At 7:34 PM -0500 11/26/08, aldoross4 wrote:
>Note the
>options for the switch... can anyone explain what they mean?
>
>http://aldoblog2008.blogspot.com/
High and low beam. I believe "phare" is high and "code" is low beam.
Can't read the writing on the right and left near the screws. Is it a 2-position switch, or does it also toggle right and left?
In the technical trials after the war, bikes had to have generator-powered lights, but also a provision for a standlight. This was before electronics in bicycle lights, so most makers used a small battery, and a similar switch, often even labeled "phare" and "code."
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