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| posted on 10/11/03 at 10:23 PM |
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Bike Computer
I'm just getting to the stage where the nights are too cold to be sat outside buggering about with the car, so I've decided to get the
dash sorted out. I've already got a digital tacho from maplin, I've not tested it yet though, so I've no idea wether it works.
Anyhow, I looked around for some cheapo guages but speedo's (not for swimming) cost a fortune. I had a search through the forum and found loads
of people recomending bicycle computers as speedos.
This Panoram caught my eye, as it's quite big
and not stupidly expensive.
Anyone had any experience of this things? is it possible to run it off the cars power rather than the watch cell? Can I get the light to stay on? Will
is keep Mr SVA smiling? Anything I should watch out for with it? I'm not adverse to hacking the thing to bits for a bit of mild reverse
engineering...
Cheers
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paulbeyer
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| posted on 11/11/03 at 08:48 AM |
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As long as it is permanently illuminated at night I can't see it being a problem.
7 out of 10 people suffer with hemorrhoids. Does that mean the other 3 enjoy them?
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Rob Lane
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| posted on 11/11/03 at 09:42 AM |
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I played with one for it's maximum speed capabilities.
It came from Woolworths I believe. Cost 9-99 and had a cradle to plug in and out of. I put this on corner of dash.
Used a magnet glued to wheel and sensor clamped to cycle wing upright, worked fine BUT all of these things have a 1 second data update so it is odd to
watch it.
I would imagine that now if you were near a speed camera it's vital to hold a steady speed to get an accurate reading.
Connecting the internal lighting depends on what has been used. If it's a small LED then it should be easy to isolate the track and feed from
car supply via a small zener regulator. Something I never investigated.
Rob
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Peteff
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| posted on 11/11/03 at 11:27 AM |
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Your best course would be to get the long wire one and run it from the front wheel. I helped on one where we used a £7 Sigma bike computer from
Halfords which read up to 99mph. We araldited a fridge magnet to the inside of the rim and put the sensor on a bracket to the wing support. It was lit
by a number plate light shining at it from on top of the steering column. It passed SVA at Derby 4 years ago. It read up to its maximum speed and then
started again from 0 so it didn't just stop working, you still knew how fast you were going.
yours, Pete.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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MK9R
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| posted on 11/11/03 at 12:32 PM |
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Maybe this is what you are looking for 
speedo bike thingy mi bob
Cheers Austen
RGB car number 9
www.austengreenway.co.uk
www.automatedtechnologygroup.co.uk
www.trackace.co.uk
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MK9R
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| posted on 11/11/03 at 12:33 PM |
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Or how about an electronic one from motorbike (see some going cheap on ebay from time to time), the rev counter would be useless but that could be
hidden behind the dash.
Cheers Austen
RGB car number 9
www.austengreenway.co.uk
www.automatedtechnologygroup.co.uk
www.trackace.co.uk
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tr
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| posted on 11/11/03 at 06:14 PM |
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Cool, sounds like it might be worth a try out. I think I should be able to sort out some sort of voltage regulator to run it off the car battery, and
keep the light on permanently.
I was more worried that the SVA man wouldn't like a bike speedo being used, but I suppose if it meets all the regulations and is in calibration
etc, he can't really complain, can he!
If it does only read upto 99mph, could I just say the maximum speed the car is designed for is 95mph, and it wont get tested any more?
Cheers
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Peteff
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| posted on 11/11/03 at 06:42 PM |
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Get the Sigma one from MPS (thefastone.co.uk) for £24.99, has trip distance, clock, odometer, trip time and reads up to 183mph. That should be high
enough.
yours, Pete
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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