Just noticed I never followed up on the bike stalling issue. It turned out that the wires from the alternator on the bike had overheated, and the insulation had melted right off them, the connector they plugged into was charred, the wires had corroded and snapped. Only one of the three wires was still connected. I suspect they had overheated somewhere in the Outback, and my battery had very slowly been draining... when I switched on the LEDs to show off to Omega and Hong, it pushed the battery over the edge and it could no longer supply sufficient charge.
I removed all the circuits I had added. I'm only now, six months later, starting to look at putting one back in... a custom controller for the LEDs. Learning as I go once more, this should be a fun little project.
Wednesday, 26 May 2010
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