Tronbike Meter (TBM) 4.0.0 Test Ride

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

User Friendliness

The TBM meter is driving me nuts - it complains about lack of power, it stops talking to the controller
often, I need to logout/login and exit the window manager to start, etc. I am thinking going more simple,
running an entire linux box on my speedometer might be a bit much, and the hardware is a little flakey.

THEN tonight running errands my 1.5 amp fuse to the DC/DC converter blew, killing the bike completely. I quickly learned the aesthetic placement of the fuse holder completely sucked when trying to change a fuse with the fairings on. It was getting dark and could have turned into a mile of pushing, but at least putting the new fuse in worked and I rode home in the dark. My hands are scratched up and sore for the effort, I need my own fuse block mounted right nearby the stock fuse block, duh.

I guess this is why we test and field test, it looks like I have more to add to the laundry list.

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