HELP!! CAN'T GET OUT OF MY COMMUNITY

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Brent · #1 Post by **Brent** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 1:27 pm

I live in a gated community and I can't get out without a car in front of me. I guess I don't have enough metal in the bike to trigger the gate. Got any suggestions??

VermilionX · #2 Post by **VermilionX** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 1:36 pm

are you sure it's by weight?

im on a gated condo complex and the thing is... there's a certain part that i have to ride over to get the sensor to notice my bike. so i don't need to push the remote going out. going in though, of course i still have to push the remote.

Brent · #3 Post by **Brent** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 1:47 pm

I will check that. You might be right..

vector18 · #4 Post by **vector18** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 2:04 pm

You might need that thing that helps with red lights. Some places have sensors in the ground and if it doesn't sense a car, the light stays red. They make a product just for that scenerio. I'll try and find it for you.

vector18 · #5 Post by **vector18** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 2:09 pm

http://www.whitehorsepress.com/product_ ... d6177e1cfc

DieMonkeys · #6 Post by **DieMonkeys** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 2:27 pm

I bet that works as well as those magnetic cancer removing bracelets some people wear.

earwig · #7 Post by **earwig** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 2:34 pm

Not enough room to go around it? That bites.

Brent · #8 Post by **Brent** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 3:46 pm

Someone else told me to get a magnet and put it under the bike. Does that work also?

DieMonkeys · #9 Post by **DieMonkeys** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 4:31 pm

Brent wrote:Someone else told me to get a magnet and put it under the bike. Does that work also?

That dumaflatche what'shisname posted about is nothing but a magnet.

#10 Post by **dr_bar** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 4:53 pm

The sensor in the road is basically a large inductive loop. Understanding how it works, might make it easier for you to figure out how to make it trigger when you go over it. Below is a link to one of many explanations on the web.

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question234.htm

If there is a loop in your driveway, stop so that your bike covers as much of the line as possible. A friend of mine triggers them with her bicycle doing that...