Recent content by hubmotormark

So glad to hear she's doing fine! Awesome!!

AmberWolf, How is the Big Girl Pooch doing lately? Please let us know..... Thanks!

Gregory, I like that tip.....will do just that, once I have them cleaned up. Thanks!

PunxOr wrote: "How did you determine this?" Sir, this happened on my workbench while I was cleaning the magnets after having removed them from the motor.

John, Thanks for your reply. It was the chips that were orange-hot when they erupted from the two magnets which collided with each other. The magnets themselves are fine. I'm choosing to repair the old motor because buying a new motor is not affordable on my budget. Thanks again, Mark

This weekend I began the process of cleaning the old failed glue off the permanent magnets in my old Aotema 36v hubmotor. (The motor repair project will be a separate post, when the project is complete.) Total of ten magnets, nine of which were stuck together in a stack on my workbench, one...

I second that emotion....very useful to have some diy skills, and a few tools....one can work miracles with a spoke wrench and a minimum of booklearnin'...

Camerart, You are most welcome, glad you liked Mr. Brown's pages! John in CR, The wheel truing and spoke tensioning process really are no big deal, very simple to perform. Using the info on Sheldon's pages, I was able to restore my hubmotor wheel back into round and true in less than 10...

I highly recommend the following pages by the late great Sheldon Brown, for self-instruction on how to properly (and easily) tension spokes. The article actually is about wheelbuilding, but if you will scroll down the page, there are several very well-written paragraphs on how to true the...

So very glad to hear Tiny is feeling better. .... That's awesome! !

Amberwolf, How is the Big Pooch doing today?? Please take a moment to let us know?

As a noob, I gotta ask.... Would a pictorial narrative post re: the hubmotor rebuilding project, be better posted in the "Motor Technology" section, or right here? And if right here, would it be a new thread, or just another post on this thread? Thanks! Mark

Nelson, I most certainly will photograph and post the entire project, even if it fails! Thanks, Mark

Dogman, Thanks for your answer. Methinks I will do a dry run, to fit the magnets on the rotor and determine the spacing. I bet the magnets themselves will determine their orientation relative to each other on the rotor, according to their polarity. Probably gonna use System Three epoxy, with...

Amberwolf, My apologies if my recent post seemed redundant or non-responsive; I earlier could not see my recent posts, and so thought my earlier post didn't get published to the board. Sorry to hear about your having lost four pooches.....I would have died, at that point. I will keep you and...