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slowtostart 05-18-12 07:55 AM

Another "lighting" question.
 
I recently found a well kept Dunelt for my husband. My old and now crashed (while avoiding contact with a car which failed to yield) Sprite came to me with a Dynohub and lighting system. The Sprite wheels, not damaged in the altercation, are larger and I don't think there will be enough clearance to use them on the Dunelt. Is it possible to connect the SA front and rear lights from the Sprite to a bottle generator for use on my husband's bike?

Bianchigirll 05-18-12 08:14 AM

yes if it is. what is the difference in wheelsize?

slowtostart 05-18-12 08:54 AM


Originally Posted by Bianchigirll (Post 14240082)
yes if it is. what is the difference in wheelsize?

1 inch.

wahoonc 05-18-12 04:31 PM

Or you could lace the dyno hub into a 26" wheel for the Dunelt. Yes the lights will work with a bottle generator, however you will need to swap the bulbs out for a higher wattage. The GH6 hub dyno puts out about 1.8 watts a typical bottle generator about 3 watts. Need a 2.4watt head light bulb and a .6 watt tail light bulb.

Aaron :)

slowtostart 05-18-12 05:37 PM


Originally Posted by wahoonc (Post 14242483)
Or you could lace the dyno hub into a 26" wheel for the Dunelt. Yes the lights will work with a bottle generator, however you will need to swap the bulbs out for a higher wattage. The GH6 hub dyno puts out about 1.8 watts a typical bottle generator about 3 watts. Need a 2.4watt head light bulb and a .6 watt tail light bulb.

Aaron :)

Aaron, thanks for the bulb advice. I'll add wheel building to my bucket list!

Mos6502 05-18-12 06:38 PM

Well just swap wheels and find out if they'll fit? It should only take a minute at most to see if it will work or not. My personal experience has been that most of these cheaper bikes with 26 x 1 3/8" tires have more than enough clearance for 27" wheels.


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