Recent content by Benjahmin

I had to go into a house in a similar state to make the electrics safe. It was a chip pan fire. Let's all panic and regulate chip pans.

Thanks Sturmey. No 'L' settings in the spec that I've got.

It takes a minimum of three years to become a qualified electrician, with practical and theory exams and tests. Then you need a certificate proving that you are cogniscant witht the current regulations - another course/exam. These regs are constantly updated and changed, so this is repeatable...

Won't that always happen? The system has nicely swapped from 36 to 48 without problem. I guess to get it to swap back I'd have to connect a partially discharged 36v volt. So........ If the full 36 was used first and part discharged, then the full 48 could be used, then after the ride the...

When i bought the recumbent it came with an orrible Dillenger 48v kit - that's gone. Fitted an AKM 128 with a dual voltage KT and lcd5. So I can now use the original underslung 48v battery, but I've also mounted a din rail to take my 36v rack battery. So if using up the 48v (range is not great)...

A rough running motor is very likely to be a dodgy motor connection. If one phase is resistive it can make the motor sound and feel like a bag of nails. It does a really effective impersonation of a mechanical fault. Check the motor plug is fully home, up to the line marked on the barrel...

iirc on my lcd5, C1 set to 07 got my 12 magnet going. I was told I'm a lucky boy though !

Retired copper if I remember correctly.

Perhaps. Main reason is the unfettered printing of currency by all major central banks and governments. The price of gold is reflecting the diminishing purchasing power of dollars/stirling/euro's etc. Too late to buy? It may go down a bit but, unlike the currency it's quoted in, it will NEVER...

That may be the case (not my experience) but the relative replacement cost is way lower, and can be done in the shed.

Any electrically assisted bike gives you the feeling of having borrowed a professional cyclist's legs. It does not, however, do all the work for you. It is an assistance only. You still get a work out as myself and many here will attest, especially when hill climbing is invovled. Adding a kit...

Rear hub, something like an AKM100, 2.1Kg. Kt controller with LCD3. Display can sit on your handlebars with the control buttons right next to your fingers so you can turn assist on and off as you please. Pas sensor to suit your bike. Brake switches optional but do allow to ride with assist...

Finally got my roundtuit out and started stripping the cells apart. Peeling off the nickel strips is leaving little raised bumps which I'm knocking down with gentle taps from a flat punch. They are Samsung SD1's and are coming out with a respectable 3.9v on them. This after around 3 years on...

I would be very wary of switch kits. There have been many problems reported on this forum, Their waiting times, after paying for it, seem ridiculously long and their customer service, in the case of faulty equipment, almost none existant. The front hub motors that Saneagle mentions are...

Driving in rural areas at night is a nightmare. The problem is not only led headlights but also led running lights. Add to this drivers insistance on using bumper mounted lights, that are only meant to be used in daylight fog, and you are faced with an oncoming wall of bright blue/white light...