R.C. (Dick) Felton wrote:
> BEST place for wiring instructions for SON is Peter White Cycle and "IF" all
> fails call him.Here is direct link to wiring instructions for rear lights
>
> http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/
>
> Hope it helps
>
> Regards
> Dick
> Richard C (Dick) Felton
> 519-464-6134
> dickfelton@sympatico.ca
> Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org
> [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org]On Behalf Of Jerome &
> Elizabeth Moos
> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 8:50 PM
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR]Help with generator (dynamo) lights
>
>
> This weekend I dug out of storage two custom touring bikes that had been bo
> xed for three years since I moved to Big Spring. One is a Ron Cooper bui
> lt new Bates, the other a Richard Kent built Arthur Caygill Artisan. The
> se are the only two bikes I have on which I have dynamo lights that I've ac
> tually tried to operate, although I have a 60's LeJeune tandem with what lo
> oks to be an original dynamo which probably doesn't work.
>
> I had never installed the lighting on the Caygill, athough I had bought it
> when I built up the frame several years ago. Finally installed the dynam
> o and front light yesterday, but struggled much of today to install the rea
> r, as I had to go to Radio Shack for some wiring terminals.
>
> After finally connecting the rear light, not only did it not work, but the
> front did not either, although it did previously. When I disconnect the
> rear light, the front works again. ,The whole system is 6 volt Busch and
> Muller, all bought together 5 or 6 years ago. The lights ahave the "Stan
> dlight" feature. Is it possible the dynamo will simple not drive both th
> e font and rear light? Or is there probably a defect in the rear light o
> r its wiring?
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Big Spring, Texas, USA
most obvious mistake with these symptoms is that you swapped the leads for the rearlight. If you connect the phase wire to ground you will have no lights. With B&M lights you will need a torch and reading glasses to find the marks which define which terminal is which. Cycle lights will also connect to ground if bolted to clean metal.
If this doesn't work: as you have a standlight: if the front light has a bad bulb (wrong wattage, or worn) system voltage will be limited and it might take a long time before the rearlight powers on, as it has to charge the capacitor first or something
-- mvg
Marten Gerritsen
Kiel Windeweer
Netherlands