Tom Hughes wrote: >Sent: 21 February 2008 10:29 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] Never run out of batteries again! > >In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Jonas Svensson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On Thu, 21 Feb 2008, Andy Robinson (blackadder) wrote: >> >>> I remember those rim running dynamos on my bike as a kid. I hated them >>> because they made a load of noise and you could really feel the >resistance. >>> It amazes me that nobody has come up with a simpler and more efficient >>> solution. >> >> There are better solutions, at least for the bikes headlight. I do not >> know what the name is in english but the generator is mounted in the >> center of the wheel. Can't feel the resistance and it won't clog up by >snow. >> See for example >> <http://webhotel.uni2.dk/dcf/cyklist/cyk20005/20005-07.htm> (in Danish). > >Usually called a "hub dynamo" in english I think. Obviously much >harder to retrofit than a rim dynamo however ;-) >
Probably cheaper to get a new wheel with one already fitted. Would be useful to have a UK supplier of same on the wiki if anyone knows of one. Cheers Andy >Tom > >-- >Tom Hughes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >http://www.compton.nu/ > >_______________________________________________ >talk mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk
