LED Ski Visibility Helmet Lights

what I made is a LED that when added to a ski helmet acts as a visibility light. This is useful for a couple of reasons, firstly if you are skiing with someone then they can easily see you in harsh and low light conditions such as heavy snow and fog (both are frequent while skiing) that way you won't lose each other. Another reason this is useful is for other skiers to see you in poor conditions so that way you don't crash into each other. I can confirm that it is comfortable to wear to as you don't feel the wires at all while skiing. they work best in darker conditions (which is the condition there made for) but can still be seen on bright sunny days

the materials you need to create this is 2-8 LED's (depending on how many lights you want in your helmet) two types of wire a switch a battery and a battery pack as well as a soldering iron solder and wire strippers

first step is to add a red wire to the positive side (the long side) of the led legs and a black wire to the negative leg of the led

the next step is to combine all the red wires into one positive red wire and then combine all the black wires to one negative black wire

the next step is to wire the switch and battery to do this you need to wire the central red wire to the side of the switch then cut another red wire and connect it to the side of the battery housing. next you need to connect the central black wire to the center of the battery housing then you have the assembly complete

you then need to add it to your helmet of choice, to do this remove the padding then add the LED's as needed then you can insert the padding back in and make sure It fits well

some other important things to note

: The LEDs are protected by a built-in sliding plastic that is built into the helmet these don't hinder the performance (all photos are taken with the sider down) first two photos are an example of this

: the switch is easily accessible and can be hidden behind padding it is not felt at all while using the helmet last two photos are an example of this

the project is done hope you enjoy