Neither the SON nor the Fly headlight ground to the frame, so in this installation, unlike many others, it makes no difference whether you attach power to power between the headlight and taillight or power to ground. (Some taillights ground to the frame via the mounting bolts.) Also, having the connector(s) come loose would not damage the taillight. I suspect that there's another problem with the wiring. Check to see that you have connected the two wires at the headligfht using one power connection and one ground connection. If you attach each wire to ground or to power, you'll get nothing at the taillight. The Fly headlight has two power connectors and two ground connectors.
It's easy to test the taillight if you have a six volt battery. The most common is a lantern battery, and since a lantern is quite handy to have around the house I'd suggest getting one and removing the battery (temporarily) to test the taillight. If the taillight works with the battery, put the battery back in the lantern ;-) and then double check your wiring. If the taillight doesn't work, send it back and we'll replace it right away, unless I'm feeling grumpy that day. ;-) On Aug 24, 9:28 pm, jrider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I got a new set of wheels with a Schmidt SON28 Dynohub about 6 months > ago from Peter White. At Peter's recommendation I also got a Busch & > Muller HL Lumotec IQ Fly N Plus headlight and a Busch & Muller TL > Dtoplight XS Plus tail-light. I foolishly threw my bike in the back > of my minivan one night because I was too lazy to put the bike rack > on. After riding for a few days, I noticed that the wires that plug > into the headlight and run to the tail-light had come out. While > riding I plugged them back in, but didn't check to see if the tail- > light was working. A few days later I realized that the tail-light > was not working, and I also realized that the wires can be plugged > into either the left or right side of the headlight -- and also > realized that I had no idea which wire was supposed to plug into which > connector. I put the bike in the repair stand and tried every > possible wiring combination, but the tail-light would not work (though > the headlight works fine). > > Did I fry the tail light by plugging the wires in incorrectly? Or is > it more likely that I damaged the tail light in some other way? Maybe > something else? > > As you have surely noticed, I'm not very familiar with generator > lights so any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated. > > Jeremy > > P.S. Other than this little problem that is clearly my fault, I have > been absolutely thrilled with the wheels and equipment that Peter > provided. And despite his desire to play the role of grumpy, old > curmudgeon, he was an absolute pleasure to work with. As a daily, > year-round commuter, I highly recommend a similar set-up if you can > afford the initial investment. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
