Tiny Iny Bulbs....check these out

[1BadJeepBruiser]

These arrived in the mail today, so I took some pics, I think these are perfect for an endless amount of ideas. The are ULTRA TINY and the smallest bulb that I can find.



Here is a comparison shot next to a beadlock screw



Now here is an example of what you can use them for

Drill a Tiny whole in the marker light and let it just barely poke through, itll barely be visable untill you turn it on

They light up pretty good too



last one shown in a Bruiser lens, gives it some good light.


I got them from miniatronics.com, they are actually a few towns over from me so delivery was quick They make various different lights and they are based around around train use but are great for RC.

They operate on just 1.5 volts so only a single double A is needed and they have a avg life of 1000 hours, not to bad. They come in a bag of 10 for 10$

- Mike

BTW they make them in amber, red, white, blue, green etc

[fokai]

those are awesome! i need to get me some of those for my upcoming build

[Mad Scientist]

Yeah, those little bulbs are pretty neat. I've gotten some at a local Dollar Store before. I've heard them be referred to as "rice lights" before due to their size/shape.

FYI - the ones I got were multiple colors, originally designed for miniature Christmas trees. I found you can use some rubbing alcohol to remove the colored coating on the bulb if you want clear ones (not sure if this is the same for these ones or not).

[4u2nv]

Hmmm...... Maybe some nice High Lift roof lights.

[Mirage]

Actual bulbs, or LED's?

[1BadJeepBruiser]

Originally Posted by Mirage

Actual bulbs, or LED's?

These are bulbs, I dont even know if its possible to get an LED this small

[Mirage]

Originally Posted by 1BadJeepBruiser

These are bulbs, I dont even know if its possible to get an LED this small

Oh my yes, Many LED's, like what can be found in cell phones and other small electronic devices are so small you cant really tell what they are unless they are lit up. They like like tiny little resistors. Ever see the LED lights than have a magnetic backing so you can attach it to your shirt like a button, or even a regular button that flashes, shaped like things such as the american flag, or stars, etc... those are micro LED's.

Anyway, cool find. Those would make for some awesome marker lights on truck roof's, and for around trailors.

[ILoveRCRockCrawlin]

Originally Posted by 1BadJeepBruiser

These are bulbs, I dont even know if its possible to get an LED this small

Yes theres LEDs that are almost microscopic. LED's can be made A LOT smaller then bulds because they don't use a filiment. I think the LEDs I have in my jeep are just a tad bit bigger than those, and they're much brighter. Check them out: cheap LEDs at target

[1BadJeepBruiser]

Originally Posted by Mirage

Oh my yes, Many LED's, like what can be found in cell phones and other small electronic devices are so small you cant really tell what they are unless they are lit up. They like like tiny little resistors. Ever see the LED lights than have a magnetic backing so you can attach it to your shirt like a button, or even a regular button that flashes, shaped like things such as the american flag, or stars, etc... those are micro LED's.

Anyway, cool find. Those would make for some awesome marker lights on truck roof's, and for around trailors.

o wow, I never thought about it that way... learn something new everyday right?

Well these should work good for the stuff like you said, they wouldnt make good head lights because they arent bright enough but they are cool for other little details, wait to you see how I use them on my high lift its going to require some machining but its going to be the ultimate scale touch

Mike

[1BadJeepBruiser]

Originally Posted by ILoveRCRockCrawlin

Yes theres LEDs that are almost microscopic. LED's can be made A LOT smaller then bulds because they don't use a filiment. I think the LEDs I have in my jeep are just a tad bit bigger than those, and they're much brighter. Check them out: cheap LEDs at target

I saw that post, those things are nice and cheap but WAY TO BIG for what I wanted to do

Does anyone have a link to a place that sells the micro LEDs? Id want them to be 1.5mm just like these bulbs I got.

Mike

[Mirage]

Originally Posted by 1BadJeepBruiser

I saw that post, those things are nice and cheap but WAY TO BIG for what I wanted to do

Does anyone have a link to a place that sells the micro LEDs? Id want them to be 1.5mm just like these bulbs I got.

Mike

Try google, Im sure that would turn something up... problem is, you will probably have trouble wiring up LED's that are that small. They will most likely be shaped a bit different like a flat resistor on a circut board of some sort, so May not be possible to use them, but the size of bulbs you have, there should be something somewhere.

[ColquittCustom405]

Nice find mike looks pretty cool.