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You are going to write on the back of that box.. TRANSCANADA BY ELECTRIC right?
justin_le said:Most of the buildings have outdoors outlets but of all the options for stealing electricity I thought it would be most à-propos to fill up at the Petro-Can gas station.
I *used* to do this but the fumes at the stations just smell sooooo bad now. Restautant/Bar patios are way better and more numerous...justin_le said:...but of all the options for stealing electricity I thought it would be most à-propos to fill up at the Petro-Can gas station.
Hey Doc, for sure, I'll trade in my 8AH NiCad pack for some 16Ah or so of Lithium if you got it! Also, if you or others along the way have ebike setups with reasonable capacities and want to join along and ride together for a part of the trip that could pretty fun. I'm averaging between 35-40 kph, so I don't think anyone on this forum will have trouble keeping up.Doctorbass said:If you need xtra battery when crossing Quebec to fight the wind alog the fleuve St-Laurent i can arrange you something begining by kWh .. that would be a pleasure to me to bring you some Sony konion pack for the end of your trip!
-Where did you got the dc-dc for the led that can accept 100V at input??? i'm searching for some!.. have you built the circuit?
How do you plan your trip about the schedule over a day? mow much time do you plan to ride every day? have you a planning or you feel free?
Joshua Goldberg said:Hey Justin
I like you choice of ride. Did think the Tadpole idea was a highway accident waiting to happen and the ScooterBike needed a 20" Front Wheel to make sense.
My choice would be a RANS V2 with an Xtracycle conversion and Mueller Fairing but being as high in the saddle as you are is likely a bit safer on the highways.
You coming through Toronto late August?
Bill Best said:Justin, how fast can you charge your batteries? What type of charger are you using?
seanreit said:For the Americans following along, we pay .105 a KWH down here in Texas. As I'm understanding it, Justin has gone 550 KM on 60 cents American. If I have messed up a decimal place, please let me know.
Ahem... yes, there are hills in BC <grin>... Vernon about 1,140 ft above sea level!paultrafalgar said:...differences could be due to hills climbed.
seanreit said:For the Americans following along, we pay .105 a KWH down here in Texas. As I'm understanding it, Justin has gone 550 KM on 60 cents American. If I have messed up a decimal place, please let me know.
(And he is not EVen fully-faired!)Zoot Katz said:If those rates held across the whole country...Bikes Rule! GO JUSTIN!
Lock,Lock said:...Ahem... "Hydro" rates are smoke and mirrors... HELLO?
Ontario just announced another electricity rate reduction... Yer quoting official rates that really just pander to the ignorant electorate (voters)...
Ontario "Hydro" is cheap if you ignore those swimming pools full of heavy water and nuke waste... In BC, like Ontario, I expect crumbling infrastructure that was paid for decades ago but not kept up (like Ontario highways and overpasses.)
I always say to my daughters (the two that I know of) Thanks Kids! ...for inheriting our National Debt...
Yer shoving the costs of (20th-Century) excesses on to future generations... it's a flawed (20th Century) economic model...
Pls. don't quote numbers w/out context
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tks
Lock
Lock said:(And he is not EVen fully-faired!)Zoot Katz said:If those rates held across the whole country...Bikes Rule! GO JUSTIN!
Ahem... "Hydro" rates are smoke and mirrors... HELLO?
Ontario just announced another electricity rate reduction... Yer quoting official rates that really just pander to the ignorant electorate (voters)...
Ontario "Hydro" is cheap if you ignore those swimming pools full of heavy water and nuke waste... In BC, like Ontario, I expect crumbling infrastructure that was paid for decades ago but not kept up (like Ontario highways and overpasses.)
I always say to my daughters (the two that I know of) Thanks Kids! ...for inheriting our National Debt...
Yer shoving the costs of (20th-Century) excesses on to future generations... it's a flawed (20th Century) economic model...
Pls. don't quote numbers w/out context
[/Accounting Hat Off]
tks
Lock
justin_le said:Hey Doc, for sure, I'll trade in my 8AH NiCad pack for some 16Ah or so of Lithium if you got it! Also, if you or others along the way have ebike setups with reasonable capacities and want to join along and ride together for a part of the trip that could pretty fun. I'm averaging between 35-40 kph, so I don't think anyone on this forum will have trouble keeping up.Doctorbass said:If you need xtra battery when crossing Quebec to fight the wind alog the fleuve St-Laurent i can arrange you something begining by kWh .. that would be a pleasure to me to bring you some Sony konion pack for the end of your trip!
-Justin
paultrafalgar said:For those of you who like spreadsheets here's one I knocked up quickly with Justin's data. Please check it for errors. The last column is an attempt to get a view of how the power consumption varies with speed; I guess the differences could be due to hills climbed. Some industrious soul might want to get that from Google maps/Earth
justin_le said:Generally going up the passes which are around 4-5% grade or so I'm using the full 30A on the controller, maintaining just under 30 kph. While on the flats it is more like 37-42 kph with current draws in the 5 to 15 A range depending on the headwind. Unfortunately I lost the data for the trip down the other side since my laptop battery died, but I got nearly 3 Ah of regen back into the battery pack. Tomorrow morning I start the trek up and over the Rocky Mountains so I'll try to make sure all this data gets saved.
Zoot Katz said:I know of no place to plug in past Albert Canyon before you reach the summit of Roger's Pass. Maybe the ranger at the park gate will know.
The new bridges through the Kicking Horse hopefully make the road safer than the old route.
Drafting chip haulers through Eagle Pass was what I did for fun when I lived in Revelstoke. Mountain bikes hadn't been invented yet.