Unit housed in spacer of longboard.
Top view of headlight unit.
View of 5 Light Configuration of headlights.
On/Off Switch located in rear of spacer.
View of taillight section
Taillights on, low power LEDs mostly to be visible, not to illuminate ground.
View of light produced.
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Longboard Headlights

Because of the frequent obstacles on the sidewalks around campus, I took it upon myself to design and build a small lighting unit that would fit in the spacers of my skateboard. Using watch batteries and the brightest 5mm LEDs I could find, I hollowed out the spacers on my longboard and created a self contained headlight and taillight system.

Andrew Joncich
Mechanical Engineering Intern at Design Concepts, Inc Madison, WI