Testing a Nexus HB NX23 Generator Hub
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I wish there more choices for a bright, durable light with only a standlight and a simple on/off switch.
Schmidt eDelux is all aluminum , and does just that..
a magnetic reed switch , and a standlight.
wire for ground attaches to the case, via the bolt,
so a metal mount to the frame
can complete that side of the circuit..
...
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I have an AXA Echo 30 that I bought some years back that I bought to replace another lamp. I've been happy with the performance on my "please don't steal me" city bike.
I wish there more choices for a bright, durable light with only a standlight and a simple on/off switch. It seems like many of the lights these days incorporate features that I don't need that seem more like liabilities. /old man
I wish there more choices for a bright, durable light with only a standlight and a simple on/off switch. It seems like many of the lights these days incorporate features that I don't need that seem more like liabilities. /old man
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Axa Pico, lotsa bang for your buck....
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I have a Lumotech. If it has extra features, I don't notice them. I leave it in the on position all the time. Last week, the light stopped working, and I took an hour and went all through the wiring to find the problem. It turns out someone had "helpfully" switched it off, perhaps thinking he was saving my "battery."
Perhaps unlike your situation, I bring my bikes inside my apartment whenever I can. Then I like to turn the lights off. The fronts are usually simple enough, and my only rear dynamo taillight requires that I use a key or coin to bridge two conductors to discharge the capacitor, which is perfectly fine as well.
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I think I have the same light, @DiegoFrogs. It's an excellent light. Why do you want to turn yours off? My dynamo powered tail lights don't have switches of any kind. When they get power, they light up.
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I think I have the same light, @DiegoFrogs. It's an excellent light. Why do you want to turn yours off? My dynamo powered tail lights don't have switches of any kind. When they get power, they light up.
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Wow, my tail light doesn't stay on that long. Which tail light do you use?
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It's the fender mounted B&M 4D Lite Plus. After about 30 minutes, there's still significant red-light action inside my house. Usually I have to discharge it, then come back about a minute later and discharge it again.
To be clear, I'm super happy with it. Discharging it by hand is fine, and ultra reliable, which matters to me a lot more than it may to most people. I don't normally like things that are jam packed with features, unless I like or need almost all of the features. Certainly not if they limit my control in ways that I think diminish the value of the product. Being able to choose between 'on' and 'off' independent of the other features is pretty basic to me.
To be clear, I'm super happy with it. Discharging it by hand is fine, and ultra reliable, which matters to me a lot more than it may to most people. I don't normally like things that are jam packed with features, unless I like or need almost all of the features. Certainly not if they limit my control in ways that I think diminish the value of the product. Being able to choose between 'on' and 'off' independent of the other features is pretty basic to me.
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That is a very long time. Is it getting power from the front light for the standlight?
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