I did something similar, but put the cabling into the light mount with the switch at the opposite end. The three wires you see going into the mount are the input from the hub and the output to the power supply, and the output to the light. Next time I’d put the power supply in the light mount as well
So is it just switching off supply to the Revo so the two LEDs are the light effectively in unpowered standlight mode, or is it somehow splitting the current between charging output and lighting output?
Aye – £30 and simple to wire up. I got it as a bit of a “see how it goes” thing and it’s been just fine so I’ve not yet got round to changing it.
I have to admit that I’d prefer something more integrated. I initially thought the dynamo would be getting shared between two bikes but that’s not happened.
Yes spot on – its the integration between power and lighting that still needs further development.
B&M are pretty good with the Luxos U and Ewerk but they still have their drawbacks. The Luxos U is brilliant but the cache battery is too small, current too low and the light too flimsey for multi-terrain use. The Ewerk battery seems a bit heavy and underpowered for what it is. And they are both pricey.
Need USE to bring out the missing charging bit really and maybe integrate it with one of their smaller lights like the diablo as a cache battery but it will be pricey!!