Electrical question?

[fenlandpsychocyclist]

Anyone know if a alkaline or lithium pp3 battery would have enough current to briefly
operate a cycle mounted ... car horn?

Just an idea.

Don't like the EU specification bells fitted to modern bikes, and i think most horns/sirens/etc
you can buy for a bike probably won't be as attention grabbing as a bog-standard car-horn!

Failing that this might be useful (joke):

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9KKaj26Lsw

 

[Norm]

Airzound.

 

[fenlandpsychocyclist]

Airzound.

Nah ... have tested an airzound. It doesn't have that "sound that comes out of a tonne of metal".

If people hear a car horn, they expect a car ... meaning they step on the brake pedal.

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiwybtkVOmU

 

[slowmotion]

http://www.instructables.com/id/Putting-A-Car-Horn-On-Your-Bicycle/

 

[fenlandpsychocyclist]

Thanks for that slowmotion.

Spot on ... i like the advice about using a model helicopter battery (i don't want to add too much weight).

Will post a video once its sorted.

 

[tyred]

A PP9 would be a better bet than a PP3 if you want an easy off the shelf battery. They can supply a fair amount of juice. Even better, use two of them.

 

[HLaB]

Lol, just on the subject of Cat Horns on bikes

 

[screenman]

I must be doing some thing wrong, I have been cycling and racing on and off for over 40 years and have never needed anything more than my voice.

 

[fossyant]

I must be doing some thing wrong, I have been cycling and racing on and off for over 40 years and have never needed anything more than my voice.

+1 I found a loud "Oi" works very well - even caused a woman to jump off her driving seat once.

Anyway I am not putting more crap on my bike. Lights and panniers are enough !

Traffic Droid is a bit of a 'case'. Trigger happy ?

 

[fenlandpsychocyclist]

Traffic Droid is a bit of a 'case'. Trigger happy ?

PMSL ... i thought that too!
Plus that horn is too squeeky ... sounds like it came from a old mini.

This'll do:

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LSeNo6E9kY