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Connecting Axa Slim Steady rear light

Old 09-12-20, 02:36 PM
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Connecting Axa Slim Steady rear light

Fed up with battery changes, I bought a dynamo wheel (Amazon) that came with LED lights. Front light connected no problem; rear light, no idea. The blurb says: “The practical push connections makes the Slim Steady easy to connect to both side running and hub dynamo’s.” But to my untrained first time eye, it is not practical. I assume cables need to be exposed at the ends (maybe) but after that, no idea. AXA manufacturer customer service is no use. First post here so unable to attach a picture. Any hints or solutions?
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Without seeing it or seeing a link to it I will just make the generic comment that dyno powered taillights are almost always wired to the headlight. So, look to see if there is a place on the headlight to connect your taillight wires.
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https://www.axasecurity.com/bike-sec...im-steady-80mm

It's not entirely clear from the 360 degree animation what the connectors are. Was there nothing in the package it came with?

Regardless there is a + and a - so make sure you get the polarity correct.

Maybe the nice lady doesn't speak english?
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@ Tourist in MSN. Thanks. The connection from the headlight is fine, nice and easy. Unfortunately the wires are not currently in the rear light. Maybe a job for LBS.
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@ znomit. No docs with the light. I will go back through Amazon 🤭 and see what can be achieved.🤞LBS might be best.

I think you are right. Light was made in France for a Dutch company with customer service in Poland sold through German Amazon to an English man.
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Strip the ends, push down the connector and poke in.
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@ znomit. You beauty! Spent ages trawling through YouTube before this.
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