Could be, but such flickering usually only gets worse, the faster you ride. If this is indeed the cause, however, I would expect that you can also hear the slippage, and I would also expect to see brighter vs dimmer, rather than on/off. After fifty years of riding with slipping generators, I am so glad the age of the hub generator has finally arrived. The Standlicht capacitors are also charged from the same generator, of course, but I have not ever seen any impact at this sort of speeds. Also, they do charge pretty quickly. Anyhow, it is hard to judge from a distance. Ride safely Willem
On Nov 22, 11:10 pm, Steve Palincsar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 2008-11-22 at 09:18 -0800, Will wrote: > > > WillemJ wrote: > > > > I am not an electrical engineer, but let me give it a try and > > > formulate an hypothesis. The S6 and S12 are no ordinary sidewall > > > generators but have pretty fancy electronics inside as well. One of > > > the purposes of that electronics is to regulate the voltage... > > > A very good hypothesis, in my view. Perhaps I'm too focused on the > > roller-and-tire complex. > > I had flickering on my S6. It went away when I adjusted the screw that > varies the pressure of the roller on the tire. I'll bet 99% of all > bottle generator flickering is from insufficient pressure at the > roller/tire interface. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
