Along with aligning the beam, also make sure there are no shorts in the system. The noise you hear from the hub you hear while riding may be from vibration, which often occurs if the skewer isn't tight enough.
IanA Alberta Canada On Saturday, April 24, 2021 at 2:46:33 PM UTC-6 Joe Bernard wrote: > Sorry kids, I posted the same time as Ben with similar information but his > had more evidence in hand. Listen to Ben! > > > > On Saturday, April 24, 2021 at 1:22:56 PM UTC-7 Ben Miller wrote: > >> Oh no Leah! I hope I'm not making you more anxious 😬 >> >> A SON hub still be mostly quiet. I tried taking video of my two in the >> stand, but honestly its too soft of a sound to properly pick out (my water >> heater, freezer, wind, dog, and passing traffic all made it too difficult >> to properly document)! >> >> But a SON does make a more noticeable noise than an SP. (I have several >> of both types). Again, I wouldn't say noise isn't the issue, but I wouldn't >> have you're LBS try and service a SON hub, that is for sure. >> >> Maybe you could try to video the hub sound in the stand?? >> >> On Sat, Apr 24, 2021, 1:02 PM Leah Peterson <jonasa...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Ben, >>> This is why I cry in the parking lot after I drop my bike off. Because I >>> know it’s completely plausible that my bike will come back in worse shape >>> than I left it because shops in this town don’t know about bikes like mine >>> - bikes with dyno and fenders. I’ve had a lot of parts installed wrong >>> during my time in Vegas. But dyno is new to me, too, so I don’t know what a >>> normal Schmidt SON sounds like. My Shutter Precision is quiet and gives me >>> a bright light. That’s what I have to go on. >>> >>> I’ll just have to hope whoever works on my Platy will realize those are >>> sealed bearings. It won’t be the mechanic who checked me in today, so at >>> least there’s that... >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Apr 24, 2021, at 12:52 PM, Ben Miller <ben.l....@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>  >>> I wouldn't say that SON dynamo hubs are supposed to be silent, at least >>> not in the same way a normal front hub is silent. It's not to way that the >>> noise might not be the issue, but some noise is to be expected. >>> >>> As for grease, from the SON website >>> <https://nabendynamo.de/en/service/faqs/>: >>> Do bearings on a SON hub dynamo need any maintenance? >>> SON Nabendynamo bearings are sealed on both sides; they are >>> lifetime-lubricated grooved ball bearings. Normally they run >>> maintenance-free for many 10 thousands of kilometers and need neither >>> lubrication nor adjustment. Should a fault nevertheless occur the bearings >>> will be replaced by the manufacturer. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/2Bte2sgNeQU/unsubscribe >>> . >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAPSjwUx2Mg_coOER0TvZTXR6czU_60JW6uNzR13OJe_Mg2eWyA%40mail.gmail.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAPSjwUx2Mg_coOER0TvZTXR6czU_60JW6uNzR13OJe_Mg2eWyA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/2Bte2sgNeQU/unsubscribe >>> . >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> >> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/EAB1CE46-9D64-4815-B6C9-92DD80E6DA6C%40gmail.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/EAB1CE46-9D64-4815-B6C9-92DD80E6DA6C%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2427cb70-c6bb-4e52-be7f-bb299f18247cn%40googlegroups.com.
