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  1. KirstinS

    Sore Thumb

    Good to hear :) Out o interest - did you go for the Mary bar or another ?
  2. KirstinS

    Could this be an option?

    I do see what you are getting at countryman (i think!) Thing is an "ebike" can cover the breadth and range of, say, a "house" you can't really have an instructable for a house because there are so many questions in what the right house for an individual. Your idea of a perfect pad may be my...
  3. KirstinS

    Could this be an option?

    thats 222USD from european warehouse Turnigy nano-tech A-SPEC 4500mah 10S 65~130C Lipo Pack (DE Warehouse)
  4. KirstinS

    Could this be an option?

    LIPO has a niche following for sure - usually have to harness together 4 or 6 small packs Two of these would make a decent enough pack at 37v 9ah However, most folk seem touse Lipo to get a higher voltage (44.4v) and run it on 36v kits to get more speed two of this pack would not give...
  5. KirstinS

    Heinzmann 840W Motor currently fitted to CB Venturer 200 - York Area

    Also , what voltage please ? 24v I'm guessing ?
  6. KirstinS

    Charging

    I'll get a supply from local car boot this Saturday - bound to be one Also - you and others have advised me to ensure that all wiring is thick enough to ensure current gets through My understanding is that voltage is unaffected here - just amps - hence soldering a shunt works Is that right ...
  7. KirstinS

    Charging

    Thanks - and yes , I posted the results up on the booster thread In short get 20 mph hot of charger :)
  8. KirstinS

    Charging

    My booster battery (2s so 8.4v and 9ah) is being charged via a dirt cheap 2s lipo balance charger. And charges via the balance leads It take forever ! The charger says 3,700ma on rear. If I were to buy a 7.2 -8.4 RC lithium charger and charge via main /output leads will it charge much faster ...
  9. KirstinS

    Bicycles4u

    I would only add T have an folder from this company (was given a new one when I bought a house) It is total junk- terrible quality parts and build
  10. KirstinS

    Giant Twist Battery

    Hi Helen Always nice to see a fellow Brightonian on here :) there seem to be a few different permutations of the Giant Twist battery. Can you give me a little more info - some seem to be NiMH and some lithium. Also some hang down vertically like panniers and some go in the rack. Some 26v...
  11. KirstinS

    Is the 8FUN Kit still the one to beat?

    I have 8fun kit and it will not deliver on all your requests I'm afraid. The panasonic batteries they use do suffer from a significant sag - the internal resistance is quite high. You wont get 30 miles on throttle only without sag/speed drop. You will get 30 miles with pedalling but thats at...
  12. KirstinS

    Booster Battery experiment

    Yeeeehhaaa!! :) :) !!! I have never been so happy to arrive at work.everything worked a dream. Bike is much faster top speed and accelerates faster. I took it easy and used in bursts, also was very gentle over first mile or do Even so it did 19.5 on throttle and easily assisted up to 20mph...
  13. KirstinS

    Genius?

    I use a super soaker water gun to great effect. Once they've been got once they cr@p in someone else's garden
  14. KirstinS

    Dead battery - diagnosis help puurrleeease !

    Not from 8fun but my booster battery uses Panasonic cells so probrably best to stick with same cells I'm scoping out several vendors via alibaba Btw the woosh sirocco sport also uses the Samsung cells.
  15. KirstinS

    Booster Battery experiment

    Hi d8veh Too late - already have the ku65 in hand! No worries - just hope the real world test goes well Here it is - controller and extra wire inside the water bottle. Booster battery in the black pack under seat (just for now)
  16. KirstinS

    Booster Battery experiment

    Finally I got my main battery working again (mostly thanks to d8veh) So I loosely hooked up main to booster pack . Main on 37.8v (not fully charged obviously ) and booster on 8.2v (also not quite fully charged) Got 46.2v from both together No load speed test (its late and pouring with rain)...
  17. KirstinS

    Dead battery - diagnosis help puurrleeease !

    A final note BMS has been bypassed and battery charges and discharges just fine :) Ok, it won't last but I will order another battery And the cells I may recycle into further booster packs as they are brand new See my booster pack thread for details
  18. KirstinS

    Suspension Seatpost

    I used to reccomend the Post Moderne Cushy SL at £25 rrp which was in a class of its own for the money (Evans had them at 15quid at one stage) Obviously no Cane Creek Thudbuster but then not 100-ish quid either thing is they discontinued them :( But not that long ago so if you can find...
  19. KirstinS

    Genius?

    great show - they then made a TV version which was very dumbed down. Shame as it could have been so much better. Aslo check out Mark Thomas' radio 4 series The Manifesto (still 3 episodes on iplayer) as its similar-ish idea. Very good 2 ideas for you of varying seriousness 1. People who...
  20. KirstinS

    Dead battery - diagnosis help puurrleeease !

    So last question Am I confusing myself or am I right I thinking positive charge lead needs to go to negative output ?