Clever idea needed
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Turbo Rider
Just can't reMember
- Location
- A compounded speck of dust
...oh...I was going to say something about filling the Sahara desert with solar pannells...nevermind...
Smurfy
Naturist Smurf
- Location
- Smurfette's Kitchen
Surely it shouldn't need cleaning before every ride?
You'd need gold plate or something fairly inert, nickel maybe, to prevent corrosion. By the way, silicone sealant emits acetic acid during cure, which may have made the corrosion worse.
You'd need gold plate or something fairly inert, nickel maybe, to prevent corrosion. By the way, silicone sealant emits acetic acid during cure, which may have made the corrosion worse.
sittingbull
Veteran
- Location
- South Liverpool
Clean each contact surface with sandpaper etc.
Add a small blob of fresh solder to each contact to slightly raise the profile and plate any remaining corrosion. Use as normal.
Alternatively apply a small dab of copper (conductive) grease to each contact to deter further corrosion and re-apply when/if necessary.
Add a small blob of fresh solder to each contact to slightly raise the profile and plate any remaining corrosion. Use as normal.
Alternatively apply a small dab of copper (conductive) grease to each contact to deter further corrosion and re-apply when/if necessary.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Heated rear window repair paint.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Superior long term fix = GPS! (No contacts to worry about, and much more useful.)
Rohloff_Brompton_Rider
Formerly just_fixed
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
If just you want the cheapest way of working out the distances that you are riding, sign up with one of the free online route mapping sites and plot your favourite routes on there!
Rohloff_Brompton_Rider
Formerly just_fixed
Works for me.
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I would love one of the original mechanical mileometer things that used to work off a clicker attached to a spoke. If anyone even knows what I am on about, what would they be called and anything like that still available ?[/QUOTE]
Do you mean like a Lucas Cyclometer. The early Lucas units were much better than the cheap plastic things that replaced them. I recall when I was young and had my first cyclometer I spent ages trying to work out how high or low the bracket should sit on the wheel nut to be accurate. It was quite a while before the penny dropped that it made no difference and the striker would hit once a revolution regardless of where the bracket was positioned.
I would love one of the original mechanical mileometer things that used to work off a clicker attached to a spoke. If anyone even knows what I am on about, what would they be called and anything like that still available ?[/QUOTE]
Do you mean like a Lucas Cyclometer. The early Lucas units were much better than the cheap plastic things that replaced them. I recall when I was young and had my first cyclometer I spent ages trying to work out how high or low the bracket should sit on the wheel nut to be accurate. It was quite a while before the penny dropped that it made no difference and the striker would hit once a revolution regardless of where the bracket was positioned.
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
[QUOTE 3587644, member: 9609"]
I would love one of the original mechanical mileometer things that used to work off a clicker attached to a spoke. If anyone even knows what I am on about, what would they be called and anything like that still available ?[/QUOTE]
I might just have one at my mother's house. It was on my late father's bike but I took it off when I'd borrowed the bike temporarily because the click irritated. I think may have put it in his old rotten Carradice. I'll have a look this weekend.
I would love one of the original mechanical mileometer things that used to work off a clicker attached to a spoke. If anyone even knows what I am on about, what would they be called and anything like that still available ?[/QUOTE]
I might just have one at my mother's house. It was on my late father's bike but I took it off when I'd borrowed the bike temporarily because the click irritated. I think may have put it in his old rotten Carradice. I'll have a look this weekend.
