Remove 3 Function Strobe from CREE U5 Ebay Fog Running Lights
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- This video shows you how to remove the 3 functions of high beam, low beam, and strobe from your cree u5 lights. It is more like a modification as you can still use the 3 functions if needed.
Thanks for watching.
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I just tried it with my two lamps, simply soldered a 10k resistor across the C4 capacitor as recommended and hey presto!! works a treat on high beam unless switched in under a second. Thanks.
Im always buffled when i buy a 10k resistor,they ask me wat amphere.and i dont know what:(
I have slightly different board version. However, I have applied the fix described. All worked exactly as stated. thank you very much for great advice and very clear video guide. regards Rafael
Great piece of advice. I had two cheap Cree lights with a C4 on the circuit boards. They were annoying, not only because they had an unwanted and pointless strobe function, but they kept going out of sync with each other. Two micro 10k ohm (0.25W) resistors soldered between the C4 capacitors on both has fixed the problem, so thanks a lot! The only thing I would say is that there seems to be more than a one-second delay between switchings in my case (more like 2-3 seconds), but that's probably a function of how accurate the resistor set is, I guess. Thanks very much, again!
Pat Ward yes I have noticed the delay is different for different lights. Either resistor accuracy or different components on the board.
Hello! I put a 15k ohms resistor (brown-green-orange-gold) on C3 condenser (the board circuit is a little bit different from yours about the names of the components) and it works perfectly! Thanks so much!
Works like a charm for me with the C2 the biggest one of C1 C2 and C3. dont have the C4. THanks !!!
On some similar circuits, you'll need to do this with C5 instead. See if yours is an exact match to this, or only similar. Cheers for the video, helped me find mine!
Excellent video blog and great advice. Resisters ordered and I look forward to seeing how it works.
OK, I've just done this to my U5 cree spotlights, didn't have a c4 capacitor, but instead a c2 and c3, the c2 being bigger and closer to the u1 chip, soldered a 10k 1/2 watt resistor to it and voilà, only high beam when I turn bike on, but if I switch it off and on within 1 sec I can get low beam or strobe, but the bike always starts in high beam and no out of sync issues.
Thanks brother , good information
Am gonna try this
TKX! That was of great help!
lifesaver! great info, thanks very much:)
smart solution, thanks
I shall try this fix. It's exactly the issue I have and if the eBay advert had stated the lights went through a cycle I would not have bought them. The car looks like a Christmas tree and they are illegal anyway. This fix should sort it out.Thank you.
just found this thankyou
I have a different one also that I haven’t seen yet. No u2 chip. Have a u1 with a c2 and c3 right next to it. It looks like it would be one of those. The c2 seems shorter and sticks out more then the c3.
My also did you find solution..
Grazie 1000. Ha funzionato perfettamente
good video thanks.
how to get two mode of this light in separate wire like one wire for high and one for low and common neutral wire???
I made a short circuit of the c4 and the problem is solved ... one thing you need the resistor 10k?
There's no c4 chip in my lamp.. So, how to remove the low and strobe?
How to set the stobe mode only? Which is not the first in sequence.
Thanks for the information of this video. My question is: Is it possible (or "simple to make") a way of having two inputs? one turns on the high-constant mode only and the other one turns the high-blinking mode only?
Hi, i have a"25000Lumen 10xXML T6 LED Front Bicycle Headlight", problem is, it has 3 functions switch mode, i want to disable the inbuilt switch and fix an external switch which will be attached to the handle bar and along with that i want to remove the strob function, that means my handle bar extended switch will function for only high beam and low beam, also i don't know how to de assemble the light..... Would you mind to make a video on this and help me... I would be obliged.. Thanks and waiting
Hello, removing the C4, does the circuit only work in high beam?
Can you tell me the difference between u5 and u7 fog light?????
And which one is better???
Hi and thanks for the video. Mine is the later design with u1 chip and c4 capacitor, however arranged slightly differently. Your video unfortunately doesnt provide close up detail as to which terminals get soldered to the 10k resistor. Any ideas?
Well thos work for the U2 light thanks
Do these lights last? How long is the standard cable? Any help would be much appreciated 🙂
The cable is about 5'. They have been working on my bike for over 2 years now
@@ebay111978 thanks for quick reply that is good to know. I have some spotlights already but would like more so am thinking of running these with the existing ones
Hi! Thanks for the great video! I've a different circuit but I find the right capacitor. In your opinion what would append if I remove the capacitor and replaced it with a simple connection? Thanks again!
Emanuele Fanton you cannot remove the capacitor. You need to add the resistor on top of the capacitor
Tito Sean neither if I replace it with a wire? Thanks for the info!
A wire will not work. It has to be capacitor + resistor
Pela madrugada vocês falam inglês e quem é dai não precisa de legenda a não ser è claro deficiente auditivo então por favor habilitem legendas em portugues Brasil e as outras línguas tbm , fora isso very good seu video .
Mine got a C6 and a C4 capacitor. Which to choose?
C4
Sadly it did not work. Seems to be a third type of pcb.
Thanks
the main issue of those lights is their loose brackets
btw one of mine is less white than the other even in the full mode, is it a way to improve the light?
Is there any way of making the spotlight work on high beam only
Hi,
I have the same circuit, but with my bad english, I dont understand all your explanation to delete the strobe...
Please, could you explain in writing the modif to that ?
thank you in advance
You need to look for the chip labeled U1 - right next to it is a capacitor labeled C4. Solder a 10K ohm resistor on the 2 terminals of the capacitor
thank you....
I will try it...
Is this same thing to function just in strong light?
yes
Many thanks
I would like to have 3 switches each for High, Low and Strobe. Is it possible?? No where i found a solution. How does it changes mode after each cycle, switch on-off.
Anything is possible with enough modifications. But in your case, you may be better off finding a light that already has 3 switches.
Would this set work for 6 led spotlights they Are Huiermeimi 6000K ~6500K & have 3 modes as well or wouldn't it work for these spotlights HUIERMEIMI with 6 Led bulbs it would be nice just to have High beam & Low beam without the Strobe Flashing lights as I have fitted them to my vehicle or should I just just buy another pair of Huiermeimi Led Spotlights that just have the one Mode High Beam only I look forward to your reply Thanks Kind Regards Peter PS it was Totally by accident that I had brought the pair of Huiermeimi Led spotlights with 3 modes & I could put these ones onto my Grandsons push bike & get the ones with 1 mode
All the base circuit boards are mostly the same. They should have a capacitor to store the mode value. If you can find it, procedure to disable it would be the same
@@ebay111978 I really can't understand why the idea behind it all of having the strobe Flashing lights installed on spotlights they should have High beam & low beam or just high beam & not strobe Flashing lights is Beyond Me Kind Regards Peter
II have installed these Huiermeimi motorcycle Spotlights on my Toyota Hilux Surf & I my youngest son made a special modified brackets to mount them in my original spotlight Housings & they work great & I found it even these spotlights have 3 modes but if I switch these spotlights on & off in very fast time they have 3 modes but I leave them off a minute or then switch them back they just stay at 1 mode which is high beam & so I don't have put a resistor in these spotlights & the next day or night I just switch the spotlights on they just stay at High Beam & these spotlights have a light Beam Range Of 300 meters man they are Bright & I will only use these Led Spotlights out on country roads when there is no traffic in front of me & on coming traffic because these Light Beams from these Spotlights would very seriously Blind other Drivers on the roads because they are so Very Bright White Lights & Have Very Powerful Beams coming from these Spotlights & I also very powerful Led H4 Headlight Bulbs as well & I wouldn't need to use my Headlights on High Beam when using the Huiermeimi Led Spotlights on country roads as these Spotlights are Bright Enough so I'm reallly pleased that I don't need to modify these Spotlights & I tried them out in my driveway they are Blinding & I have never tried them any where else only in my driveway & these spotlights fit nicely inside my front bumper Kind Regards Peter PS I'm Really Stoked These Huiermeimi Motorcycle Spotlights they really work for me
Hi. Could you advise me please. I took the advice you have given, but figured that, as the capacitor is holding energy to remember the sequence, if I simply remove the capacitor it will not be able to remember the sequence? I have done this & it works, it also switches sequence if switched back on within one second too
You must have a different circuit because I tried that and it did not work for me.
Yes I think I might have. I had a c4 & c5 capacitor next to the U1 chip. I have left the light on for a minute to see if I had any overheat issues but it has been ok
Bradley John Smart u got the picture of your board? Thanks
Do you have a picture of your board, 'cause I too have a C4 and C5 capacitor, so removing sounds easyier
How many watts will be sufficient on the resistor??
the purpose of the capacitor is to drain the c. no need much watt. 1/4 will do
If you shorted (connected the terminals ) of the capacitor C4, would it make the light work only at high power.
you need to add a resistor to it. Just shorting it will not work.
That strobe is the stupidest feature ever put on a product!
thermal paste? you can buy more at a computer repair shop or staples.
RanGer498 yes you can buy it at radioshak
So basically if i change it to 10 ohm resis. Everytime i turn it on it will start in the high beam mode?
Yes
Hi Tito,
As I had no 10k resistor, I tried with a 5k but it didn't work. UN-soldering it, I UN-soldered the capacitor too... and lost it... Strangely (as I read all comments), the light works fine. But, even if I'm not sure, I think it's working in low beam.
Could you maybe tell me the capacitor value ? So I'll try to replace the capacitor ans add the resistor as well. Thx!
Unfortunately I do not know the capacitor value. And it is strange that it would still be working. Once I removed capacitor on my light; they would not work. They need a capacitor in place to work - it actually is a connector from one side to the other. If there is no connection - the light should not power up
Hi guys! I bought my second pair of u5 and now doesn't have the u2. What happens if I only remove the c4? I only need the high beam. Thank you!
If you remove C4 the light won't work at all. You need to put a resistor on C4 to just get one mode. I used 10KOhm and it gives me about 1 sec interval between modes. So if I want multiple modes, I power cycle the light within less than 1 sec. Waiting longer than 1 sec gives me high mode all the time.
Hi. I have just bought some identical lamps to the ones you are showing but the electronics inside are different to the ones you are showing and does not show the C4 It only shows the C3 and C2 and there are Two others but not identified, Would it be safe to assume that the C4 would be the one closest to the U1 chip, many thanks
Kevin Holloway yes. you can test it by power cycling the light once. once off, place a small wire to short the capacitor closest to the U1 chip. you may need to hold the wire there for a couple of seconds. remove the wire and power on the light, if it powers on high mode then that's the capacitor you need to put the resistor on. putting the wire to test will not damage the light in any way.
many thanks..
Kevin Holloway , i have the same circuit. It work ?
Could you confirm this underneath?
When i put the light on, it will be high beam.
if i put it off and put it on again, it will be low beam.
if i put it off and put it on again, it will show strobe.
So what i do now. i put the light on again. it will show high beam.
if i put it off and put it on again, it will be low beam.
NOW..., i put a wire on/over the c2 capacitor solderings.., when i put it on again, it will show high beam and not strobe?
(that is what it does. when i do so.)
So now i need a 10k or 15k ohm resistor and put it ON the c2 capacitor?
OR
do i have to REMOVE the c2 and put the 10 / 15k resistor INSTEAD ?
i have this zapodaj.net/images/4f903cfd062f3.jpg one
hey, I know it's pretty old but when you say a couple of second, you mean 4 / 5 / 9 seconds?
Hello you could write step by step this tutorial because I'm Brazilian and it gets a bit complicated for me. Do not get me wrong. My dad has an equal to this one of the video with the square plate we looked a lot and we could not find one in our language to make the change in the strobe. Thanks in advance.
Oi Klissie - o que ele faz é soldar um resistor de 10ohm no chip U4 - este resistor você compra em lojas de eletrônicas. Aqui tem uma foto de como ele é: www.component7.com/image/cache/catalog/product/passive_component/10%20ohm%20Resistance%20Pack-0.25%20Watt%20(25%20Nos.)-500x500.jpg
I have mine wired into the Motorcycle headlight switch . Do you know why sometimes only one light goes on strobe mode and when i flick the switch the other one goes into strobe mode , and again goes into high / low / strobe sometimes one light sometimes both .
This is an easy fix. Your lights are simply out of sync with each other. Just disconnect one light and reconnect until it's back in sync with the other. :)
Can anyone explain why this method works for an individual light but when I have 3 hooked up it no longer works and still cycles through all 3 modes?
Bret Earwood depends on how the lights might be hooked up. Try increasing resistor rating
Tito Sean on all three lights I have a 16k .5w resistors. Individually they work fine so I'm wondering if I did like a 5k resistor on each if that would make a difference. And also why can't the capacitor just be taken out and use a jumper?
tried this but it didnt work for me
HI! You have to wait about 4 seconds between one ignition and another. Otherwise the circuit switches to the next mode. If not, check the resistor value, because with the tolerance, the 10k results from 9,80k which is too low. I used 15k and it works!
didn't work on my as well
i've tried resistor 10k,12k,15k and still nothing change
I dint have that u have D3 R1 C2 R3 L1 C1 R2 (RSI I think) and i thing an (1C1)
how is the lighting on it?
the lights are very bright and has a wide spread pattern
Just bought a pair of spot lights. This is my circuit, anybody know where I should solder the resistor? image.ibb.co/n95986/Circuit.jpg
Hi
Thanks for the video. I don't have a C4 capacitor. Here is the picture of what I have: zapodaj.net/images/4f903cfd062f3.jpg Could anyone help what I should do? Thank you.
i have got the same one, did you solve your problem?
No mate. Not yet. Still waiting for someone to help...
try shorting c1 with 10K resistor
I have the same is U9 cree led, someone solve the problem?
I just experimented with a 12k resistor on the C1 of the U9 Cree led circuit.
Waiting for 4 seconds between switches, only strong light will work.
What resistance will be used to shorten the time? thank you
A lot of people saying it doesn't work and you don't show it working. You also use a big flat head to point to something and are pointing at 3 things at once!
$ 2
Could you confirm this underneath?
When i put the light on, it will be high beam.
if i put it off and put it on again, it will be low beam.
if i put it off and put it on again, it will show strobe.
So what i do now. i put the light on again. it will show high beam.
if i put it off and put it on again, it will be low beam.
NOW..., i put a wire on/over the c2 capacitor solderings.., when i put it on again, it will show high beam and not strobe?
(that is what it does. when i do so.)
So now i need a 10k or 15k ohm resistor and put it ON the c2 capacitor?
OR
do i have to REMOVE the c2 and put the 10 / 15k resistor INSTEAD ?
I have this chinese "Cree U3" chip... zapodaj.net/images/4f903cfd062f3.jpg one
To test what capacitor is storing the light state, power on light, power off, short 1 capacitor (c1, c2, or c3 in your case) with a piece of wire for about 2-5 secs. remove the wire and power on light, if you get the high bean again, then you need to place a resistor on that particular capacitor.
Thank you very much! C2 it is!
Are you really not gonna show how they work before and after??? C'mon man. What were you thinking??