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Dynamo/LED power conditioning
I finally caved and bought a Shimano dh-3n72 hub for use on my
exercise bike. It works fine, but the LEDs flicker quite noticeably at all speeds. The circuit puts series trios of LEDs in inverse parallel across the dynamo, so each trio lights on alternate half- cycles. The flicker wasn't visible with the old Soubitez roller, because it was working at about 6x higher frequency. The circuit is at http://www.zefox.net/~bob/bicycle/schematic.gif The point of the design is to eliminate rectifier losses, which are substantial at low voltage. The new setup might be ok for fast riding. At low speeds and in traffic I'm less sure I'll like it and fairly certain bystanders won't like it at all, especially at night. As a DRL it certainly aids conspicuity 8-) Can anybody point me to a discussion of what outfits like B&M use in their dynamo-powerd LED headlights? I've searched intermittenly but never hit the right keywords. Thanks for reading, and any guidance. bob prohaska |
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