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  1. Beachcruzer

    A-Lines Abound: First ride after some major changes

    Hey Matty what kind of crimper are you using? I'm looking for something cheap and effective on those copper sleeves.
  2. Beachcruzer

    A-Lines Abound: First ride after some major changes

    Yeah, there's a huge emphasis here on carrying capacity of harnesses and connectors. A lot of people are building harnesses that are pure overkill (myself included). There's something to be said for speccing wire gauge and connectors that are merely adequate for your purposes, and making...
  3. Beachcruzer

    Vented Hub , smoke test (finally)

    You can get a handheld anemometer for $30 to measure windspeed, so that part is easy. But that fan is going to blow your smoke away. I'd like to see this test with more smoke and better lighting. By that I mean a flat black background and a backlight (light facing toward but not directly into...
  4. Beachcruzer

    A-Lines Abound: First ride after some major changes

    Matty, I like your harness approach. I did something very similar when shoehorning 8 x 6s 5 ah packs into my Peli 1200 case--made the eight packs into four permanently paralleled pairs by crimping the discharge leads together. Only I cut the two 12 AWG pack leads and crimp-joined them to a...
  5. Beachcruzer

    Henry111's free tech support thread

    Try it yourself. Then you will be the expert. For what it's worth, I run a 26" rear in a frame built for 24". It fits with a 1.95" tire, barely.
  6. Beachcruzer

    Help! I want to build my very own e-bike.

    You want lipo because if you're going to race you need high discharge rate, which lipo provides. Lipo is modular. You wire it for high voltage when you want to race. Reconfigure to lower voltage for range. (RPMs with a hubmotor are a function of voltage. Double your voltage, you double your top...
  7. Beachcruzer

    Thanksgiving Day

    +1, well said Kent and thanks Bigmoose for reminding me why Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday (and yes, I do have in-laws). Just back from the beach, where a couple buddies and I roasted a turkey on an electric rotisserie powered by two badly overtaxed D-Cells. Was nervous as hell, because...
  8. Beachcruzer

    pelican 1300 filled with lipo

    I think there's a good chance you could fit 8 packs and the balance boards into a 1200 case, especially if you wire them 12s 4p. To do that you'll have to cut the bullet terminals off fairly close to the packs, and parallel the power leads. You should be able to do that in such a way that the...
  9. Beachcruzer

    pelican 1300 filled with lipo

    I've got a similar setup to what you're planning, 8 lipos in a Pelican 1200 box. I do my series/parallel switching in the box, with only the 10 AWG +/- leads and the 14 AWG precharge lead exiting the case. Here's a picture. At top is an Anderson "series block." I mounted it to the box by...
  10. Beachcruzer

    ebike insurance

    Not sure you need to sue. Years ago an older lady in a big white Buick rolled through a stop sign and nailed me. I saw her coming and stood on the pedals to get clear, but it was too late. The Buick hit my rear wheel, turned it into a pie plate and sent me flying. She rolls down her window...
  11. Beachcruzer

    Election Map

    When I saw that Atlantic article, I immediately thought of you StudEbiker, because the things you post on here have been so far removed from reality. You're the poster-child for the deluded masses on which the Republicans have based their recent electoral successes. The thing is, those days are...
  12. Beachcruzer

    Fire : Mikita batteries

    Did my programming chord get smoked?
  13. Beachcruzer

    Fire : Mikita batteries

    Hey Zip, glad the house is still standing. Keep your head up.
  14. Beachcruzer

    DID I SCREW UP??????

    The description says 30-100 amps. I suggest calling TNC scooters and asking if the amperage limit is adjustable, though that seems like a bit of a long shot. Dogman knows better than me, but it seems doubtful that you'd smoke the motor instantly unless you give it full throttle on a steep hill...
  15. Beachcruzer

    DID I SCREW UP??????

    Yeah, that'll work. Enjoy your ride.
  16. Beachcruzer

    DID I SCREW UP??????

    They'll work fine, just a little more wiring required. Most people wold parallel first (connect the packs into pairs) and then put the 5 pairs into series. That will give you a 10s 2p pack, just over 40 volts hot and 12 ah of capacity. If you don't have a bunch of wire and soldering stuff laying...
  17. Beachcruzer

    Electric Chopper and Stretch

    Love 'em all, but especially the Ghostrider. Saddle bags for batteries are genius. Love to see a build where aesthetics get equal billing.
  18. Beachcruzer

    Cargo/Porteur EBike

    Very clean and well-done build. Minimalism rules.
  19. Beachcruzer

    DID I SCREW UP??????

    If you bought them locally and haven't used them yet, I'd take them back. You've got 9 2s packs, or 18 cells total, and you spent $378. I just bought 10 4s Turnigy hard packs, 40 cells total, for around $270 landed. Those are 5 amp-hour capacity, not 6 ah like yours but even so you paid more...
  20. Beachcruzer

    Anyone voting for Romney after hating on EV's in debates?

    Amen, brother. That's what I was trying to say higher up in the thread. The First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech, but thanks to Citizens United, nobody is going to hear what you have to say unless you have a few million to pump into the corporate media machine. The net result is that we...
  21. Beachcruzer

    Charred bullet connectors on controller side

    Looks like you straight-up melted the insulation. What amperage are you pushing and what gauge are those phase wires? Were you riding harder/longer than usual? Maybe poorly crimped or soldered connectors creating resistance/heat?
  22. Beachcruzer

    Anyone voting for Romney after hating on EV's in debates?

    You're making my point for me. The entire spectrum of American politics has shifted radically to the right in the last 30 years. Look at their records. Nixon, who will forever be remembered as the meanest, dirtiest sonofabitch in the Republican party, was in fact more progressive than either...
  23. Beachcruzer

    Anyone voting for Romney after hating on EV's in debates?

    Exactly. If you think Democrats and Republicans are one and the same, you're ignoring the judiciary. Not just the Supreme Court, but the hundreds of federal judges who will be appointed to lesser courts in the next four years. Think about it: What was the exact moment when we were preordained to...
  24. Beachcruzer

    Stealth Cruiser

    Haha, lazy is how I roll. My current build is a downhill mtn bike . . . with a cruiser seat.
  25. Beachcruzer

    Hide controlller

    Hola Tedi, You could try making a "false bottom" for the controller in an enclosed battery box either on the front similar to my Stealth Cruiser or on a rear rack. A false bottom means that the box is divided in two parts. For example with the basket you see in my picture on the right, I could...
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