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Help! Dead bike.
SteveD CB500K0:
If you're correct Mike, that's 15 feet at 30mph (44fps)
Never thought of it like that.
Has anyone ever considered how long it takes before the indicator bulb comes on after you press the switch? I seem to remember that it's a lot longer than that.
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Chris400F:
Does the actual delay really matter, as long as we're not talking of seconds of delay?
There is a relay involved so I'd have thought it's likely to be longer than with the simple switch arrangement of the brake light.
mike the bike:
There's no relay with the brake lamp. Have a look at the circuit diagram.
Every millisecond counts when it comes to braking. With some drivers, thinking distance is way too long and they need as much notice of braking as possible.
Chris400F:
--- Quote from: mike the bike on July 02, 2016, 12:19:12 PM ---There's no relay with the brake lamp. Have a look at the circuit diagram.
Every millisecond counts when it comes to braking. With some drivers, thinking distance is way too long and they need as much notice of braking as possible.
--- End quote ---
Thanks Mike, but I realise that, that's why I referred to the 'simple switch arrangement of the brake light'.
When I talked of a relay I was referring to Steve's previous post about the indicator, although reading again maybe his use of the words 'indicator bulb' confused things slightly.
I read it as referring to direction indicators where there most definitely is a relay and things won't happen instantly, but a delay before things happen isn't so critical.
Apologies I if have confused the issue.
mike the bike:
No worries, I haven't had enough coffees either.
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