It's been 4 years. Time to say goodbye...

[convert]

... To the little 1.5v battery in my Heath Robinson makeshift (bike) speedo'.

Some of you may remember that when I bought the Wedge the speedo didn't work, but I got a cable with it. Unfortunately the problem was with the gearbox drive, and not the cable itself. So rather than strip the box down I decided to adapt and fit a bike computer.


Well 4 years and 8500 miles later the battery has just started to fail.


Not bad for a £5 speedo... Just fitted a new 80p battery and all is well again.

[rev-erend]

You had me worried there for a moment

[grahamw48]

Phew...me too !

...That battery was beginning to feel like an old friend.

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grahamw48 said:

Phew...me too !

...That battery was beginning to feel like an old friend.

Don't worry Graham. Knowing that I'm a fellow Yorkshireman, you'll understand when I say that I'm already looking ont t'internet to find a way to use spent batteries.



Best bet so far is to wait another 4 years and get a matching pair that can be turned into earings for our lass .

[grahamw48]

As a true Yorkshireman, your next one should be a re-chargeable.

I do hope you're going to dig a small hole in the back garden for the little fellow...and say a few words.

[V8 GRF]

grahamw48 said:

I do hope you're going to dig a small hole in the back garden for the little fellow...and say a few words.

No don't do it....... think of the environmental impact of a battery rotting away......