Dynamo Hub/light setup vs. Traditional
01-13-05 | 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Michel Gagnon
P.S. I can't assess Peter White's taillights because I use Vistalite SuperNebula taillights. That way, I didn't have wires going all the way to the back of the bike, and my lighting system works whether I ride by myself, with a trailercycle, with a child trailer... or with both.
Paul
01-13-05 | 05:05 PM
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You should be able to find taillight bulbs in any LBS that carries dynamo systems. If not, you can order them from Reflectalite. They're in the UK, but they ship to the US and I've never had a problem with an order. The bulb you want is the GV601 Screw-cap 6V 0.1A 0.6W
https://www.reflectalite.com/vacuumpage.html
https://www.reflectalite.com/vacuumpage.html
01-13-05 | 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by randya
01-13-05 | 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by sbhikes
I wish I had a dynamo light instead of the Nightrider light I paid $120 for. Maintaining the battery is just too complicated.
If the battery just needs to be "topped off" (how do you know??) you charge for 4 hours. That means I'd have to charge it as soon as I get home and stay up until at least 10pm (I go to bed early) so I can be sure to unplug it in time. Don't forget!
If the battery is exhausted (which you aren't supposed to do), charge it for 9 hours. The only way I can do that without setting an alarm clock for the middle of the night is to charge it at work. That I don't mind, but what if the battery isn't exhausted yet, but there's not enough power to get home? There's nothing to indicate this.
Dynamo sounds perfect. No babysitting batteries.
If the battery just needs to be "topped off" (how do you know??) you charge for 4 hours. That means I'd have to charge it as soon as I get home and stay up until at least 10pm (I go to bed early) so I can be sure to unplug it in time. Don't forget!
If the battery is exhausted (which you aren't supposed to do), charge it for 9 hours. The only way I can do that without setting an alarm clock for the middle of the night is to charge it at work. That I don't mind, but what if the battery isn't exhausted yet, but there's not enough power to get home? There's nothing to indicate this.
Dynamo sounds perfect. No babysitting batteries.
