Shimano dynamo light bulb.

[Vikki]

The bulb in my Shimano headlamp has blown (only lasted a miserable 3 weeks). I've looked on the 'net but can't seem to find anywhere that sells them. It's a 6V, 2.7W xenon bulb. On the off chance, does anyone know where I can find one (or two)? I've got a feeling they are going to be expensive (for a bulb).

I'd have preferred the suspension forks to the the hub dynamo.

 

[watkin5]

Do any of these 6V Xenon Bulbs look likely?

 

[Vikki]

Thanks Watkin5. I thought one did (screw base) but it didn't give the wattage, just that it fitted myo. I'll keep looking. Oh! Maplin, I didn't check Maplin or Amazon.

Vikki.

 

[Vikki]

Found one but it's not xenon. SJS cycles sell them. Might look at finding the Shimano LED headlamp that goes with a hub dynamo.

Vikki.

 

[Mussels]

Found one but it's not xenon. SJS cycles sell them. Might look at finding the Shimano LED headlamp that goes with a hub dynamo.

Vikki.

LED performance varies wildly and has improved a hell of a lot over the last year, see if you can find out the LED model before buying as it could be worse than the original bulb.

 

[winterdog]

viki how did this tail work out in the end was there a victory for bulb purchasing public.
i am in need of one too.
i think i shall oreder a and full of them(depending on price) as i have only done about 5 hours dark riding(maybe it just an inherent problem with filimint bulbs

davidk

 

[Alex728]

viki how did this tail work out in the end was there a victory for bulb purchasing public.
i am in need of one too.
i think i shall oreder a and full of them(depending on price) as i have only done about 5 hours dark riding(maybe it just an inherent problem with filimint bulbs

davidk

The dynamo lamp is no longer issued with 2009 Wispers (a shame IMO) but I remember some years ago reading articles claiming that fast (unpowered) riders often got through more bulbs as the dynamos overloaded them.

Wispers are fast so maybe this is the case?

 

[winterdog]

the onlay ones i can seam to find are
Petzl Myo Xenon Halogen Bulb

ill give them a try

davidk

 

[Dynamic Position]

BUSCH & MULLER 6V 2.4W 'Blue Vision' Xenon Charged Halogen Front Bulb :: £5.50 :: Lighting :: Dynamo Spares :: Compton Cycles, London Brompton folding bikes specialist

Is this lamp suitable?

 

[Straylight]

The original bulb in my Wispers headlamp also didn't last very long, I did think at the time that this might be due to the pulse nature of the hub dynamo's output. I replaced it with one of these. Several months later, it's still going strong .

What I'd really like for xmass is one of these though (in black, of course ) As I think the rather brickish design of the Shimano version is one of the few things that mars the aesthetics of the '08 905se.

@Dynamic, sorry but it needs to be a threaded bulb, as unusually the shimano headlamp has a screw fitting .

 

[Vikki]

Thanks for that. I'll earmark that site.

 

[winterdog]

thanks this looks good to me

davidk