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  1. RVD

    Bought a new phone

    no, the 5" streak was discontinued. i bought it last year (almost exactly 1 year ago). it's still a nice phone and i'll probably keep it for at least another 6 months. roms are getting updated regularly but you have to download them off the internet, etc.
  2. RVD

    I broke down...bought a car.

    Lol. I'm a big boy. Wasnt looking for approval or anything like that. Ebikes are still my hobby. this is in the general discussion area where people write about buying cell phones, etc. Everyone told me that tesla has a waiting list miles long. But if not, maybe in 3 years when this lease...
  3. RVD

    I broke down...bought a car.

    I have been living car free since June. Well, sorta. My wife still has a car and I borrow it from time to time when I need it (meetings after work, etc.). Otherwise I have been riding my ebike to work. It's winter now but SoCal winter is not really winter anyway. It's a little wet and rainy...
  4. RVD

    Bought a new phone

    Luke, I have the Dell Streak. It's pretty similar to the note in terms of size. I love it. Yes, it's big and everyone makes fun of me and random people say "is that a PHONE?" but it's perfect and it fits right in my pocket. My next phone is probably going to be the Note.
  5. RVD

    A Very Very Low Cost Electric Bike from Pakistan

    Naeem, you rock! Keep up the good work out there. So how do we donate money to help you out? Can we send money via paypal or something like that? RVD.
  6. RVD

    350w geared e-bikekit motor - not working...

    btw you were right on this. i just ran another test today with the sensorless controller and after a little bit of playing around with the phase wires, i was able to get the motor to work. so before, the phase wires were not in the right sequence. however, i am pretty sure that it is a hall...
  7. RVD

    350w geared e-bikekit motor - not working...

    Ok thanks guys. I will say that Jason over at e-bikekit has some awesome service. I emailed him to let him know. I also have been screwing around a bit with this build by doing stuff that I shouldn't have done like turn the wheel backwards while installing it. I told him that chances are...
  8. RVD

    350w geared e-bikekit motor - not working...

    from my message with lyen, i'm leaning towards a bad sensor. he said that the sensorless controller isn't meant to be used with a geared motor (unless it's specifically a geared sensorless motor). so that whirring sound is normal. the tester is showing a bad B hall sensor so that's probably...
  9. RVD

    runaway bike!

    Hey guys, So is the conclusion on this basically just a freak accident kind of thing and lesson learned is to make sure to install a kill switch type of thing (andon cord for all of you MBA types) that you can pull in case on emergency? I extended out my kill switch so that it's easier for me...
  10. RVD

    folding bike conversion?

    update. i started this build this past weekend. all parts are here and arrived. the dropouts on the dahon are 133mm. the dropouts on the bike are set for 135mm. it's a bit of a tight fit but i was able to get the wheel in there including the washers. i am trying to use the lyen 9 fet...
  11. RVD

    350w geared e-bikekit motor - not working...

    Hi Everyone, This has to be my most frustrating build ever. It's still kind of fun in a somewhat sick way though. i have been at it all weekend so i am about at wit's end. Anyway, I am working on a build using a 350 watt geared rear hub motor from e-bikekit. I am using the lyen 9 fet...
  12. RVD

    folding bike conversion?

    Great info stingray. My bike arrived yesterday and my motor arrives tomorrow. I hope to work on this project next week. I was going to use doctorbass torque arms but it looks like there isnt enough space. I will just use normal torque arms.
  13. RVD

    runaway bike!

    regarding my kill switch... i don't have a real kill switch, it's just something that i jury rigged together. i'll take a picture sometime but essentially it looks like this: i use anderson power poles. i also use one of these...
  14. RVD

    runaway bike!

    a few questions... 1) i rigged up a new throttle. i had a crystalyte one and i just changed the connectors so that it will fit the connectors on lyen's controller and it worked. when i say that it worked, it means that i tested the new throttle with the lyen 12 fet sensorless controller +...
  15. RVD

    runaway bike!

    btw, iirc if you have brake regen on and you apply the brake, the wheel will stop turning. so it's not 100% bad.
  16. RVD

    runaway bike!

    what does this mean? i do have a CA hooked up. does this mean that if my throttle is bad, the CA will send a full throttle signal to the controller? why does it do that? i guess one way to test my system would be to disconnect the CA and see if the bike works?
  17. RVD

    runaway bike!

    ok i guess it's fairly common? is the throttle generally fried at this point or is it something that can be fixed by re-wiring?
  18. RVD

    runaway bike!

    ok, i had a somewhat scary thing happen to me today. i was leaving for work this morning and all was good but for some reason, right after leaving my driveway i wanted to go back home and make sure that my front door was locked. so i went back home and got off my bike. while my hands were...
  19. RVD

    New Crystalyte Motor series (HT35 / HS35 and HT24 / HS24)

    i used a ruler...i believe they are 166mm for mine at least. 12 gauge. i ordered some so we'll see if it fits right when i get the shipment.
  20. RVD

    New Crystalyte Motor series (HT35 / HS35 and HT24 / HS24)

    ok looks like i'll be buying a ruler tonight. thanks for your help.
  21. RVD

    New Crystalyte Motor series (HT35 / HS35 and HT24 / HS24)

    anyone know the replacement spoke length and size for the HS3540? i measured and it looks like mine is 170mm 12 gauge? can anyone confirm? i read some reports that look like it might be 165mm. i originally through 180mm so i bought some spokes but they were too long. yes, i have a ruler but...
  22. RVD

    folding bike conversion?

    research tells me that the rear dropouts on the dahon is 130mm. the ebikekit 20" wheel with 7 speed freewheel is 135mm. anyone think it should be safe to spread the dahon to 135mm? i also ordered a 1 speed freewheel because i figure that should fit for sure (may need spacers).
  23. RVD

    folding bike conversion?

    i'm using lipo because: 1) it's light 2) i already have a pretty decent lipo stash 3) i like the modular nature of lipo. i can configure a 10s1p block for short trips, 10s2p for medium distance, etc...i have enough lipo to build a 10s5p pack if i really wanted to (37v 30ah)...maybe even more...
  24. RVD

    Doctorbass Laser show chill

    nice! reminds me of my time in Ibiza...:)
  25. RVD

    folding bike conversion?

    I'll get a set of norlock washers from shinyballs (emmanuel) and a set of torque arms from doctorsbass so that part should be well taken care of.
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