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Making a smart bike dumb so it works again


My smart bike company went bankrupt, so I added a physical button to turn the light on/off

I decided to make the existing embedded light work again, with a simple button. So first I checked the existing setup: there was an embedded light and an internal battery inside an inaccessible black block with a micro-USB charger. Finally added 2 very important features for that last goal, avoiding burning my home down.

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