Nuke Proof Reactor light stops Strada Wireless working

Essex Man
Essex Man Posts: 283
edited October 2010 in Workshop
As the title suggests, this light stops my wireless computer working. Anyone else found this with this or other lights and have a solution?

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  • pete.whelan
    pete.whelan Posts: 788
    Fairly commonwith the good LED lights and wireless computers. Not a lot you can do about it except to try and space them further apart and have the wheel sensor as close to the head unit
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  • Essex Man
    Essex Man Posts: 283
    Will try this, thanks.
  • dmch2
    dmch2 Posts: 731
    Or have a wired bike computer?

    I never really understood the attraction of wireless ones - they just seem to be more expensive to do the same job and need two batteries (both ends ) rather than one...
    2010 Trek 1.5 Road - swissstop green, conti GP4000S
    2004 Marin Muirwoods Hybrid
  • marin_maniac
    marin_maniac Posts: 513
    My Hope vision two affects neither my Cateye starda wireless or the Trek incite Alpine I have of both of my bikes.
  • Essex Man
    Essex Man Posts: 283
    dmch2 wrote:
    Or have a wired bike computer?

    I never really understood the attraction of wireless ones - they just seem to be more expensive to do the same job and need two batteries (both ends ) rather than one...

    The great thing about the wireless ones is that they have no wires :lol:
  • father_jack
    father_jack Posts: 3,509
    dmch2 wrote:
    Or have a wired bike computer?

    I never really understood the attraction of wireless ones - they just seem to be more expensive to do the same job and need two batteries (both ends ) rather than one...

    They have no wires. Which means no annyoing trailing cable from bars to fork (also find the metal contacts have problems after a few years)
    Say... That's a nice bike..
    Trax T700 with Lew Racing Pro VT-1 ;-)
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    I have a cheapo Halfords wireless comp and a Fenix L2D as a front light. They must be about 10cm apart, and I have noticed no interference (unless that's what's stopping me recording an average speed above 14mph??)

    I also have a HRM (cheapo from Lloyds Chemist) and that seems to coexist happily with the other stuff too.

    I like wireless stuff. I think it's the lack of wires. 2 years and counting; no battery replacement required so far!
  • dmch2
    dmch2 Posts: 731
    Why are wires bad? You've already got gear and brake cables so one more doesn't make any real difference. I'll save 20 quid and have no interference issues :)
    2010 Trek 1.5 Road - swissstop green, conti GP4000S
    2004 Marin Muirwoods Hybrid
  • ADIHEAD
    ADIHEAD Posts: 575
    dmch2 wrote:
    Why are wires bad? You've already got gear and brake cables so one more doesn't make any real difference. I'll save 20 quid and have no interference issues :)

    Wires aren't bad, they just make your bike look G A Y :lol:
  • Hals1967
    Hals1967 Posts: 231
    ADIHEAD wrote:
    dmch2 wrote:
    Why are wires bad? You've already got gear and brake cables so one more doesn't make any real difference. I'll save 20 quid and have no interference issues :)

    Wires aren't bad, they just make your bike look G A Y :lol:

    Unless your bike is gay, then I guess it's ok :wink:

    Not all lights and wireless comp's interfere, mine live happily side by side no problem.

    It's just progress I suppose, think of it as wifi for a bike. Better than trailing wires all over the place. :D

    1967 Engine
  • ADIHEAD
    ADIHEAD Posts: 575
    Serious answer is that you need computers that transmit at 2.4ghz to avoid the interference. Seriously though wired is ok on a winter bike. But just looks cheap on something sexy :wink:
  • fossyant
    fossyant Posts: 2,549
    My cateye double wireless is quite happy between two Hope 1's....they are a good 2 inches away.
  • rake
    rake Posts: 3,204
    lead current limiting is achieved by switching an inductor (basically a coil of wire) on and off at a very fast rate which makes it behave like a resistor with no power loss , which preserves battery power. fast enough to throw out a radio frequency interferance. like one poster said it depends on the frequency each device is operating on, if different the computer can filter it out.
    cheap resistor driven led lights wont cause any interferance but the downside is the resistor will waste battery power as heat. an unregulated led would just heat up and melt from too much current.

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