Recent content by miniebiker

Like my Texaco packs ! :) TVs used to last 5 to 10 years. Now they are made to last 2 years or so. Computers and laptops too. That may be why I am finding so many laptop batteries so cheap ! They are for laptops older than 2 years and who wants a laptop that old ? The batteries are...

A123 shares up more than 40 percent http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/11/us-gm-battery-idUSTRE77A30D20110811

I bought 2. One smoked when I powered it up with no battery connected. Opened it up and the ic near the temp port was cooking. I have switched to this brand. http://hyperion-world.com/products/type/15

I have 2 Texaco 36v ebike nimh packs about 11 years old that still get er done ! :)

This is what they are rated and will do. New oem laptop battery packs are where these batteries are used. http://www.batteryonestop.com/baotongusa/products/datasheets/li-ion/Samsung-SDI-ICR18650-26A.pdf

I'm thinkin some of youse guys are pyros ! :)

http://behindthewall.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/09/14/7763968-chinas-soaring-costs-could-help-american-jobs This was on the news about China. Hobbyking is out of a lot of stuff.

I think LFP's observations are skewed by his speed racer spirit ! :)

Cool stuff ! The book I pointed you to was to help you understand how DA gets the results he does. I am an older person that rode fast motorcycles for many years and lived to tell and I don't feel the need to go so fast anymore. :) 20mph or so on a bicycle is fast enough for me ! :) I have...

On page 146 of Electric Bicycles A Guide to Design and Use it claims typically an electric bicycle will use about 10 Wh for each kilometer traveled with a rider mass of about 80 kg. Lots of test results in that book and a very good read. It can help you understand...

Hey, think outside the box and design one that runs cool and does not waste power making extra heat :) That is a for sure sign of a well designed system ! :) And I hear you about bicycle components. Those cost money. A good chain can cost as much as a Walmart bike. I think I can design a...

I guess this is the answer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ2_sXwdaiw

http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&source=hp&q=electric+bicycle+site:craigslist.org&pbx=1&oq=electric+bicycle+site:craigslist.org&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=52532l60016l0l60407l21l21l1l0l0l2l234l3170l2.11.7l20l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=2ea25270560d40fb&biw=1016&bih=563 No doubt...

Ouch. Sorry to hear that. Hang in there. Steve

Is that what goes on here ? So many times I click on something and it has been removed. I feel blessed when I click on a picture and it shows ! :)