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Anyone know what batteries the tireflies use?



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Truepurple wrote:
Anyone know what batteries the tireflies use?



They use button type batteries similar to watches. Not sure precisely.



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Found some more stuff stuff

http://www.clipbrite2000.net/turn_signal.htm
http://www.clipbrite2000.net/beamer_2000.htm
http://www.global-merchants.com/home/bike.htm
http://circlecitybicycles.com/lrp/lights.htm

Hmmm



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Found some more stuff stuff

http://www.clipbrite2000.net/turn_signal.htm
http://www.clipbrite2000.net/beamer_2000.htm
http://www.global-merchants.com/home/bike.htm
http://circlecitybicycles.com/lrp/lights.htm

Depending on this crap to communicate with other traffic will get you
killed.

RichC

well knowing exactly what battery would allow me to call walmart and
find out how much replacements cost to determine long term run costs.

About the turn light. Now that I found some I wonder if I should get
them. I suppose I could learn to ride while sticking out my arm.

The biggest issue is only those behind you can see it, well unless there
were lights for the front too. If such lights even exist.



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On 16 Nov 2003 08:33:44 +1050, Truepurple
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Anyone know what batteries the tireflies use?



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3 watch button batteries labelled L1131

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meb wrote:

Truepurple wrote:
Anyone know what batteries the tireflies use?

They use button type batteries similar to watches. Not sure precisely.

Yeah, if only there was some way of finding this information
online...what we really need is a search tool that would allow us to
look up arbitrary search terms against a large portion of the pages on
the web.

Hey, wait! I remember hearing about this great resource called "Google"
that my friends are all on about. They say it's even better than
Altavista, though I find that hard to believe. Let's try it...

Tireflys [sic] use AG-10 batteries, except for Tireflys Pro Multicolor,
which use AG-13 batteries. I found 10-packs of AG-10s online for $1.
Tireflys use 3 batteries apiece.

Look, ask a question that easy to answer using Google, and you will be
mocked. Consider yourself lucky that I have no life and am fighting off
a cold by being snarky and inquisitive.

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On 16 Nov 2003 08:33:43 +1050, Truepurple
may have said:

Whats a retro reflector and how does it differ from a regular reflector?

Ive found lights that turn on from the motion of stopping. But I forgot
where I saw the link. Plus it was in euros or something and didn't
include alot of details about how it worked.

Heres something else I found. http://brakelite.fws1.com/page10.html
Which seems pretty interesting but its hard to understand how it would
work from the website or even how much the light would cost.

I'm not too impressed with their lights; their 7-LED unit can't
actually be turned completely off (the center LED flashes once about
every 6 seconds regardless), the switch isn't weathertight, and the
screws which mount the lens are plastic. That said, I got several of
them cheap on eBay a while back, and they have worked without failure
on the bikes where I've installed them. I also have made sure not to
put them where they'll get wet.

I have no data about the brake switch, but it looks like its level of
reliability would be heavily dependent upon the installer's skill.
They have the installation instruction pdf file available on the
website. (This is clearly NOT a site designed by Sheldon Brown, or me
either for that matter.)

I found the bike handle plugs but there no good. They each use two
batteries that cost $3 each at walmart yet only last 50 hours. I'm not
about to pay $12 every 50 hours of night riding. I hope I can find a
light that uses better batteries.

If it uses the common LR44 battery, I get those for 75 cents (my cost)
for a pack of 10, but they're a cheap Chinese brand instead of the
Duracell or Eveready that's sold at Wal-Mart. They seem to last about
half as long as the Duracell brand; for the money, then, they're a
freakin' bargain.

I suppose I could attach lights to my clothing or something but that
doesn't seem like it would look as good. Plus on my handbar it would be
the leading edge of my bike which would be more affective then in the
middle on my helm.

It's easy to fabricate an L-bracket from plumber's strap to add side
lights to an existing rear light mount. .

Any other leads or tips for solutions to the three things I mentioned
that anyone could offer would be great.

http://tired-iron.com/minibike/elec3.htm

http://www.securityworld.com/recreation/bikebrake.html

I haven't tried any of those on a bicycle, but they exist...and that's
just about all I know about them.

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On 16 Nov 2003 10:49:45 +1050, Truepurple
may have said:

well knowing exactly what battery would allow me to call walmart and
find out how much replacements cost to determine long term run costs.

About the turn light. Now that I found some I wonder if I should get
them. I suppose I could learn to ride while sticking out my arm.

The biggest issue is only those behind you can see it, well unless there
were lights for the front too. If such lights even exist.

Some tirefly units use the LR44, others use an even smaller button
cell. I get most of those cheap from a local importer.

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Truepurple wrote:
Whats a retro reflector and how does it differ from a regular reflector?

snip

They're used by retro-grouches who like sewups, non-indexed
shifting, lugged frames, leather saddles, etc.

Seriously, conventional reflectors are retro-reflectors. They
reflect light back on a path parallel to the one it came in
on. Three mirrors, arranged as the inside corner of a cube, do
this. Ordinary reflectors consist of a large number of small
corner-cube reflectors molded into a single part. Aluminizing
is not required to make the cubes reflect; total or near-total
internal reflection makes them reflect well.

It's desirable to have the light return in a slightly widened
beam centered on its incoming path, so that enough of the light
from a driver's headlights gets back to the driver's eyes. A
simple diffuse reflector wouldn't be bright enough, and a near-
perfect large lab-grade corner cube would put the beam back
in the headlights and mostly miss the driver's eyes. Diffraction
from tiny mirror faces and imperfections in cheap molded plastic
keep the beam from being too narrow. They might even mold a tiny
amount of curvature into the mirror faces on purpose, but I'm
just speculating on this last bit.

Dave Lehnen