17-06-2018, 11:35 AM
So far as I can see from this thread the problem is well defined.
Always fit the original dynamo gear to the dynamator and all should be well.
That said I've never had problems with 6V dynamo though with LED bulbs I am slightly concerned about overcharging.
Dynamo set to about 5A max and usually run 1/2 charge.
These days I often do 150 miles in a day though seldom do more. No problems so far. Not like the days when I did 400+ mile runs in midwinter starting and ending in the dark. Few problems then either.
I suspect the dynamator gear is not a properly cut involute skew gear. Not the simplest of machining operations.
Always fit the original dynamo gear to the dynamator and all should be well.
That said I've never had problems with 6V dynamo though with LED bulbs I am slightly concerned about overcharging.
Dynamo set to about 5A max and usually run 1/2 charge.
These days I often do 150 miles in a day though seldom do more. No problems so far. Not like the days when I did 400+ mile runs in midwinter starting and ending in the dark. Few problems then either.
I suspect the dynamator gear is not a properly cut involute skew gear. Not the simplest of machining operations.
Jim