Recent content by T04D

The engineering and overkill suspension would genuinely make this a go anywhere electric vehicle :)

I like your line of thinking; some potential in these, love this one - so much space for batteries and other electronics :D

ah right - makes sense :) what torque arms are you using? iv not looked into these yet but know the will be needed. any pics of yours? what manufacturer of Lipo are you using? i was looking at the Turnigy nano tech packs.....

lovely build mate - how does it handle offraod, was guessing when i get it going it should be like a small KTM :) how do you go about upgrading the controller to handle more amps? heres me wanting to upgrade it and iv never even ridden it yet.lol. best hobby iv ever come across :) what...

cheers man - and by A123 this would be lifePo4, as this is the pack electric rider where supplying with thier kits if they were willing to ship to the UK :)

I started with the laptop batteries as i thought it would be a cheep way of getting the thing moving but now i realize for the power i require it is impractical to continue on this path and to get the bike to do what i want it to im going to have to spend quiet a large amount of money - this is...

I was looking at the turnigy nano tech packs - but your right. iv built the bike and have no power source and no idea as to what to get mate - i know i want to go fast and i know i dont need to do very long rides (10- 15 mile would be more than enough) but im just learning in regards to battery...

Brilliant - thank you :) and sorry for drawing the thread away from its intended purpose

and if this is the case then i think 5 x 14.8v 6000Mah LiPo packs in series is the way forward for my build - a moment of clarity i think...... :)

ah right - thats where iv been going wrong - i thought when talking batteries "C" was the same as amps (my inexperience showing nicely.lol) still though with 10Amp per cell the pack could be alot smaller than using laptop batteries? but your right though - i could stick any batteries on e-bay...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171010752994?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 thier mate, it looks legit to me but then again im still canny new to all of this :) they are meant to be the replacement for IMR batteries

This said - i currently have over 100 18650 cells that all seem to be charging fine but no other testing has been done on them; and are all of mixed manufactures and another 20 or so laptop batteries that are waiting to be stripped. is thier anything i could acheive to get this build moving...

This is why im thinking laptop cells are probs not the best choice for my project - the controller requires a min of 55v and a max of 80v all at 40amp nominal discharge rate and the rear hub motor is a 2880w phoenix 2 brushless hub, wich electric rider that i got it from advised 45mph-52mph max...

cheers if i had the cash this looks like the way to go for simplicity 2 of these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/36V-10AH-38120-HEADWAY-LIFEPO4-BATTERY-PACK-DIY-KIT-POWER-for-ELECTRONICS-BIKE-/190816844155?pt=US_Rechargeable_Batteries&hash=item2c6d91f97b :D