Hi
@Hoagie57. I built just this one for sale right now. Price for this Delta is going to be $240 + shipping. That covers what I paid for the lamp originally and all the parts and labor I put into it. You will receive the lamp and the charging cable and USB wall wart. It’s not cheap but it’s fair for a hand made piece of bike electronic art IMO. The lights are fully serviceable and when the Li Ion battery finally reaches its end of life, years from now, it can easily be replaced. My goal is to have these lights continued to be used and passed down for another 70 years.
Cost to restomod a donor lamp depends on how hard it is to mod. If it’s another Delta top loader torpedo like this one, I’ve already got it figured out and parts designed. If it’s a different lamp, I’d have to evaluate it. What shape is it in. How realistic is it for me to make it work well? How much work will it take to figure it out? How much mechanical moding is necessary, etc. I’d like to charge about $100 to mod a donor light. I have a Seiss torpedo I’m working on right now but my son really wants to keep it for night rides on his bike. It has a little more room inside but it’s a front loader. Once I finish it I will have a good idea what it takes to mod Seiss torpedos. I’ve got parts in hand to mod another 2 lights before I need to revise and buy a new run of printed circuit boards.
@piercer_99 has already PMed me about working on another light for him. If you are really interested in me working on your lamp, please PM me and we can start to figure out what you need and how long it will take.
I will guarantee any of my lights for a year for any failures not the result of abuse. Owner pays shipping back to me and I fix and ship back for free. If you get a light and you don’t like it, you can send it back to me in the first 30 days and I’ll refund the money you spent on the original purchase, as long as it comes back to me in original condition.
I want to be fair with the community but I also don’t want to deal with unreasonable expectations. I will be doing this in my free time so I can’t take on a bunch of lights all at once.