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Old July 25th 17, 11:33 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Joerg[_2_]
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Default Bell Dashboard 100, re-enter odo numbers?

Had to change the battery again on my Bell Dashboard 100 cycling
speedometer. Or what they call "cycle computer" In the manual it says
one can re-enter the odometer reading but nowhere it says how. When I
contacted Bell years ago they said "no, you can't". Does anyone know a
secret trick Bell doesn't know?

I keep a log but it gets old having to calculate to see when the rear
tire or other stuff is nearing end-of-life. Mainly to avoid a *KAPOW*
surprise way out in the boonies. Many tires don't have TWI.

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Old July 28th 17, 10:03 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Default Bell Dashboard 100, re-enter odo numbers?

Joerg wrote:
Had to change the battery again on my Bell Dashboard 100 cycling
speedometer. Or what they call "cycle computer" In the manual it says
one can re-enter the odometer reading but nowhere it says how. When I
contacted Bell years ago they said "no, you can't". Does anyone know a
secret trick Bell doesn't know?

I keep a log but it gets old having to calculate to see when the rear
tire or other stuff is nearing end-of-life. Mainly to avoid a *KAPOW*
surprise way out in the boonies. Many tires don't have TWI.


No idea sorry haven't used a computer like that for years they used to
drive me potty to be honest.

I'm guessing isn't your sort of thing, but at least one of the GPS
training/logging sites you can keep a list of bikes and components hence I
can see on average how long X part tends to last.

More normally I use it as note to check chains once they have hit likely
mileages.

Roger Merriman
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Old July 29th 17, 12:12 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Default Bell Dashboard 100, re-enter odo numbers?

On 2017-07-28 14:03, Roger Merriman wrote:
Joerg wrote:
Had to change the battery again on my Bell Dashboard 100 cycling
speedometer. Or what they call "cycle computer" In the manual it says
one can re-enter the odometer reading but nowhere it says how. When I
contacted Bell years ago they said "no, you can't". Does anyone know a
secret trick Bell doesn't know?

I keep a log but it gets old having to calculate to see when the rear
tire or other stuff is nearing end-of-life. Mainly to avoid a *KAPOW*
surprise way out in the boonies. Many tires don't have TWI.


No idea sorry haven't used a computer like that for years they used to
drive me potty to be honest.


Yeah, their setup isn't the most intuitive. They also failed to design
in a reliable low battery warning. Mine started to ignore button presses
and the LCD was a bit pale. Turned out the battery was at 1.15V, amazing
that it still logged miles.


I'm guessing isn't your sort of thing, but at least one of the GPS
training/logging sites you can keep a list of bikes and components hence I
can see on average how long X part tends to last.

More normally I use it as note to check chains once they have hit likely
mileages.


I'd like to keep it simple, don't want to turn my bikes into rolling
computers. I was just wondering about the discrepancy between what the
manual says and what their customer service said.

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Old July 29th 17, 10:14 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Default Bell Dashboard 100, re-enter odo numbers?


"Joerg" wrote in message ...
Had to change the battery again on my Bell Dashboard 100 cycling
speedometer. Or what they call "cycle computer" In the manual it says
one can re-enter the odometer reading but nowhere it says how. When I
contacted Bell years ago they said "no, you can't". Does anyone know a
secret trick Bell doesn't know?

I keep a log but it gets old having to calculate to see when the rear
tire or other stuff is nearing end-of-life. Mainly to avoid a *KAPOW*
surprise way out in the boonies. Many tires don't have TWI.

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/


Looking at your day job from the above link why not just design a circuit to replicate the job of the magnet which is only a switch which is creating a pulsed current/voltage read by the head unit electronics. Then set the tyre size to maximum and determine the maximum response frequency of the head unit circuitry and simulate pulses at that frequency. If the frequency is reasonably high it should not take too long to reset the mileage. With a tyre circumference of 9999mm, if it will take that, then you are looking at 10m per Hz.

Graham.

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Old July 29th 17, 03:07 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Default Bell Dashboard 100, re-enter odo numbers?

On 2017-07-29 02:14, Graham wrote:

"Joerg" wrote in message
...
Had to change the battery again on my Bell Dashboard 100 cycling
speedometer. Or what they call "cycle computer" In the manual it
says one can re-enter the odometer reading but nowhere it says how.
When I contacted Bell years ago they said "no, you can't". Does
anyone know a secret trick Bell doesn't know?

I keep a log but it gets old having to calculate to see when the
rear tire or other stuff is nearing end-of-life. Mainly to avoid a
*KAPOW* surprise way out in the boonies. Many tires don't have
TWI.

-- Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/


Looking at your day job from the above link why not just design a
circuit to replicate the job of the magnet which is only a switch
which is creating a pulsed current/voltage read by the head unit
electronics. Then set the tyre size to maximum and determine the
maximum response frequency of the head unit circuitry and simulate
pulses at that frequency. If the frequency is reasonably high it
should not take too long to reset the mileage. With a tyre
circumference of 9999mm, if it will take that, then you are looking
at 10m per Hz.


Sure I could design a meter that works better than commercial one.
However, I've got enough electronics projects as it is. When I am fully
retired, maybe. But then I want to ride instead of build replacements
for messed-up commercial designs. On the bikes I already had to do that
for lighting but there it was a necessity.

If I ever build my own it will be like what cars have since over 100
years. A speedometer that is backlit at night, works off the central
battery and most of all never forgets its odometer info.

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Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/
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Old July 29th 17, 04:18 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Default Bell Dashboard 100, re-enter odo numbers?

On Saturday, July 29, 2017 at 10:06:59 AM UTC-4, Joerg wrote:
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Sure I could design a meter that works better than commercial one.
However, I've got enough electronics projects as it is. When I am fully
retired, maybe. But then I want to ride instead of build replacements
for messed-up commercial designs. On the bikes I already had to do that
for lighting but there it was a necessity.

If I ever build my own it will be like what cars have since over 100
years. A speedometer that is backlit at night, works off the central
battery and most of all never forgets its odometer info.

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/


Those who can, do. Thse who can't, complain on Usenet.

Cheers
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Old July 29th 17, 04:19 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Graham
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Default Bell Dashboard 100, re-enter odo numbers?


"Joerg" wrote in message ...
On 2017-07-29 02:14, Graham wrote:

"Joerg" wrote in message
...
Had to change the battery again on my Bell Dashboard 100 cycling
speedometer. Or what they call "cycle computer" In the manual it
says one can re-enter the odometer reading but nowhere it says how.
When I contacted Bell years ago they said "no, you can't". Does
anyone know a secret trick Bell doesn't know?

I keep a log but it gets old having to calculate to see when the
rear tire or other stuff is nearing end-of-life. Mainly to avoid a
*KAPOW* surprise way out in the boonies. Many tires don't have
TWI.

-- Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/


Looking at your day job from the above link why not just design a
circuit to replicate the job of the magnet which is only a switch
which is creating a pulsed current/voltage read by the head unit
electronics. Then set the tyre size to maximum and determine the
maximum response frequency of the head unit circuitry and simulate
pulses at that frequency. If the frequency is reasonably high it
should not take too long to reset the mileage. With a tyre
circumference of 9999mm, if it will take that, then you are looking
at 10m per Hz.


Sure I could design a meter that works better than commercial one.

[snip]

No you miss my point. I am not suggesting you design/build a new unit simply knock up a simple circuit to mimic the magnet driven switch opening and closing and connect it to the appropriate terminals on the head unit. If the unit can respond to switching rates up to say 1kHz then the job should be reasonably quick and could be left to run for a known period of time to get the mileage back to where you want it. At 10m per switch cycle you would advance the reading 36kms/hr at 1hz so 100Hz which should be possible would give you 3600kms/hr 1KHz would look to be ideal as it would give you 36,000kms/hr.

A bench grinder would also work with a magnet fixed to it and the sensor held next to it. That might take a good bit longer depending on the speed of the grinder.

Graham.

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Old July 29th 17, 05:16 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Default Bell Dashboard 100, re-enter odo numbers?

On 7/29/2017 10:19 AM, Graham wrote:

"Joerg" wrote in message ...
On 2017-07-29 02:14, Graham wrote:

"Joerg" wrote in message
...
Had to change the battery again on my Bell Dashboard 100 cycling
speedometer. Or what they call "cycle computer" In the manual it
says one can re-enter the odometer reading but nowhere it says how.
When I contacted Bell years ago they said "no, you can't". Does
anyone know a secret trick Bell doesn't know?

I keep a log but it gets old having to calculate to see when the
rear tire or other stuff is nearing end-of-life. Mainly to avoid a
*KAPOW* surprise way out in the boonies. Many tires don't have
TWI.

-- Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

Looking at your day job from the above link why not just design a
circuit to replicate the job of the magnet which is only a switch
which is creating a pulsed current/voltage read by the head unit
electronics. Then set the tyre size to maximum and determine the
maximum response frequency of the head unit circuitry and simulate
pulses at that frequency. If the frequency is reasonably high it
should not take too long to reset the mileage. With a tyre
circumference of 9999mm, if it will take that, then you are looking
at 10m per Hz.


Sure I could design a meter that works better than commercial one.

[snip]

No you miss my point. I am not suggesting you design/build a new unit simply knock up a simple circuit to mimic the magnet driven switch opening and closing and connect it to the appropriate terminals on the head unit. If the unit can respond to switching rates up to say 1kHz then the job should be reasonably quick and could be left to run for a known period of time to get the mileage back to where you want it. At 10m per switch cycle you would advance the reading 36kms/hr at 1hz so 100Hz which should be possible would give you 3600kms/hr 1KHz would look to be ideal as it would give you 36,000kms/hr.

A bench grinder would also work with a magnet fixed to it and the sensor held next to it. That might take a good bit longer depending on the speed of the grinder.



There are sensors which can read 1720~1760rpm (grinder
speeds) but a copper-steel reed switch is not one of them.

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Old July 29th 17, 05:34 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Default Bell Dashboard 100, re-enter odo numbers?

On 2017-07-29 09:16, AMuzi wrote:
On 7/29/2017 10:19 AM, Graham wrote:

"Joerg" wrote in message
...
On 2017-07-29 02:14, Graham wrote:

"Joerg" wrote in message
...
Had to change the battery again on my Bell Dashboard 100 cycling
speedometer. Or what they call "cycle computer" In the manual it
says one can re-enter the odometer reading but nowhere it says how.
When I contacted Bell years ago they said "no, you can't". Does
anyone know a secret trick Bell doesn't know?

I keep a log but it gets old having to calculate to see when the
rear tire or other stuff is nearing end-of-life. Mainly to avoid a
*KAPOW* surprise way out in the boonies. Many tires don't have
TWI.

-- Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

Looking at your day job from the above link why not just design a
circuit to replicate the job of the magnet which is only a switch
which is creating a pulsed current/voltage read by the head unit
electronics. Then set the tyre size to maximum and determine the
maximum response frequency of the head unit circuitry and simulate
pulses at that frequency. If the frequency is reasonably high it
should not take too long to reset the mileage. With a tyre
circumference of 9999mm, if it will take that, then you are looking
at 10m per Hz.


Sure I could design a meter that works better than commercial one.

[snip]

No you miss my point. I am not suggesting you design/build a new unit
simply knock up a simple circuit to mimic the magnet driven switch
opening and closing and connect it to the appropriate terminals on the
head unit. If the unit can respond to switching rates up to say 1kHz
then the job should be reasonably quick and could be left to run for a
known period of time to get the mileage back to where you want it. At
10m per switch cycle you would advance the reading 36kms/hr at 1hz so
100Hz which should be possible would give you 3600kms/hr 1KHz would
look to be ideal as it would give you 36,000kms/hr.

A bench grinder would also work with a magnet fixed to it and the
sensor held next to it. That might take a good bit longer depending on
the speed of the grinder.



Ah, yes, clocking it all back in by pretending a 4120mi ride. Good idea.
I could take an old printer motor, mout a wooden disc, glue a little
magent on that and strap the whole thing into the spokes.

It would probably take days though since the speedometer will peg
somewhere. And eat a lot of the new battery's juice which would kind of
defeat the purpose.


There are sensors which can read 1720~1760rpm (grinder speeds) but a
copper-steel reed switch is not one of them.


Reed switches would be way too expensive for such products. It's usually
just a coil. Almost has to be because it must generate a voltage that
triggers the turned-off meter circuitry to turn on upon wheel rotation.

--
Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/
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Old July 29th 17, 06:44 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Default Bell Dashboard 100, re-enter odo numbers?

On 7/29/2017 11:34 AM, Joerg wrote:
On 2017-07-29 09:16, AMuzi wrote:
On 7/29/2017 10:19 AM, Graham wrote:

"Joerg" wrote in message
...
On 2017-07-29 02:14, Graham wrote:

"Joerg" wrote in message
...
Had to change the battery again on my Bell Dashboard
100 cycling
speedometer. Or what they call "cycle computer" In the
manual it
says one can re-enter the odometer reading but nowhere
it says how.
When I contacted Bell years ago they said "no, you
can't". Does
anyone know a secret trick Bell doesn't know?

I keep a log but it gets old having to calculate to
see when the
rear tire or other stuff is nearing end-of-life.
Mainly to avoid a
*KAPOW* surprise way out in the boonies. Many tires
don't have
TWI.

-- Regards, Joerg

http://www.analogconsultants.com/

Looking at your day job from the above link why not
just design a
circuit to replicate the job of the magnet which is
only a switch
which is creating a pulsed current/voltage read by the
head unit
electronics. Then set the tyre size to maximum and
determine the
maximum response frequency of the head unit circuitry
and simulate
pulses at that frequency. If the frequency is
reasonably high it
should not take too long to reset the mileage. With a tyre
circumference of 9999mm, if it will take that, then you
are looking
at 10m per Hz.


Sure I could design a meter that works better than
commercial one.
[snip]

No you miss my point. I am not suggesting you
design/build a new unit
simply knock up a simple circuit to mimic the magnet
driven switch
opening and closing and connect it to the appropriate
terminals on the
head unit. If the unit can respond to switching rates up
to say 1kHz
then the job should be reasonably quick and could be left
to run for a
known period of time to get the mileage back to where you
want it. At
10m per switch cycle you would advance the reading
36kms/hr at 1hz so
100Hz which should be possible would give you 3600kms/hr
1KHz would
look to be ideal as it would give you 36,000kms/hr.

A bench grinder would also work with a magnet fixed to it
and the
sensor held next to it. That might take a good bit longer
depending on
the speed of the grinder.



Ah, yes, clocking it all back in by pretending a 4120mi
ride. Good idea. I could take an old printer motor, mout a
wooden disc, glue a little magent on that and strap the
whole thing into the spokes.

It would probably take days though since the speedometer
will peg somewhere. And eat a lot of the new battery's juice
which would kind of defeat the purpose.


There are sensors which can read 1720~1760rpm (grinder
speeds) but a
copper-steel reed switch is not one of them.


Reed switches would be way too expensive for such products.
It's usually just a coil. Almost has to be because it must
generate a voltage that triggers the turned-off meter
circuitry to turn on upon wheel rotation.


Except for rare exceptions (ex: defunct Avocet), almost all
bicycle computers use that type of switch to iterate wheel
or crank rpm.

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971


 




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