Cateye Astrale gone crazy?
01-18-06, 10:33 PM
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Cateye Astrale gone crazy?
Today, I biked to school today and everything was fine. I just wanted to see how far it is from my apartment to school. When I came back, the astrale went crazy. It says I was travelling at max speed of 320.9 mph. It is random news, but hopefully it works again.
01-19-06, 06:15 PM
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Wireless computer?
Probably picked up interference from a bus, or a cop car, or even the electronic wires they have under the road to change the lights when cars approach an intersection. I gave up using wireless computers for that very reason. They look good, but I was fed up with my top speed coming in at 99.9 mph. Given the figure you got, I guess I shouldn't complain.
Probably picked up interference from a bus, or a cop car, or even the electronic wires they have under the road to change the lights when cars approach an intersection. I gave up using wireless computers for that very reason. They look good, but I was fed up with my top speed coming in at 99.9 mph. Given the figure you got, I guess I shouldn't complain.
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01-19-06, 06:25 PM
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The Astrale is not wireless, so I don't think that there should be interference from other sources.
01-19-06, 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Wannabe
Today, I biked to school today and everything was fine. I just wanted to see how far it is from my apartment to school. When I came back, the astrale went crazy. It says I was travelling at max speed of 320.9 mph. It is random news, but hopefully it works again.
01-26-06, 11:53 AM
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Even wired computers can recieve interferance between the magnet and sensor. My old Vetta was prone to interferance in two certain locations.
01-26-06, 11:59 AM
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Why are car sensors so much better than bike sensors? You hardly ever hear of these kinds of problems in any cars.
01-26-06, 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by worker4youth
Why are car sensors so much better than bike sensors? You hardly ever hear of these kinds of problems in any cars.
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Once in a while on a bumpy road the switch inside the speed sensor will be bumped so hard it will bounce open and add a few extra "blips" to the ones already being sent to the computer. This of course will give an incredible speed reading. It's a little more common in older computers than new ones. My guess is that the spring tension in the magnetic switches gets a little weaker with use. It's nothing to worry about if it does not repeat itself.
If it does happen again tell your buddies that's how fast you went. Try and look serious....
If it does happen again tell your buddies that's how fast you went. Try and look serious....
