King Mustard Posted November 3 Share Posted November 3 (edited) I am new to RC cars and electronics in general. I have a Maverick Quantum RX Flux with a Voltz 5,000 mAh 4S LiPo battery. I am wanting to add LED headlights. I am happy enough with the cutouts, mounting etc How easy is it to wire headlights up? Do I wire them to the 4S battery (and is it safe?), or do I include a seperate battery for them inside the shell? To be honest, there are so many lighting kits available (some example links below), I would not know where to start! https://www.modelsport.co.uk/body-shop/lighting-kits/?&sort=PriceLow https://wheelspinmodels.co.uk/c/176/?o=2 https://www.cmldistribution.co.uk/lighting-kits/000100220019?brand_sort=&product_show=20&product_sort=sortpriceasc https://www.makeitbuildit.co.uk/collections/lighting-kits?sort_by=price-ascending Edited November 3 by King Mustard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted November 3 Share Posted November 3 Hi, i usually connect the lights to channel 3 on the reciever so i can control the lights from the transmitter, ive made up magnetic connectors so no need to disconnect wires when removing the body .If using a separete battery i try to fix the battery to the body to make body removal easier. If you look on you tube there are several videos that will help you Cheers, Ian 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steephill Posted November 4 Share Posted November 4 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/296500811108?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=k4uhqqzktxs&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=FznbBxPrRhS&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08FLZXSD7?ref=cm_sw_r_apan_dp_JJBXAG175TRNTJES6ZEY_1&ref_=cm_sw_r_apan_dp_JJBXAG175TRNTJES6ZEY_1&social_share=cm_sw_r_apan_dp_JJBXAG175TRNTJES6ZEY_1&starsLeft=1&skipTwisterOG=1 Here's a couple of links for light controllers. Like @wombat said, connect to a spare channel and you can turn them on and off with your transmitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steephill Posted November 4 Share Posted November 4 I got a set of these to go on a 1/8 truggy.... https://www.injora.com/products/5-13v-28-28mm-superbright-a-pillar-light-square-lamp-for-1-6-1-8-rc-crawler-car The take up to 13 volts. I tried them on a 3s battery and they are the brightest rc lights I have seen. You could get away with just one on the front because they are so bright. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mustard Posted November 7 Author Share Posted November 7 (edited) On 04/11/2024 at 09:13, steephill said: I got a set of these to go on a 1/8 truggy.... https://www.injora.com/products/5-13v-28-28mm-superbright-a-pillar-light-square-lamp-for-1-6-1-8-rc-crawler-car The take up to 13 volts. I tried them on a 3s battery and they are the brightest rc lights I have seen. You could get away with just one on the front because they are so bright. I am intending to buy one of those. Will I need anything else to get it running on my kit? Looking at what the lamp comes with, I cannot see where the cable would connect. Here is my ESC, if it helps: Ideally, I want to power it from the 4S battery somehow, so that it comes on each time I turn the ESC on, and off when the ESC is off. Edited November 7 by King Mustard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 Normally when you fit a light kit it is rated for 6v and usually you would plug it into a port on the receiver and that will make it turn on and off when you turn the esc on and off, on a maverick the receiver is in that black plastic box in front of your esc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mustard Posted November 7 Author Share Posted November 7 3 minutes ago, wolfie1 said: Normally when you fit a light kit it is rated for 6v and usually you would plug it into a port on the receiver and that will make it turn on and off when you turn the esc on and off, on a maverick the receiver is in that black plastic box in front of your esc Behind the ESC? If so, I'm seeing no ports or anything on that. Just solid plastic all around it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 Undo the screws and its inside that plastic box 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 Follow this link and have a look at the exploded diagrams https://www.hpiracing.com/assets/documents/maverick/instructions/maverick_quantumrx_4s_manual_v2_04012023_web.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mustard Posted November 7 Author Share Posted November 7 (edited) 2 hours ago, wolfie1 said: Undo the screws and its inside that plastic box Interesting, thank you! There was one screw that required an Allen key. Inside is the following (an MRX-244) It looks like four rows of three pins, with the bottom two rows being taken up already. So, presumably, the lamp kit comes with a 3-pin connector I just plug inside that box and we are done? Or, as that lamp is 5-13V, do I need something between the receiver and the lamp? (as I think you are saying the receiver supports 6V only?) Edited November 7 by King Mustard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Partydaz Posted November 8 Share Posted November 8 The voltage is set by the ESC so if its set to 6v that's all the receiver will pump out to the lights. You could put a BEC in to give the lights more voltage but see what its like first it might be bright enough for ripping about 😃 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mustard Posted November 8 Author Share Posted November 8 3 hours ago, Partydaz said: The voltage is set by the ESC so if its set to 6v that's all the receiver will pump out to the lights. You could put a BEC in to give the lights more voltage but see what its like first it might be bright enough for ripping about 😃 Thank you for the detail 🙂 I am just thinking that giving the lamps 6V, even though that may be enough, is not quite 12V-13V 😄 Is a BEC an easy thing to install? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted November 8 Share Posted November 8 you may be surprised at how bright the leds are on 6v so try powering of the receiver 1st and if disappointing brightness then try a bec 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted November 8 Share Posted November 8 (edited) as folks have said above a 6v led bulb on 6v will be really bright. Yes you would just plug the connector into ch3, the connector will most likely only have 2 wires so just connect the same as the other 2 red and black ones, the white wire is the signal wire fyi but hey if you want to run lipo voltage you do that its your model after all Edited November 8 by wolfie1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mustard Posted November 10 Author Share Posted November 10 On 04/11/2024 at 09:13, steephill said: I got a set of these to go on a 1/8 truggy.... https://www.injora.com/products/5-13v-28-28mm-superbright-a-pillar-light-square-lamp-for-1-6-1-8-rc-crawler-car The take up to 13 volts. I tried them on a 3s battery and they are the brightest rc lights I have seen. You could get away with just one on the front because they are so bright. Here is a thought - are the lamps waterproof? (there is no mention on their website of it) If not, how did you waterproof yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted November 10 Share Posted November 10 Personally i have never even worried about it and have submerged lights in the past with no ill effects 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mustard Posted November 10 Author Share Posted November 10 4 minutes ago, wolfie1 said: Personally i have never even worried about it and have submerged lights in the past with no ill effects Fantastic. That will do me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yrkoon Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 (edited) https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/fastrax-white-headlights-pair--368699 i use them and the back red ones just plugged into the rx and they are very bright 🙂 Edited November 11 by Yrkoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mustard Posted November 11 Author Share Posted November 11 Just now, Yrkoon said: https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/fastrax-white-headlights-pair--368699 i use them and the back red ones just plugged into the rx and they are very bright 🙂 Oh my, the price difference of those (£2.40) compared to the ones I already have on the way that @steephill recommended (cost me £22) 😆 Let's hope they are worth it 😊 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yrkoon Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 (edited) 3 minutes ago, King Mustard said: Oh my, the price difference of those (£2.40) compared to the ones I already have on the way that @steephill recommended (cost me £22) 😆 Let's hope they are worth it 😊 the ones he suggested look to be far superior 🙂 Edited November 11 by Yrkoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mustard Posted November 11 Author Share Posted November 11 Just now, Yrkoon said: the ones he suggested look to be far superior 🙂 Unfortunately, I could not find any YouTube videos nor general photos of them fitted to RC vehicles and in use in the dark. So in the end, I bought them on faith. He seems to know what he is talking about 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yrkoon Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 Just now, King Mustard said: Unfortunately, I could not find any YouTube videos nor general photos of them fitted to RC vehicles and in use in the dark. So in the end, I bought them on faith. He seems to know what he is talking about 🙂 i beleive he knows more than me so that is already a good sign 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mustard Posted November 11 Author Share Posted November 11 Just now, Yrkoon said: i beleive he knows more than me so that is already a good sign 🙂 The beauty of your type is that you can, if you wanted to, hot glue them onto the outside of the shell. Very easy installation. I have had to buy some speaker grill for mine 😆 If I am reminded, I will include some photos here when it has all arrived and been installed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yrkoon Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 Just now, King Mustard said: The beauty of your type is that you can, if you wanted to, hot glue them onto the outside of the shell. Very easy installation. I have had to buy some speaker grill for mine 😆 If I am reminded, I will include some photos here when it has all arrived and been installed. both the cars in my pics there only have em cable tied on, very basic single led lights but do the job for ripping about the car park in the dark 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mustard Posted November 11 Author Share Posted November 11 (edited) On 04/11/2024 at 09:13, steephill said: I got a set of these to go on a 1/8 truggy.... https://www.injora.com/products/5-13v-28-28mm-superbright-a-pillar-light-square-lamp-for-1-6-1-8-rc-crawler-car The take up to 13 volts. I tried them on a 3s battery and they are the brightest rc lights I have seen. You could get away with just one on the front because they are so bright. @steephill Can I connect both lights to the same channel on the receiver? (via the joiner that came with the bulbs) Or will that cause power issues? Edited November 17 by King Mustard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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