"improving" Campy EPS switching. Anyone with a non-functional Campy shifter?
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2017 9:44 pm
I've realized I've been using my Campy EPS SR V2 bike less and less. The reason is simple, in the hilly area I live in, on a typical 50miles ride, I shift 800-900 times. It bothers me to much to move my hands from the top of the handlebar to the hoods that many times.
Disclaimer; I am not saying EPS needs to be improved for everyone. I clearly do not know how to use the hoods/shifters, and need to be spoiled with the shifters on the top of the handlebar (like Shimano and SRAM does.)
I opened up the shifter and took the "electronic component" out
https://1drv.ms/i/s!AmELerXy0Rtoh-lJvUz3u8AszCrJOw
Actually I can hardly call this an "electronic component" since it is a simple board with three contact switches (in the picture you see two, the third one is on the other side.) Each switch (up/down/program) is connected to a common wire, and its own wire. So there are four wires there.
I want to splice these wires so that I can add my own contact switches (on the handle bar and on the horns, like Shimano's sprint/climber shifters).
The problem is the entire contraption is enclosed in some sort of resin, and I cannot verify (see) which wire is the common one, without destroying it (I think I can melt the resin away.) So, if you have a broken shifter, instead of throwing it away, would you please send it over to me?
Disclaimer; I am not saying EPS needs to be improved for everyone. I clearly do not know how to use the hoods/shifters, and need to be spoiled with the shifters on the top of the handlebar (like Shimano and SRAM does.)
I opened up the shifter and took the "electronic component" out
https://1drv.ms/i/s!AmELerXy0Rtoh-lJvUz3u8AszCrJOw
Actually I can hardly call this an "electronic component" since it is a simple board with three contact switches (in the picture you see two, the third one is on the other side.) Each switch (up/down/program) is connected to a common wire, and its own wire. So there are four wires there.
I want to splice these wires so that I can add my own contact switches (on the handle bar and on the horns, like Shimano's sprint/climber shifters).
The problem is the entire contraption is enclosed in some sort of resin, and I cannot verify (see) which wire is the common one, without destroying it (I think I can melt the resin away.) So, if you have a broken shifter, instead of throwing it away, would you please send it over to me?