Hi, first post here.
I've been planning an E motorbike build for a while but can't decide on a battery. But in the mean time I have come across a 15s 10Ah Li ion made of power tool packs.
So I was thinking of building an ebike with a ebay kit for the trip to work.
something like this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/48v-1500w-2...301016?hash=item2814e5df18:g:09cAAOSwoudW-KvL
I'm guessing the 48V controller will handle the 15S at a bit over 60V i'm happy to charge to 4 or 4.1v if needed should be better for the pack.
It's a short run about 3.5 km each way with around 55m of climb in the last 1km. So should be plenty of battery
I want it to be fast 50kph on the flat.
I weight around 95kg and have maybe 5kg max in my bag.
It's on a sealed road with 1 railway crossing. It's hot here maybe 40deg at times when riding.
I'm thinking an old steel frame or maybe my wife's bike if she'll let me it's an aluminum frame MTB, she never uses it anyway and it should be easily removed if needed as long as I don't damage the dropouts.
How much trouble am I likely to have with this setup? I'm worried about the strength of the wheel mainly.
Any advice?
Thanks
Paul
I've been planning an E motorbike build for a while but can't decide on a battery. But in the mean time I have come across a 15s 10Ah Li ion made of power tool packs.
So I was thinking of building an ebike with a ebay kit for the trip to work.
something like this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/48v-1500w-2...301016?hash=item2814e5df18:g:09cAAOSwoudW-KvL
I'm guessing the 48V controller will handle the 15S at a bit over 60V i'm happy to charge to 4 or 4.1v if needed should be better for the pack.
It's a short run about 3.5 km each way with around 55m of climb in the last 1km. So should be plenty of battery
I want it to be fast 50kph on the flat.
I weight around 95kg and have maybe 5kg max in my bag.
It's on a sealed road with 1 railway crossing. It's hot here maybe 40deg at times when riding.
I'm thinking an old steel frame or maybe my wife's bike if she'll let me it's an aluminum frame MTB, she never uses it anyway and it should be easily removed if needed as long as I don't damage the dropouts.
How much trouble am I likely to have with this setup? I'm worried about the strength of the wheel mainly.
Any advice?
Thanks
Paul