"Green light changer" / traffic light magnet

Amber Lamps · 10-20-2008, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Ebbs15

well there isn't much they could do I don't think... cept maybe move the sensor closer to the surface... but it may require a certain depth...

I was told the law in Oregon was 2 signal cycles... I usually wait 1... if it passes my light once... and no traffic is near me... I'm going next chance I get. I'll take the chance of a ticket and plead my case... haven't been pulled over yet for it... though doesn't happen too often

Yay! Something I know something about... I just installed a few of them a couple of weeks ago. Well,they probably increased the sensitivity of the loop. Or they went and checked it and it worked to their standards. I used to carry a speaker magnet in the belly pan of my bike but it was a lot bigger than that crappy little magnet they sell. I've gotten them to trigger just by putting my kickstand down.

Mr Lefty · 10-20-2008, 12:35 AM

dear god... is it getting cold in here... fuck... I think this place is freezing over... Tigger speak'n in facts...

Amber Lamps · 10-20-2008, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Ebbs15

dear god... is it getting cold in here... fuck... I think this place is freezing over... Tigger speak'n in facts...

Oh hahahaha gosh you are funny "moonshot"... We've had this argument before. The loops are basically an electromagnet with a sensor that detects changes in the field. Ferrous metal will of course have an effect,as will a large enough outside magnetic field. Man,for a magnet the size of the ones they sell on EBay to have an effect,it would be impossible to transport as it would to to everything metal within 10'.

Mr Lefty · 10-20-2008, 02:23 AM

yeah I've seen some pretty "intresting" ideas on e-bay... there was one website that included a wire magnet that, i'm not shitting you, was designed to drag on the ground under the bike!!! I was speachless

OneSickPsycho · 10-20-2008, 08:37 AM

Just get a big ol' neodymium magnet... you'll pick up shit off the road too...

Like this:

itgirl · 10-20-2008, 09:14 AM

yeah, i bought one of those trigger things too way back when. haven't noticed any substantial difference. oh well. lesson learned.

marko138 · 10-20-2008, 09:46 AM

There is a light here that sucks. It won't change for me at all. Piece of crap.

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10-20-2008, 12:35 AM	#2
Mr Lefty TWFix Legend Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver CO Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar Posts: 15,677	dear god... is it getting cold in here... fuck... I think this place is freezing over... Tigger speak'n in facts...

10-20-2008, 02:23 AM	#4
Mr Lefty TWFix Legend Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver CO Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar Posts: 15,677	yeah I've seen some pretty "intresting" ideas on e-bay... there was one website that included a wire magnet that, i'm not shitting you, was designed to drag on the ground under the bike!!! I was speachless

10-20-2008, 08:37 AM	#5
OneSickPsycho Ride Like an Asshole Join Date: Feb 2008 Moto: nothing... Posts: 11,254	Just get a big ol' neodymium magnet... you'll pick up shit off the road too... Like this: