Lights/LED controller advice

[saddlesore]

Ok so ive seen a bunch of rigs with lights/LED light bars out there and i want to do the same thing. I'd like to hook up headlights, taillights, and a light bar to a controller where i can turn it on or off with my 3rd channel button on my TX.

What is the best way to do that? is there a kit that i can purchase with all of the components needed?

I have the JK body on my chassis and would like to use one of the three:

VP Rigid Industries 6" light bar
MadDog RC super slim LED light bar (preference because it looks more scale)
RC4wd kc hilites 6" light bar

I'm assuming the headlights, taillights and brake lights are just standard 5 or 3m LEDs that would plug into the controller?

Will i need a separate BEC system or does the controller do all of that?

 

[BigDirty38rc]

I'd put a bec in just cause of power draw on the esc bec and might have problem powering the steering servo or esc might have some issue and check out one too many Rc light. Bars and lighting kits


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[ajsmcs]

Axial makes several kits. From least to most expensive:
Axial Racing - Simple LED Controller w/LED lights (4 white and 2 red)
Axial Racing - 3 Port High Output LED Controller
Axial Racing - Axial NVS - Night Visions System

 

[ElChupacabra]

HeyOK makes what you need. See their items here on RPP..... Scale Accessories

 

[Chiphead]

To turn the lights off and on with your transmitter, I use HeyOk.

 

[robertjpjr]

I really like this kit. I haven't used HEYOK's light controller. I do like his other stuff though. The MytrickRC kit was great. $80 i think. Comes in various kits for different $$
2 light bars are nearly $80 alone depending on where you go. I will buy another from this vendor in the future.
Too bad I haven't seen him on RCC.

https://www.mytrickrc.com/

 

[LSXGMC]

I'm using the HeyOK controller for mine, the one that feeds battery voltage to my light bar and receiver voltage to my headlights.

 

[saddlesore]

I'm using the HeyOK controller for mine, the one that feeds battery voltage to my light bar and receiver voltage to my headlights.

is it this controller?

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/vendors-electronics/457265-lighting-controller.html#post4435415

are you able to turn on/off your light bar with the headlights or does the light bar only activate when you throttle forward?

 

[saddlesore]

I really like this kit. I haven't used HEYOK's light controller. I do like his other stuff though. The MytrickRC kit was great. $80 i think. Comes in various kits for different $$
2 light bars are nearly $80 alone depending on where you go. I will buy another from this vendor in the future.
Too bad I haven't seen him on RCC.

https://www.mytrickrc.com/

dude your rig looks sweet!!!!! i was going to go with MytrickRC lights but i wanted to supply my own light bar. Like the MadDogRC slim 6" light bar (which operates at 9-12v). Dan, the owner, said that his controller only outputs 5v.

 

[LSXGMC]

Mine doesn't connect to the ESC. I use the 2-position 3rd channel switch to turn on or off all my lights (light bar and body lights). HeyOK made me a harness that feeds battery voltage to my light bar (onetoomanyrcs) and receiver voltage to my body lights.

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[saddlesore]

Mine doesn't connect to the ESC. I use the 2-position 3rd channel switch to turn on or off all my lights (light bar and body lights). HeyOK made me a harness that feeds battery voltage to my light bar (onetoomanyrcs) and receiver voltage to my body lights.

Sent from my SM-N920W8

Was this a custom made harness by HeyOK or one of his available controllers? If its one that is available, which one is it? I dont really want the fancy one that is hooked up to the ESC. I just want simple.

 

[LSXGMC]

Was this a custom made harness by HeyOK or one of his available controllers? If its one that is available, which one is it? I dont really want the fancy one that is hooked up to the ESC. I just want simple.

I think it was based on one of the available ones. I just messaged him on here and he was fantastic to work with. He answered all my questions. Just message him with your setup and what you want it to do, and he will make it happen. There were more options, like I could have had it where the first flick of the switch turned on only the body lights, then the second flick turned on the light bar (keeping body lights on as well), then the third flick turned everything off. Like I said, message him and he will make it happen.

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