KappaSigBusa
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will placing neodymium magnets with a pull force of 12.6 lbs on my belly wing affect my rectifier? ??? Thanks in advance.
magnet on belly wing question
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nope... not at all....
Only issue I have heard (and I have sold about 100 sets of these to date) is loosing the magnets rolling off and on trailers and bike lifts.
Sure is nice tripping stop lights.. (still make sure you roll over the center of the sensor circle)
also, anyone wanting magnets at bash, I will have 10 or so sets..
Only issue I have heard (and I have sold about 100 sets of these to date) is loosing the magnets rolling off and on trailers and bike lifts.
Sure is nice tripping stop lights.. (still make sure you roll over the center of the sensor circle)
also, anyone wanting magnets at bash, I will have 10 or so sets..
sweet tea man
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....help me out here, how does a magnet trip a traffic light sensor???
KappaSigBusa
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thanks tons bogus
just didn't want to mess up my electrics ya know?
TruWrecks
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Many traffic lights have an inductive loop in the ground that is used to detect a change in the magnetic field when a vehicle passes over it. The signal change is sent to the light control box to request a green light.
The magnet introduces a stronger change than the bike alone can, tripping the light sensor.
KappaSigBusa
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some of the traffic lights have a wire embedded in the pavement that has a magnetic field that is triggered by the metal in cars... motorcycles, scooters, and some small cars don't have enough metal to trigger it and by adding the magnets it trips the signal. Hope this helps.
KappaSigBusa
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too slow :suspect:tru beat me 
AJAY
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The sensors seem to be getting better than they used to be. There's one near my house for a left turn lane that my son and I can set off when we're together on our mountain bicycles - and those are almost all aluminum except spokes, fork tubes, axles, and a few other steel parts.
Last time I read up on it. You can proceed when safe to do so after two minutes in SC 
Be careful riding through such a red light. It's pretty tough to prove in court that the light actually, "malfunctioned."
If you look at the pavement, you can see the lines where they loops are laid. As you roll up on it, look for the line which runs away from the loop and set your bike right on top of that juncture between the loop and the lead. That will help a great deal.
Also, if you have to, you can shut the bike off and start it again and the starter motor will often trigger the loop.
If you have a center stand, you can push the stand down to the pavement and that will trigger the light.
Of course, the powerful magnets will definitely do the trick.
--Wag--
If you look at the pavement, you can see the lines where they loops are laid. As you roll up on it, look for the line which runs away from the loop and set your bike right on top of that juncture between the loop and the lead. That will help a great deal.
Also, if you have to, you can shut the bike off and start it again and the starter motor will often trigger the loop.
If you have a center stand, you can push the stand down to the pavement and that will trigger the light.
Of course, the powerful magnets will definitely do the trick.
--Wag--
Some good advice. This is something I recently came across in my state and the law changes all the time. Everyone should check their state laws. When the above failed I would go right on red and then using my turn signal pull a lawful U turn. Sometimes you just can't get a light to trip.
SECTION 56-5-970. Traffic-control signal legend.
Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic-control signals exhibiting different colored lights or colored lighted arrows, successively one at a time or in combination, only the colors, green, red, and yellow, shall be used except for special pedestrian signals carrying a word legend. Such lights shall indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles and pedestrians as follows:
(A) Green indication:
(1) Vehicular traffic facing a circular green signal may proceed straight through or turn right or left unless a sign at such place prohibits either such turn. But vehicular traffic, including vehicles turning right or left, shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or an adjacent crosswalk at the time such signal is exhibited.
(2) Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal, shown alone or in combination with another indication, may cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement indicated by such arrow or such other movement as is permitted by other indications shown at the same time. Such vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within an adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.
(3) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal, as provided in Section 56-5-990, pedestrians facing any green signal, except when the sole green signal is a turn arrow, may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk.
(B) Steady yellow indication:
(1) Vehicular traffic facing a steady circular yellow or yellow arrow signal is thereby warned that the related green movement is being terminated or that a red indication will be exhibited immediately thereafter.
(2) Pedestrians facing a steady circular yellow or yellow arrow signal, unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in Section 56-5-990, are advised that there is insufficient time to cross the roadway before a red indication is shown and no pedestrian shall then start to cross the roadway.
(C) Steady red indication:
(1) Vehicular traffic facing a steady circular red signal alone shall stop at a clearly marked stop line but, if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then before entering the intersection and shall remain standing until an indication to proceed is shown except as provided in item (3).
(2) Vehicular traffic facing a steady red arrow signal shall not enter the intersection to make the movement indicated by the arrow, and unless entering the intersection to make a movement permitted by another signal, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line but, if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then before entering the intersection and shall remain standing until an indication permitting the movement indicated by such arrow is shown except as provided in items (3) and (5).
(3) Except when a sign is in place prohibiting a turn, vehicular traffic facing any steady red signal may cautiously enter the intersection to turn right or to turn left from a one-way street into a one-way street after stopping as required by item (1) or (2). Such vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within an adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.
(4) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in Section 56-5-3110, pedestrians facing a steady circular red or red arrow signal alone shall not enter the roadway.
(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a driver of a motorcycle or moped, or a bicycle rider, approaches an intersection that is controlled by a traffic-control device, the driver may proceed through the intersection on a steady red light only if the driver or rider, as the case may be:
(a) comes to a full and complete stop at the intersection for one hundred twenty seconds; and
(b) exercises due care as provided by law, otherwise treats the traffic control device as a stop sign, and determines it is safe to proceed.
Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic-control signals exhibiting different colored lights or colored lighted arrows, successively one at a time or in combination, only the colors, green, red, and yellow, shall be used except for special pedestrian signals carrying a word legend. Such lights shall indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles and pedestrians as follows:
(A) Green indication:
(1) Vehicular traffic facing a circular green signal may proceed straight through or turn right or left unless a sign at such place prohibits either such turn. But vehicular traffic, including vehicles turning right or left, shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or an adjacent crosswalk at the time such signal is exhibited.
(2) Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal, shown alone or in combination with another indication, may cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement indicated by such arrow or such other movement as is permitted by other indications shown at the same time. Such vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within an adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.
(3) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal, as provided in Section 56-5-990, pedestrians facing any green signal, except when the sole green signal is a turn arrow, may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk.
(B) Steady yellow indication:
(1) Vehicular traffic facing a steady circular yellow or yellow arrow signal is thereby warned that the related green movement is being terminated or that a red indication will be exhibited immediately thereafter.
(2) Pedestrians facing a steady circular yellow or yellow arrow signal, unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in Section 56-5-990, are advised that there is insufficient time to cross the roadway before a red indication is shown and no pedestrian shall then start to cross the roadway.
(C) Steady red indication:
(1) Vehicular traffic facing a steady circular red signal alone shall stop at a clearly marked stop line but, if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then before entering the intersection and shall remain standing until an indication to proceed is shown except as provided in item (3).
(2) Vehicular traffic facing a steady red arrow signal shall not enter the intersection to make the movement indicated by the arrow, and unless entering the intersection to make a movement permitted by another signal, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line but, if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then before entering the intersection and shall remain standing until an indication permitting the movement indicated by such arrow is shown except as provided in items (3) and (5).
(3) Except when a sign is in place prohibiting a turn, vehicular traffic facing any steady red signal may cautiously enter the intersection to turn right or to turn left from a one-way street into a one-way street after stopping as required by item (1) or (2). Such vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within an adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.
(4) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in Section 56-5-3110, pedestrians facing a steady circular red or red arrow signal alone shall not enter the roadway.
(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a driver of a motorcycle or moped, or a bicycle rider, approaches an intersection that is controlled by a traffic-control device, the driver may proceed through the intersection on a steady red light only if the driver or rider, as the case may be:
(a) comes to a full and complete stop at the intersection for one hundred twenty seconds; and
(b) exercises due care as provided by law, otherwise treats the traffic control device as a stop sign, and determines it is safe to proceed.
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