... .... I know I have a problem for sure here with the wires, they are only rated to 20A and one short one that I checked was quite warm after only a very...
Triple ought welding cable may be a touch overkill but if it's good enuff for competetion car stereo. An old or new booster cable works well too. Some are...
My Charger has a 7-speed hub. The non-linearities of torque vs rpm vs power draw would seem to make gearing the obvious choice. Hub motors are a neat...
... electric ... here) is ... geared ... works, but ... me ... sprocket ... is! ... Hi, This is the best setup i have seen for gearing up a mountainbike - ...
... is ... geared ... but ... A standard diamond frame doesn't give you room for much of anything except a Cyclone or Stokemonkey system. A chopper frame or...
... I have gotten a lot of good advice, and will soon buy or build. You guys are hard core and know your stuff! Even with the brief soldering and electrical...
20A. wire or 20 gauge wire? If the wire is to carry 20A, I think it should not get hot unless your connections are not solid. See if the wire is hottest near...
I got the GMB Ni-MH for some of the members of the UBC Bike Club and several members of Power Assist. They are prismatic cases & 10Ah per case and the ...
Not all hub motors are low torque. Some have internal pinion gearing that runs against a ring gear. Hi torque- lower speed to the tire. ... From: Don Pomplun...
I somehow managed to break the grooves on my hub, the 11 tooth cog on my cassette just spins round now :( Probably because once up to speed I tended to be use...
Or to get real spoiled try a brushless WaveCrest motor if you can find one. They have around 59lbs of Torque @ 36v and don't need any gears. I see this motor...
... find one. ... see this ... Hi Richard, Did you ever try a Stokemonkey? I test rode the Wavecrest when it was in production and WAS amazed at its...
... It is almost always possible to replace only the "freehub body", which is the splined part with the ratchet in it. It's a lot cheaper than a new hub and...
Unfortunately I have not tried the Stoke Monkey but like the reports I heard about it. You are also right about the low range of the WaveCrest bikes but I...
Thanks for going through all the options Chalo. Will have to do some thinking about all that. Glad I havent ordered anything yet. It sounds like the 26-32-48...
... I heard ... You havent got a Stoke Monkey on order yet? I thought you were an ebike junkie? A Saft battery price drop sounds good though. Cheers, Menno...
Haha, Hi Menno! So sorry man you're having problems. Not sure if this will help but I am about to change all the gearing on my bike and will throw away the...
... cool richard... this is perfect timing for a friend's bike he wants me to put lithiums on. we'll wait a few weeks and hope the price comes down. is there a...
Hi Bob, I'll forward the spec sheets to you right now. www.teamhybrid.co.uk is the OEM for these packs and all can contact Mark anytime! We are meeting with ...
I really question the following statement from PowerStream concerning their 'new' lithium BMS boards, "Balance charging current among the cells in the pack to...
... the pcb has what look like 2 power FET's on it so there's no reason they couldn't do all the stuff they claim with one of these per cell and a controller ....
John I will ask if they sell their BMS module and how much. And I am not meeting no Saft rep? Pierre is the head of the Lithium dept or second down and is...
Simply ask if their BMS module balances the cells. Spending money on cheap OR expensive lithium packs is just plain stupid if the packs will over time go out...
... the pcb has what look like 2 power FET's on it so there's no reason they couldn't do all the stuff they claim with one of these per cell and a controller ....
That's why you need a smart charger too. But also by the time your cells reach capacity it should trickle the rest withy a gentle pulse charge if I am not...
