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Contactless bike light

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 10:15 am
by Alpinum
http://www.magniclight.com/MagnicLight/index.php/de/

Only a question of time until I try those out myself...

Re: Contactless bike light

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 3:24 pm
by Dan_K
Looks interesting for the cross bike over winter.

Re: Contactless bike light

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 4:03 pm
by Ian
I saw this when it was originally on Kickstarter. Eddy currents are certainly pretty cool, and this is a great application for them.
Found this while I was learning more about the physics behind it all: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWhxDqY45YI

Re: Contactless bike light

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 8:32 pm
by Zippy
That's insane! Damn you Barrington, I'm now going to have to look up all about Eddy currents now, there was no in depth explanation at the end.

Re: Contactless bike light

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 9:08 pm
by Ian
Zippy wrote:
That's insane! Damn you Barrington, I'm now going to have to look up all about Eddy currents now, there was no in depth explanation at the end.
Glad to be of assistance :wink:

Re: Contactless bike light

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 11:31 pm
by Dan_K
I've ordered one :oops:

Re: Contactless bike light

Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 10:32 pm
by Dan_K
Dirk, the manufacturer of this light confirmed to me today that he's working on incorporating this technology into a device charger. I'm excited to see what he comes up with.