b519g6$a6m$2@kermit.esat.net>...
> You can get a nylon clip which comes with some of their lights. The light clips into that and it
> clips onto a belt etc.

I just bought such a clip for 95p from my LBS. It's even got a part code - "#544-0900 clip"

SteveP

[Andrew Sweetman]

Pat <patchoulian@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:b500qr$238dkp$1@ID-162945.news.dfncis.de...
> How do you attach an LED light to things like clothing, or a Karrimor bag
I
> have which has an 'led light loop' - my lights are all cateye with what I assume is their standard
> fitting.
>
> The answer is probably obvious, but again and as usual, I just don't know.
>

Attach it to the frame - LEDs are very directional, and an LED pointing at the sky/ground is
virtually useless. I even saw one on a ruckrack lid that appeared to be aimed at the ground just in
front of the front wheel [1] - doubtless the rider thought he was adequately lit. but he was wrong.

If you insist, many come with a belt-clip fitting.

Andrew

[1] it was a red LED on the back

[Pat]

Hi - thanks for the replies, clip it is, I'll ask at the lbs. I've got frame mounted lights btw -
this is just for a bit extra.

"Andrew Sweetman" <Andrew.Sweetman@btinternet.extra.com> wrote in message
news:b55l44$8qt$2@knossos.btinternet.com...
>
> Pat <patchoulian@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:b500qr$238dkp$1@ID-162945.news.dfncis.de...
> > How do you attach an LED light to things like clothing, or a Karrimor
bag
> I
> > have which has an 'led light loop' - my lights are all cateye with what
I
> > assume is their standard fitting.
> >
> > The answer is probably obvious, but again and as usual, I just don't
know.
> >
>
> Attach it to the frame - LEDs are very directional, and an LED pointing at the sky/ground is
> virtually useless. I even saw one on a ruckrack lid that appeared to be aimed at the ground
> just in front of the front wheel [1] - doubtless the rider thought he was adequately lit. but
> he was wrong.
>
> If you insist, many come with a belt-clip fitting.
>
> Andrew
>
> [1] it was a red LED on the back