Recent content by pmonkey

It's good to know that if I am relatively cautious that I'll have a hard time damaging the thing. And if the ballpark estimate of aH used to get to work is somewhere around 70% of capacity I should be able to avoid draining the thing down to nothing. But now that I've reviewed my list I have...

I think it comes with past experience where I blew apart things that I thought I understood. (Scattering clutches, breaking rear ends, etc.) Now that I'm in a field that I have limited knowledge of I'm being careful. Besides if I fry a $700 plus battery right away I'm going to be pretty...

Alright let me piece together the responses into a semi coherent list of do's & don'ts for a new Ping Battery: > The Ping Batteries come with their BMS disconnected. Plug it in firmly (but don't pull on the wires). > Expose the BMS so it gets out into the air to help dissipate heat. >...

I got my recumbent from Boomer Bents but the bike is actually built by the Performer folks. I have the Toscana 700 C ( 700C wheels, SRAM 9 spd and triple crank up front.) I vacilate back and forth over which bike to convert. I have been mainly riding the recumbent which kind of leaves the...

Here is the background on the set-up I am planning on putting together. I purchased one of the kits from Ilia. 600 W BMC V2 Rear Hub Motor Crystalyte 12 FET Controller Cycle Analyst - DPS I have been trying to decide whether to convert my recumbent or road bike to an E-Bike. I'm leaning...

Alright let's assume everything is good out of the box and I go to install my new bouncing baby Ping Battery on my E-Bike. I'm looking at some mounting options and my preference is in the triangle to balance out the weight distrubution. I live in the DFW area where triple digit heat rules the...

Thanks for all the advice. I will typically need to go over the info a few times to be sure I've got it straight. (I'm definitely not an electrical wizard.) I did spring for the 5 amp charger. Is there anything I should be watching for / or being careful about when using the 5 amp charger as...

I have been waiting to get into the world of e-bikes over the last few years and have just recently taken the plung. I have just ordered a new 48 V - 20 amp Ping Battery. I want to be sure that I take care of the battery properly and don't do anything stupid straight out of the box. What I...