Recent content by electr0n

I've been using hobbyking lipo batteries for the past 8+ years. I've been satisfied with their performance for the most part. My last purchase was 4x Multistar 6s 10 amp hours. That's 888 watt hours for around $320 CAD shipped, including some extra connectors and wires. That's around 32 cents...

This won't help you at all but I have similar components. I have a rockshox xc32 and an avid bb7 which i ordered off amazon with 180mm rotor. I'm happy with both. I looked around a few sites for prices on the avids but couldn't find much price difference and I love amazon's super fast shipping...

I recently moved to all 20 inch wheels with my HS3540 and I'm having fun. I've been racing with a guy at work on his Kawasaki Ninja for kicks and I can actually out accelerate him for about 50 to 100 meters before he takes off. I think I'm at the absolute limits of this motor and am probably...

Appreciate the insights. I figured the savings would be negligible but just had to ask before making a decision. I'd much rather retain a wider voltage range than save a couple watts. I suppose I'd be better off focusing my attention on the bike itself to make any real efficiency gains. Things...

Since I'm shopping around for another controller I'm just wondering how much power savings would I get if I went with a 3077 over a 4110 setup. I know it's probably hard to say but would 10% to 20% real world savings be realistic or is it likely to be much less? Assuming I'd be riding the same...

That, I did not know. I suppose I'll stick with a sensored controller then. I don't want to be limited to 25 amps. It would have been nice to get rid of the hall wires though.

Would a lyen 6 fet sensorless be suitable to run my crystalyte 407 at 44.4v with 40 amp bursts and maybe 20 amps or less sustained in a 24" wheel, without modification? Lyen's product description says it'll run 25 amps at less than 72v but I know these have some room to pull more than that. I...

I think you're right about me damaging the traces on the board where the regulator connects. Looking at it now it appears one of the legs was not connected properly. So probably that capacitor did receive the full pack voltage and popped. I did this last summer so it's been a while but I'm...

My controller was consistently overheating in a bag and began cutting out intermittently. So I opened it up and found a loose component TL783C. I also spotted a burnt resistor beside it. So I attempted to solder the transistor back on and replace the resistor with the big 5 watt one I had on...

What Drunkskunk said. Make sure your torque arms are have zero play or you will eventually run into problems. I like my regen for the brake savings and consider the energy return a bonus.

I was looking for frugal transportation options more than anything else. While researching different options I came across electric bicycle conversions. After trying a couple out for myself I was sold. I bought a Crystalyte kit and used it primarily for recreation at first, since at the time I...

You could setup up the RC lipo to be almost plug and play if you want. For example, if you wanted to run 44.4v with 20 amp hours, that's 8 bricks 5 amp hours each. You could connect 4 bricks in parallel to make a 20 amp hour pack and do that twice. Then connect the two 20 amp hour packs in...

Only if you don't want to ring out your clothes after riding in the rain :lol:

+1 for building your own. It's very straight forward and easy to do. You'll save a lot of money over buying an a turnkey bike and you'll have a lot more fun doing it too. You can easily get kits for under $500 and you can get a big lipo battery and a charger for $500 to $600 shipped that will...

I removed the shifters and cables from my bike. Still have front and rear derailleurs, 7 speed freewheel 11-32T and 3 speed up front so I can change gears manually. I've left it on a gear low enough that I can pedal 15 to 20 kph mostly to limp home. It's nice to get rid of the cables and...