Recent content by themadhatter106

These are short tab cells from OSN Power. Some of the cells had some really weird corrosion or something on the edge. Some of the damage on the bottom. I thoroughly looked at all of the cells in the other half of the pack and they look good, like new. Maybe the electrolyte drying in...

This sounds like a good method but bending the steel into a proper spring sounds difficult. The other thing I am considering is that the amount of bowing is proportional to the clamping force. This could be one reason not to overdo the amount of clamping force. I know that you used shrink...

Hi, Thanks for your reply. Yes, you are right about the hose clamps tending to bow the material. At first I planned to just use acrylic but realized that it was bowing badly. Then I went to the 1/8" steel bar reinforcements to prevent the bowing, that helped a lot. I think that a whole sheet...

Ok so maybe it's not the biggest fail ever but please take this opportunity to point and laugh and also maybe give advice (if you feel so inclined). Many cells on only one half of my battery pack got damaged (holes in the foil on the bottom) and leaked electrolyte as well. The acrylic that I...

I would reccommend an xlr over Anderson's for any kind of connector which will be mounted to the outside of the bike and exposed to the elements. Not for high current though. They are cheaper than Anderson's and alot more available, try your local music shop or eBay if you don't mind waiting...

Mine cracked off too. I was riding one day in very cold 10F weather and my pant leg went over the top of it causing it to crack off. It was so brittle from the cold it just snapped. It was a cheap $20 crankset so there was no replacement guard available. I made a new one out of acrylic. Just...

Well, I brought my fork in and they called SRAM. He said that they wouldn't warranty the fork because it was out of warranty and also because of the jb weld. I never asked for a warranty replacement though, I asked for goodwill. I just decided to forget it. Way too much effort for nothing. I...

So I took apart my suspension fork again and gave it a deep cleaning with the pressure washer. Its pretty bad right around the seals on both legs. Further down on one leg the metal doesn't look pitted at all. On the other leg it is pitted but not huge chunks like the area around the seals. Well...

I could load my bike in the car but the ride to Boston for me is so much fun, lots of trees and houses :lol: . I'd be down starting in early-mid May, it's final exam time for college students right now! You might want to try messaging some of the following members to get their attention and...

I was thinking the same thing. It'd be great to meet some other riders in the area! Where are you located? There are a few other es members in the state as well.

On second thought I think I need to do some deep cleaning of the inside of the fork lowers and take some high res pics to post, to evaluate just how corroded my fork really is. I was thinking of cleaning out the inside with degreaser and then using a pressure washer to blast the inside of it. I...

The cheapest I could find was $140 for new lowers on eBay. For that price I may as well buy a whole new fork! Maybe I'll go bother my bike shop some more to call SRAM and get the factory price although I'm guessing it's going to be too much to bother. I can't find used parts, my guess is my...

They are magnesium, all of Rock Shox fork lowers are magnesium it says in the fork specs on their webpage. Apparently magnesium is one of the worst metals you can have as far as corroding.

I want a rugged fork because I have my batteries mounted low on my front fork with a rack. I know I don't want an air fork because I ride a lot of miles and the last thing I need to worry about is that thing leaking air. I'd like 32mm stanchions which starts with the recon forks but they are...

So I know that some forks have dust seals, foam rings and oil seals. My currnet fork only has the dust seals and foam rings. Do you think getting a more expensive fork with the oil seals would help the problem of water and salt getting into my fork? Can anyone recommend a cheap but rugged fork?