For those not adept at sea-talk: RTFM = Read The Manual.
Another version - "if all else fails read the manual"
For those not adept at sea-talk: RTFM = Read The Manual.
sailorp wrote:One thing to check Is the vertical alignment of the magnet with sensor, as well as the horizontal distance.
I recently changed to a new wireless computer (BBB) having used Cateyes previously.
I could not get the BBB computer to work, even with a spacing of 2mm from magnet to sensor, (with sensor angled in towards the spokes to achieve minimum spacing).
That is until I noticed that the sensor had a small white dot on the side.
This dot turned out to be the position of the magnetic pick-up inside the sensor plastic housing.
Once the dot and the magnet were in vertical alignment, rather than vertically displaced, everything worked fine, even with the magnet at more than 5mm horizontally from the sensor.
So try moving the sensor (or magnet) up and down a few mm?
Moral: RTFM, as we say at sea.
For those not adept at sea-talk: RTFM = Read The <FFE> Manual.
The other good thing about wired computers is that they don't suffer interference from mobile phones. I changed from a wireless Cateye to a wired Cateye for this reason: when my phone was in my bar bag or mounted on my handlebar, the wireless computer would sometimes give me speeds of 6mph when I knew it to be closer to 20mph and would usually give me a maximum of around 60mph (when I knew it to be closer to 20 mph ). Other readings such as distance were out too.GranvilleThomas wrote:<snip>So yes RTFM but don't forget, not all manuals are created equal. Being a radio ham, I know this all too well as the market is flooded with inexpensive Chinese equipment and very good value for money it is mainly, but some of the English translations of manuals for such equipment leave a lot to be desired and a lot can get lost in the translation!
I was determined to get the Aldi wireless computer to work properly and it was a challenge that proved to be interesting to me, but this was the first wireless device I have tried and on reflection I think I would prefer a wired computer simply because there is only one battery to purchase (tight Celt!) and they seem a lot less critical around the magnet/sensor interface.<snip>