All works well after reversing the connections on the taillight. I
confirmed it riding home. You are a genius! Headlight VERY bright, far
exceeding my expectations. I have some dark sections without
streetlights going home and it was amazing. Far better than my old
Dinotte 600 headlight, and I thought that was powerful. I really like
the focused beam as well. With the old Dinotte, I got cars coming at
me flashing their highbeams at me. I used to think they were just
being jerked. I didn't realize that I was shining the equivalent of
high beams at them. I can tell I will have no such issues with this
light.
On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 2:50 PM, Ty Smith <tyj
...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey Peter,
> I just reversed the wires at the tailight, spun the wheel, and I think
> that did the trick. Hard to tell during daylight hours, but the light
> output looks very good on the headlight, and the standlight is working
> for both the headlight and tailight.
> Your therory really made sense to me, since the Edelux had standlight
> working, but no main light. The tailight had its main light going, but
> no standlight. Reversing seems to work.
> Big test will be going home from work tonight, but I think it will be
> good. I'll let you know.
> Oh, another question: Since my edelux is on the handlebar rack at the
> height you reccomend, it is not interfering with my wireless Cateye
> computer.
> However, I have been putting my Ixon IQ on the handlebar, and no
> matter how wide I put them, it knocks out the bike computer. From
> what I read on your site, it seems moving it down next to the Edelux
> would be the best move, short of switching to a wired computer.
> Please see enclosed pictures.
> Thanks again,
> Ty
> On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Peter White <peterjwh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Try reversing the wires connecting the headlight to the taillight. The
>> Seculite Plus can ground to the fender via its mounting bolt. And the Edelux
>> can ground to the frame via its base. So you may just have a short between
>> the two lights. Reverse the leads at the taillight and let us know what
>> happens.
>> PJW
>> On Monday, November 5, 2012 3:02:06 PM UTC-5, Ty Smith wrote:
>>> Hi Peter,
>>> I just tried calling, and left WAY too long of a message, sorry!
>>> I'm at work, and I don't have the bike with me. I'm in California, and
>>> I'm sure by the time I get home ( 6:30 Pacific, 9:30 Eastern) you will
>>> be long gone.
>>> Should I bring my bike in tomorrow, so that I can call you and you can
>>> direct me where to look? One thing to throw into the mix is the
>>> standlight feature of the tailight is not working. Sorry, it was
>>> months ago that I bought the light through Zack Kaplan, so I had
>>> forgotten the specifics. My tailight is the seculite plus, so it
>>> should have a standlight feature.
>>> So please let me know if I should bring the bike in tomorrow.
>>> Thank you very much!
>>> Ty Smith
>>> On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 11:54 AM, Peter White <peter...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > How fast are you going?
>>> > The Edelux is a bit over twice the brightness (according to my camera's
>>> > light meter) of the Ixon IQ. Sounds like all you have is the standlight
>>> > working. You should give me a call.
>>> > 603 478 0900
>>> > PJW
>>> > On Monday, November 5, 2012 11:45:53 AM UTC-5, Ty Smith wrote:
>>> >> Update on my lighting situation. To recap, I have a used SON classic
>>> >> hub, which I got from a trusted source. I have a new Schmidt Edelux,
>>> >> and a new B&M Seculite tailight, which were brought from a LBS who
>>> >> deals directly with Peter White. Wiring and mounting hardware were
>>> >> bought the same way.
>>> >> Got Edelux hooked up front. It is on my front rack. It is the right
>>> >> way up. I have the seculite mounted on the rear fender. It is
>>> >> grounded. I used only the wires from Peter's shop, and all the
>>> >> connections seems good.
>>> >> Everything seems to work at a basic level, but I am very disapointed
>>> >> with the headlight output. The light comes on when switched to "On" or
>>> >> "standlight" (if at night). The only issue is the light output from
>>> >> the Edelux is very poor, like a very low watt standard headlight. I
>>> >> have the Ixon IQ light as well, which has the same optics, and I would
>>> >> say it is at least three times as powerful as the headlight. The
>>> >> capicitor on the Edelus seems fine a as the light does stay on for a
>>> >> few minutes after I stop. I don't see the tailight staying on, but
>>> >> that is to expected, I
>>> >> The tailight seems fine, but not sure how to judge that. When I look
>>> >> behind while peddling (carefully) it seems very bright.
>>> >> I'm guessing I did something wrong in hooking this up.Is there is a
>>> >> simple fix that I am unaware of?
>>> >> Thanks!
>>> >> Ty
>>> >> On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 4:00 PM, Ty Smith <tyj...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >> > Thanks everyone! Looks like all is ok based upon what you are all
>>> >> > saying. I really appreciate you taking the time out to address this
>>> >> > for me.
>>> >> > My Salsa Casseroll is at the shop now! Very excited to have a true
>>> >> > Randonneur bike, capable of mulit-day trips... even if I'm not! ;)
>>> >> > At least, not yet...
>>> >> > Ty
>>> >> > http://thecrazyrandonneur.wordpress.com/
>>> >> > On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 2:05 PM, Peter White <peter...@gmail.com>
>>> >> > wrote:
>>> >> >> If you feel vibration or hear anything when the hub is in the fork,
>>> >> >> it's
>>> >> >> probably because the skewer isn't tight enough.
>>> >> >> PJW
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