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Originally Posted by Winfried
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Out of curiosity: Some generators, such as the "Union Dynamo UN-4105", only have two connectors. In this case, how is the second light connected? By running another pair of wires from the other light (generator → first light → second light)?
Not familiar with it. In general terms, bottle dynamos that powered two incandescent lights ran two lights in parallel, a 0.6 watt taillight and a 2.4 watt headlamp. But most LED taillights are wired to the LED headlamps. That way if you turn off the headlamp switch, the taillight also goes out. Some LED taillights can't handle all the power from a dynohub and presumably the same goes for a bottle dynamo. Thus, I would suggest you wire the taillight into the headlight wiring according the the headlight instructions.
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