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In article <[email protected]>, 7d7-1-
[email protected] says...
> On 2007-01-11, LotteBum <[email protected]> wrote:
> > So tell me. What lights do you have? Be specific. What brand and
> > model do you have? If home made, tell us what bulb(s) you're running
> > and what type of battery and charger you run.
>
> *clickety click* Let me see ...
>
> I have a Shimano dynamo hub, connected to an LED front light. I *think*
> it's a D'Lumotec Oval senso plus, but don't quote me on that - I had a
> fasting cholesterol test this morning, so drove in rather than cycle on
> an empty stomach.
>
> This sort of setup means I don't have to worry about charging batteries,
> which is just as well - the last light I used with batteries came with a
> DC wall wart to act as a charger, and it ended up frying the batteries.
> Not good. Plus the charge on the batteries was such that I could only be
> sure of having light in *one* direction; it didn't last long enough to
> keep the light going for the full ride in both directions.
>
> Get some dynamo lights. You'll be glad you did.
>
> (Two sources:
> http://www.stkildacycles.com.au/
> and
> http://www.greenspeed.com.au/
> that I know of. Greenspeed only seems to carry the bottle dynamos,
> though, but you might want to try emailing them, perhaps. Naturally, the
> hub dynamo will require a wheel built ...)
>
>
Ja ist das deutsche Nabendynamo gut
(Yes the German Nabendynamo is good ) ;-)
[email protected] says...
> On 2007-01-11, LotteBum <[email protected]> wrote:
> > So tell me. What lights do you have? Be specific. What brand and
> > model do you have? If home made, tell us what bulb(s) you're running
> > and what type of battery and charger you run.
>
> *clickety click* Let me see ...
>
> I have a Shimano dynamo hub, connected to an LED front light. I *think*
> it's a D'Lumotec Oval senso plus, but don't quote me on that - I had a
> fasting cholesterol test this morning, so drove in rather than cycle on
> an empty stomach.
>
> This sort of setup means I don't have to worry about charging batteries,
> which is just as well - the last light I used with batteries came with a
> DC wall wart to act as a charger, and it ended up frying the batteries.
> Not good. Plus the charge on the batteries was such that I could only be
> sure of having light in *one* direction; it didn't last long enough to
> keep the light going for the full ride in both directions.
>
> Get some dynamo lights. You'll be glad you did.
>
> (Two sources:
> http://www.stkildacycles.com.au/
> and
> http://www.greenspeed.com.au/
> that I know of. Greenspeed only seems to carry the bottle dynamos,
> though, but you might want to try emailing them, perhaps. Naturally, the
> hub dynamo will require a wheel built ...)
>
>
Ja ist das deutsche Nabendynamo gut
(Yes the German Nabendynamo is good ) ;-)