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:lol: Someone should comment on this remark :!:

The quick and dirty answer is yes. The better answer is: http://sheldonbrown.com/singlespeed.html Freewheels are not all similarly constructed, some are easy to disassemble, most require a specific tool. Single speed freewheels are not terribly expensive, but compatibility must be considered...

Always mark the cover position first. A wood chisel, or knife, may help loosen the cover. Don't use excessive force; working around the seam, the cover will eventually pop loose.

I just put the wheel/rotor on a 5 gallon bucket, hold the stator by the axle and lower it carefully until it is pulled out of my hands. This makes a bang. If you marked the covers' position on the rotor prior to disassembly it may save you much effort to determine the best orientation. One...

I've been told that a vacuum tube is a FET with a light on, plus signal processing. Based on the substantial demand, they are useful. My supposition is that, with sufficiently thorough analysis, the transfer function of a vacuum tube could be duplicated exactly with other types of circuitry...

Yes, it does not matter if it's ugly, or fugly, 'cuz I'm gonna have a good time regardless. It's not that the aesthetic is of no consequence, but that is not my forte. It will be wonderful to have a controller of such exquisite beauty that it causes all who gaze on it to swoon as dopamine swirls...

I agree with everything. I think y'all just invented Yin and Yang, although I don't remember which is which. I'm not unaffected by appearance but, I'm not effected by it either.

A motor controller, on an e-bike, is a thee phase buck converter in a tornado, during an earthquake, perhaps. I am poking around in controllers a bit, lurking regularly and Googling excessively. It is taking some time to get up to speed. I've not encountered even one 12AX7 or 25L6. :shock: It's...

If you want some real excitement then, open up a microwave oven!

One might wonder if the US gov't is subsidizing the China gov't's subsidy of solar panels.

:arrow: OT & more OT: Not to worry! Ignorance is good, everyone should have some. The problem lies in not knowing how much one has. I agree with spinningmagnets — http://www.builditsolar.com is a cool site. It can be instructive, thought provoking, and entertaining. With respect to Pnom Penh...

The capacity for discerning the essential truth, in fact, is as rare among men as it is common among crows, bullfrogs and mackerel. The man who shows it is a man of quite extraordinary quality— perhaps even, a man downright diseased. Exhibit a new truth of any natural plausibility before the...

Perhaps you're thinking of the international bankers?

I observe that my 'xlyte' 72V40A controller draws about 16mA when connected to the batteries and not turned on. When switched on and stopped, the current is about 56mA. This gives a power dissipation of approximately 1 watt and 4 watts, respectively. I don't worry too much about a watt here and...

I've vote for whomever will get rid of the FED. Nothing else is of any consequence.