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Old 04-09-05 | 04:24 PM
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cogrotator
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Bikes: sturdy steel job

Originally Posted by slvoid
Please thank cogrotator, heh.

As a side note, to those of you who have computers going bad real quick, make sure the magnet's not directly over the sensor when you store your bike.
The magnetic reed switch makes a contact everytime the magnet passes over the sensor. But if the magnet rests over the sensor, it's a constant short and will drain your tiny battery like nothing.

Interesting of you to find that out. Do work in the industry or something? I don't think it's ever happened to me or my cc, but then again, I almost never store my bike with the main unit still mounted. So now I'm thinking that that's good, because I won't have to go all anal and check that the magnet and sensor aren't lined up whenever I leave the bike for a while.....
Please forgive me for my resurrection job on this string. Have people just stopped having problems with their cc's, or have they just stopped using them all together, as some people advised earlier in the string?

The metal horse be with you.
Richard
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