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SON - Schmidt's Original Hub Dynamo

Some information about the SON can be found at:

www.peterwhitecycles.com/Schmidt-Lumotec.asp
www.audax.uk.net/lights/dyno.htm
simon.trinhall.cam.ac.uk/bike/schmidt.html

Generator Drag (measured in Watt) shown at speeds between 5 and 30 km/h

Hub Drag (measured in Watt) with lights switched off

 

Translation of the terms used in the diagrams:
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SON(neues Modell)	SON (recent model)
andere getriebelose Nabendynamos	other gearless hub generators
Walzen-, Speichen- und Getriebe-Nabendynamos, neuere Seitendynamos	bottom bracket dynamos, hub generators with gearing, recent bottle dynamos
hochwertige Vorderradnabe	high quality front wheel hub