Noisy dynamo hub
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Noisy dynamo hub
I bought and fitted a Dahon Joule II hub last week. Have now gone out on bike (20" Dahon folder) and the hub seems to be making quite a noise at higher speeds. Normal? A case for returning to supplier?
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is it the hub, or hub/light combination?
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noisy dynamo hub
Not being a techi ... would that meant that the hub might be generating too much/too little power which increases at high speed and doesn't have anywhere to offload it to (as the lights might not take all the power? But if that was the case, wouldn't it just blow the diodes/bulbs?
I'll try riding it with the wires disconnected and see what happens.
Martin
I'll try riding it with the wires disconnected and see what happens.
Martin
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Not being a techi ... would that meant that the hub might be generating too much/too little power which increases at high speed and doesn't have anywhere to offload it to (as the lights might not take all the power? But if that was the case, wouldn't it just blow the diodes/bulbs?
I'll try riding it with the wires disconnected and see what happens.
Martin
I'll try riding it with the wires disconnected and see what happens.
Martin
Sometimes the light changes things, too. After installing a Luxos U light, I get no vibrations at all.
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