sks ?? mudguards/lights ??

Stewart Devereux <[email hidden]> wrote:

: wire connected to a flat strip of metal. Now I am fairly handy with
: electrics etc but can I work out what battery to use?? or if there is an
: on/off switch?? Any help greatly appreciated.

No battery, no on-off switch. The light is ment to be used with a dynamo.
The power runs on the conductive strips on the inside of the 'guards.

Arthur

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Stewart Devereux said:

Just fitted two sets of "chrom-plastic" mudguards to our hybrids. On
closer observation I noticed that what I though was the rear
reflector contained a bulb. No noticeable way of getting the
reflector cover off, apart from using a flat headed screwdriver,
which seemed to work OK. Inside is a bulb and a wire connected to a
flat strip of metal. Now I am fairly handy with electrics etc but can
I work out what battery to use?? or if there is an on/off switch??
Any help greatly appreciated.

I got some Bluemells/SKS mudguards with built in reflector/light. Mine are
intended for use with a dynamo. There are two connections as one would
expect. One runs within the mudguard to the opposite end and terminates in a
little spigot, when fitted will be near where the chainstay meets the BB.
The other connection runs tthough the stay to the frame for frame grounded
dynamos. Mine is a 6 volt system. 4 AA cells or 5 rechargables. You could
change the bulb of course and use a 3 volt one and two AA cells.

Yours sounds the same, no battery holder and no switch. I am thinking about
making a battery pack/switch unit for mine. I had an old halogen lamp that
wasn't working which was 6 volts and held 5 AA cells of the rechargable
variety. It had a built in charging port and was damaged when I overcharged
it once. I managed to repair it so it seems a shame to butcher a good front
lamp. Battery holders for 4 AAs are easy to find so I might have a go with
one of these.

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Stewart Devereux said:

Just fitted two sets of "chrom-plastic" mudguards to our hybrids. On
closer observation I noticed that what I though was the rear
reflector contained a bulb. No noticeable way of getting the
reflector cover off, apart from using a flat headed screwdriver,
which seemed to work OK. Inside is a bulb and a wire connected to a
flat strip of metal. Now I am fairly handy with electrics etc but can
I work out what battery to use?? or if there is an on/off switch??
Any help greatly appreciated.

I got some Bluemells/SKS mudguards with built in reflector/light. Mine are
intended for use with a dynamo. There are two connections as one would
expect. One runs within the mudguard to the opposite end and terminates in

a

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little spigot, when fitted will be near where the chainstay meets the BB.
The other connection runs tthough the stay to the frame for frame grounded
dynamos. Mine is a 6 volt system. 4 AA cells or 5 rechargables. You could
change the bulb of course and use a 3 volt one and two AA cells.

Yours sounds the same, no battery holder and no switch. I am thinking

about

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making a battery pack/switch unit for mine. I had an old halogen lamp that
wasn't working which was 6 volts and held 5 AA cells of the rechargable
variety. It had a built in charging port and was damaged when I

overcharged

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it once. I managed to repair it so it seems a shame to butcher a good

front

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lamp. Battery holders for 4 AAs are easy to find so I might have a go with
one of these.

I think I recall reading somewhere that the 1.5v non rechargeable cells have
a very fast drop off in voltage so are very quickly down to not dissimilar
voltages to the rechargeable cells (1.2V).
Whereas the rechargeable ones stay at a fairly constant voltage until they
suddenly drop off.

I have always used rechargeable cells and not noticed any difference.

Paul.

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Paulmouk said:

MSeries" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Stewart Devereux said:

Just fitted two sets of "chrom-plastic" mudguards to our hybrids. On
closer observation I noticed that what I though was the rear
reflector contained a bulb. No noticeable way of getting the
reflector cover off, apart from using a flat headed screwdriver,
which seemed to work OK. Inside is a bulb and a wire connected to a
flat strip of metal. Now I am fairly handy with electrics etc but
can
I work out what battery to use?? or if there is an on/off switch??
Any help greatly appreciated.

I got some Bluemells/SKS mudguards with built in reflector/light.
Mine are intended for use with a dynamo. There are two connections
as one would expect. One runs within the mudguard to the opposite
end and terminates in a little spigot, when fitted will be near
where the chainstay meets the BB. The other connection runs tthough
the stay to the frame for frame grounded dynamos. Mine is a 6 volt
system. 4 AA cells or 5 rechargables. You could change the bulb of
course and use a 3 volt one and two AA cells.

Yours sounds the same, no battery holder and no switch. I am
thinking about making a battery pack/switch unit for mine. I had an
old halogen lamp that wasn't working which was 6 volts and held 5 AA
cells of the rechargable variety. It had a built in charging port
and was damaged when I overcharged it once. I managed to repair it
so it seems a shame to butcher a good front lamp. Battery holders
for 4 AAs are easy to find so I might have a go with one of these.

I think I recall reading somewhere that the 1.5v non rechargeable
cells have a very fast drop off in voltage so are very quickly down
to not dissimilar voltages to the rechargeable cells (1.2V).
Whereas the rechargeable ones stay at a fairly constant voltage until
they suddenly drop off.

I have always used rechargeable cells and not noticed any difference.

Paul.

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I read that too, I think it also said that 4x1.5v will be brighter to start
with until they drop off to 4.8v which is what 4x1.2v will give.

"Stewart Devereux" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Just fitted two sets of "chrom-plastic" mudguards to our hybrids. On
closer
observation I noticed that what I though was the rear reflector contained
a
bulb. No noticeable way of getting the reflector cover off, apart from
using
a flat headed screwdriver, which seemed to work OK. Inside is a bulb and a
wire connected to a flat strip of metal. Now I am fairly handy with
electrics etc but can I work out what battery to use?? or if there is an
on/off switch?? Any help greatly appreciated.
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Regards,
Stu Devereux.
Fax no. 08701339568
(Outside UK fax 448701339568)
E-mail. [email hidden]

Spanninga in Holand produce a fitting to replace the reflector on SKS
mudguards that has a reflector and back light combined running off 2
batteries (can't remember if they're AA or AAA and it's too dark and too
late to check!). I got it mail order from Holland. Not cheap but give me a
permanently fitted legal rear light which I combine with various LEDs. If
your'e interested I can look up the details ( got it about 2 years ago) and
do another post.

HTH
Julia

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Stewart Devereux said:

Just fitted two sets of "chrom-plastic" mudguards to our hybrids. On
closer observation I noticed that what I though was the rear
reflector contained a bulb. No noticeable way of getting the
reflector cover off, apart from using a flat headed screwdriver,
which seemed to work OK. Inside is a bulb and a wire connected to a
flat strip of metal. Now I am fairly handy with electrics etc but can
I work out what battery to use?? or if there is an on/off switch??
Any help greatly appreciated.

I got some Bluemells/SKS mudguards with built in reflector/light. Mine are
intended for use with a dynamo. There are two connections as one would
expect. One runs within the mudguard to the opposite end and terminates in a
little spigot, when fitted will be near where the chainstay meets the BB.
The other connection runs tthough the stay to the frame for frame grounded
dynamos. Mine is a 6 volt system. 4 AA cells or 5 rechargables. You could
change the bulb of course and use a 3 volt one and two AA cells.

Yours sounds the same, no battery holder and no switch. I am thinking about
making a battery pack/switch unit for mine. I had an old halogen lamp that
wasn't working which was 6 volts and held 5 AA cells of the rechargable
variety. It had a built in charging port and was damaged when I overcharged
it once. I managed to repair it so it seems a shame to butcher a good front
lamp. Battery holders for 4 AAs are easy to find so I might have a go with
one of these.

I could've sworn that someone (Cateye??) makes a battery LED rear lamp
suitable for mudguard fitting (replacing either rear reflector or
SKS-style dynamo lamp), right down to having a curved profile to the
back so that it 'seats' properly.

David E. Belcher

Stewart Devereux said:

Just fitted two sets of "chrom-plastic" mudguards to our hybrids. On
closer observation I noticed that what I though was the rear
reflector contained a bulb. No noticeable way of getting the
reflector cover off, apart from using a flat headed screwdriver,
which seemed to work OK. Inside is a bulb and a wire connected to a
flat strip of metal. Now I am fairly handy with electrics etc but can
I work out what battery to use?? or if there is an on/off switch??
Any help greatly appreciated.

I found this link

http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/fenders.asp

which links to this

http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/spanninga.asp

This shop in in the USA