DToplight XS Plus

[Threelionsbrian]

Cant seem to shut off the back light with my cyo on the front?

 

[Threelionsbrian]

I thought someone must have been able to tell me if they've had the same or is it supposed to be on all the time. I can't read German so the the websites out.

 

[Randochap]

It has a standlight. Are you trying to "turn off" the standlight?

 

[Threelionsbrian]

So it's on even in daylight, i thought becuse the cyo had a sensor it would shut off in daylight?

 

[Randochap]

So it's on even in daylight, i thought becuse the cyo had a sensor it would shut off in daylight?

The standlight runs off a capacitor charge. It will "run out" after a short while. If your front light is switched on, the tailight will operate and the capacitor will charge. When you stop, the Toplight + will stay lit for a while.

 

[Threelionsbrian]

I think thats where the problem is, i'm sure the front is on constant too, maybe the sensor isn't working!

 

[Threelionsbrian]

Seems to be ok now ???????????? why i don't know

 

[arallsopp]

I run cyo sensos on two bikes, one with dtoplight plus, one with an xs plus. Both are connected through the cyos to a SON.

I observe the following:

• Having the cyo switched to SENSO or ON results in the front light being always ON. Whether this is due to generally dull UK weather, or something odd re the SON and A/C current, I don't know. Both lights do it, so I can't see it being a one off fault.
• If the front light is ON and I'm moving, the dToplights receive a charging current, and turn on.
• Once on, the dToplights will remain lit until they run out of power, regardless of the cyo switch position. They normally shut down about 5 mins after I stop, having lost their charge entirely. This isn't an issue, as they come up full brightness as soon as I set off, and after 3 mins of moving about, they're up to full charge again.
• The charge for the cyo standlight can be preserved if you turn the cyo off when you don't want it lit.
• Neither cyo nor dtoplight charge when the Cyo is not lit.

What this means for me is that

• I can't leave the cyo on SENSO and allow it to pop on for underpasses, etc. No real worry here. Would have been nice though.
• Exiting my house in the evening can be tricky, as there is no way that the dtoplight will have a charge in it if the bike has been static for more than 5 mins. Typically, I roll it onto the driveway, switch on the lights (the cyo will light up with standlight, the rear will remain off), pedal into the road (the cyo and rear will be full bright), sit in the middle of the road 10 metres from my house, waiting to turn right onto the main road (the cyo will go to standlight, the rear light will either stay lit, or die a death). Hope to hell a car doesn't come up behind me and find me in full cycle ninja mode in the middle of the road.

The dToplights also work as reflectors, so this last scenario isn't as worrying as it sounds. Still, I wish I could turn that rear off and preserve the charge for when I actually need it rather than casting an eerie glow around my kitchen each night.

Are you on a SON?

 

[Threelionsbrian]

Yes i am, i am not going mad just yet

 

[arallsopp]

Hmmm... When you say "seems to be ok now" do you mean you have the senso function working with that SON? This is the holy grail of my lighting quest.

 

[Threelionsbrian]

No i think its off on the off setting , that's progress, i'll let you know when i do a decent night ride 3 weeks time, won't matter if it stays on on an all nighter . If i hear anything elsewhere i'll post it on here.