Running lights from Bosch gen 4 power port...

[Ebikeslife]

The good thing of the gen4smart is that after a few minutes of non-activity, the power is switched off.
So no risk of long power leak when the lights (and/or a converter) are still on.

The good thing of the gen4smart is that after a few minutes of non-activity, the power is switched off.
So no risk of long power leak when the lights (and/or a converter) are still on.

The power on my generation system also turns off after a few minutes of inactivity. That is promising. I just want to confirm that the converter does not cause any parasitic loss even a milliampere level. My thought especially based on your practical experience is that everything will be fine and no switch will be needed.
Just ordered this. I have used their lighting systems for many years. They are bright and the build quality and durability is exceptional.

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[BeBiker]

... I just want to confirm that the converter does not cause any parasitic loss even a milliampere level. My thought especially based on your practical experience is that everything will be fine and no switch will be needed.
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Problems could occur in the transition of turning the bike power on, such converter can draw current spikes then.
The converter I tested here for a few minutes worked fine, didn't have this issue.