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  1. thelarkbox

    yesterday i had 1 ebike now i have 4!

    nice idea @saneagle but i doubt my fabrication skills to make something silent and not annoy everyone for miles around..
  2. thelarkbox

    yesterday i had 1 ebike now i have 4!

    I am an idiot.. the motor runs! tldr - £100 ish should put the bike on the road ok.. aliexpress bargains required.. I suspected/hoped the issue was simply water ingress into the cracked lcd headset. so i intended to validate the motor, validate the controller? replace headset if above ok...
  3. thelarkbox

    Which ebike to choose?!

    Happy to be corrected, I know nothing of the scheme its limitations and restrictions. I shall get my proverbial coat.. .
  4. thelarkbox

    Which ebike to choose?!

    Although i ride on a kit conversion (i had a bike) I would just buy a ebike and be done, All kit installs have issues some minor like wrong colour zip ties others less so. why invite a headache.. Also a great bike costing 1000's may not necessarily make an even passable e-bike, Someone...
  5. thelarkbox

    Help! Silentforce SF 0201

    your 36v battery when fully charged reads 36v? this suggests that you have battery issues, a fully charged Healthy 36v battery should read 40-42v. Please confirm your battery state before investing further..
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    DIY rivnut fitting kit

    my not at all sporty boneshaker of a donor bike had zero bottle holders so i had to add them all :) without securing the riv-nuts a big cable=tie came in handy, when the lever tool arrived it took seconds to fix what i had spent hours bending allen keys attempting.. when hardware shopping i...
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    Help! New to ebikes need someguidance on upgrades

    in order to get more speed you need to 1)remove the limit set, and 2 provide more power to the motor. since power in watts is derived from voltage and amps supplied increasing either will increase power output. so to overcome the speed limit an alternative more configurable controller and...
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    DIY rivnut fitting kit

    when you have a m5 hex headed machine screw perhaps, all mine are 3mm hex key screws, neither me or a manual or an electric impact driver could exert the required torque, I even started looking at the car and motorbike looking for a donor for a hex headed screw.. ended up embellishing the...
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    Help! 1st E-Bike, need help choosing

    There must be some mechanism in place considering the volume of business this scheme generates. hopefully it will be hassle free,,
  10. thelarkbox

    Could you support this please if in the UK

    In which case it wold be a pleasure to sign up.. Cheers.
  11. thelarkbox

    yesterday i had 1 ebike now i have 4!

    And testing the voltage output from a spinning motor, Is.... Very disappointing fun and games reinstalling the wheel, so i pulled the back brake calliper and stand to get at the back brake calliper.. I popped the wheel back in and locked it in place. dug out some crocodile clip leads trimmed...
  12. thelarkbox

    yesterday i had 1 ebike now i have 4!

    Thanks for the tip on the bigger motor and controller/battery hookup.. And as for the easy way to test a motor ... ;) well i had not yet opened a motor so it had to get done sooner or later, and i really wanted to fight with that one bloody screw that rounded off its cross head indenture for...
  13. thelarkbox

    yesterday i had 1 ebike now i have 4!

    Thanks @lenny, No where close to testing the unknown battery beyond the press of its self test button. However thanks for reminding me to check it out thoroughly first, any testing with a battery i may mention will be carried out with my known good fuse protected battery Cheers, this is my...
  14. thelarkbox

    yesterday i had 1 ebike now i have 4!

    Yellow Bike motor RIP, i think at least. opening up and inspecting the controller housing was a pita due to it being held together with a messy wrap of gaffer tape. Although i had 'cracked' the case to drain and air, moisture was still present, so i stood it in the sun while i brewed a cuppa...
  15. thelarkbox

    yesterday i had 1 ebike now i have 4!

    Thank you, just the confirmation i needed to stop a catastrophic experiment.. Google suggests that a 48v 250w direct drive hub motor could be similar in size to the hub motor pictured with the red/orange bike 6-7" diameter? while the 28a power rating of its matched controller does indicate a...
  16. thelarkbox

    yesterday i had 1 ebike now i have 4!

    Unfortunately the Whoosh Santana seller backed off packing the bike for a courier, I dint press it as it was pretty cool of him to consider it in the first place so 1 down ;( ...And.. 2 new arrivals at the bodge it garage this oh so HOT afternoon.. .. Both with signs of rust all over...
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    Help! Higo and Julet issue

    The key word here is "pinout" a google search for 'ebike julet pinout' should get you started.. 'ebike higo pinout' looks equally fruitful
  18. thelarkbox

    Could you support this please if in the UK

    The longer the mystery lasts the more sinister the petition appears.. Its possibly for something completely reasonable like a 'Proper Brexit':) only @Saracen knows..
  19. thelarkbox

    Could you support this please if in the UK

    Gonna give us a clue as to what the petition is for before anyone clicks?
  20. thelarkbox

    Help! 1st E-Bike, need help choosing

    Welcome to the dark side hehehehehahaha!