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  1. AviationMetalSmith

    LiFePO Dead ? Or Low Voltage Cutoff?

    keyboard I think I need one of these, mine appears dead. I checked voltage, one side was 6.68, and the other was 6.98 ! So I took it off the charger, it was unbalanced
  2. AviationMetalSmith

    LiFePO Dead ? Or Low Voltage Cutoff?

    This I never opened up one of these before. What is the printed circuit board? It appears to have an aluminum heat-sink?
  3. AviationMetalSmith

    LiFePO Dead ? Or Low Voltage Cutoff?

    13.45volts right now, but using battery clamps, and there is 0.0 volts at the terminals.
  4. AviationMetalSmith

    LiFePO Dead ? Or Low Voltage Cutoff?

    This is the case:
  5. AviationMetalSmith

    LiFePO Dead ? Or Low Voltage Cutoff?

    Hello. I’m 24 hours banned from Facebook account I made a joke about a feral cat being up for sale. A funny thing happened on the way to the forum... The bike auxiliary battery, 12v8ah LiFePO4, was on for 2.5 to 3 hours. It went dead , 0v , and it must be the low voltage cutoff. Okay, the...
  6. AviationMetalSmith

    Giant LAFree Sport

    The thing that flabbergasted me was, I was simply doing a search for “lafree sport rack” to see about getting a rack for the other bike... It’s almost like a longtail cargo bike, it had a special rack... And I don’t even scroll down too far And I’m looking at my own post from fourteen years ago...
  7. AviationMetalSmith

    Giant LAFree Sport

    Wow, archival material! I still have the bike. Never got much use due to lousy lead/acid chemistry. Now has Coroplast pannier/tailbox and LED Lights Test
  8. AviationMetalSmith

    Giant LAFree Sport

    The Lafree still has it's original 24 volt batteries and controller. The motor cuts out at 18 MPH. I had a loose wire (connection). The LBS looked at it and tightned the connection, now it's running better. The rack was made by Giant, specifically to fit the Lafree Sport frame. The stays were...
  9. AviationMetalSmith

    Giant LAFree Sport

    I bought a used Giant Lafree Sport in October, 2004. I only paid $250.00. Some rich kid lost interest and his mother sold it in a clasified ad in the local paper. I couldn't restist taking the motor cover off to look at the mechanism. While I had it off, I painted it with OSHA yellow spray...
  10. AviationMetalSmith

    Building fairings

    The Type 10 (Which has a Suzuki GS fairing in this photo): Front View: Battery charger: Battery: Side View:
  11. AviationMetalSmith

    Building fairings

    I believe the Type 9 may have inspired others to build Electric Bikes. I was late getting on the Internet. Computers I have owned or used: In 1981 I bought a Sinclair ZX-81, which had a 1k memory. In 1982, I used a computer at my High School, a Commodore PET, which had a 4k memory. I programmed...
  12. AviationMetalSmith

    Building fairings

    Here is the Type 9: Mellisa designed this bike with a spoiler based on the Kenworth truck. The previous Type 5 had such a big fairing that , when it was used in Florida, the test riders complained that it was too hot. So the Types 7&9 have smaller fairings.
  13. AviationMetalSmith

    Building fairings

    Here is the Type 6, which has the same basic fairing as the Type 5, with a tailbox and a roof: Type 7 is a complete re-design. The girls designed this fairing, with a lid that opens , hinged at the front. I found the best aerodynamic effect was with the top set at 53 degrees: Here is Type 7...
  14. AviationMetalSmith

    Building fairings

    Here is the Type 5 in a woodlands camo. To answer the question, I measured a 10% gain in top speed, coasting downhill , with this fairing.
  15. AviationMetalSmith

    Building fairings

    Hello everyone, I just joined this forum. I wanted to reply to the post from May 4th, in which username 10kw posted a picture of one of my faired bikes. I have been building fairings since 1986. NFA Vehicles Type 5: This bike's fairing is made of Kevlar. I used this bike while I was in the...
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