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  1. jonathan75

    BMSBattery/PayPal buyer protection warning for "extra shipping cost"

    Today for my controller & display-only order: "hello , We are sending your order by fedex ,but your shipping cost is not enough ,you need to pay extra $15 .now EUEXP2 can't work now ." Hahahahahahahaha Me: "Hello That is too much. I pay extra $15 if you send extra LED810 36v meter panel, ok?"
  2. jonathan75

    Will the end of full speed throttles in January 2016 cause a rush to buy.

    Ok glad you mentioned that - so the big flaw in your argument is a throttle pedelec isn't a rocket pack, it's exactly what non disabled persons are allowed, but with a throttle. So it's not really on to put people with bad knees in more cotton wool than others. Nor is their evidence that people...
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    Will the end of full speed throttles in January 2016 cause a rush to buy.

    The EU must uphold disabled persons' independence, and their freedom to acquire goods and services across borders. It's not an option. It turns out (according to one policy expert I spoke to) member states aren't obliged to follow 168/2013. It's addressed at manufacturers. Supposedly. (I don't...
  4. jonathan75

    The Best Value Wattmeter

    The wattmeter is working well inside the controller bag at the moment pending being mounted on the handlebars - but is there 1) a cheap way of having one sit next to the battery while it's being charged, i.e. that isn't attached to the bike frame, so I can see the volt level while sitting in a...
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    A almost perfect bike that needs to be returned

    No. For distance sales, you may generally open the packaging and use the product at least to the minimum level required to see that it works and how it works,and examine its characteristics. For the old DSR rules there was a guideline paper by BIS which said you didn't even have to return the...
  6. jonathan75

    Recommendations Under or Around £700

    Very good idea not to buy a £700 ebike on eBay. You need proper backup. Good idea to post here. I think at 700 with hills you're into kits or doing a lot of hard pedalling, one or the other. It's a bit short of what a good already-assembled 'climber' costs although there are some retailers who...
  7. jonathan75

    Hopper SE - Bargain?

    I'm sure you're right about some frog style batteries but this one is only 5ah 24v unfortunately, 120Wh.
  8. jonathan75

    Smog and breathing issues - what protection to use?

    So I found a brilliant disposable particulate mask: the 3m 9322 - which is a P2 (the minimum level of particulate protection recommended for diesel fumes). The builders on Screwfix reviews swear by it and they're right to. Great seal around the face and it doesn't look aggressive. Easy to...
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    Will increase damage motor

    I think the thing to be aware of is if you're going up a hill, then, if the motor is trying to go faster but can't (because it's not powerful enough), AND if maximum power is being put into it (you'll see this in bars on your LCD display I believe), then I gather this extra electricity which is...
  10. jonathan75

    18650 explosion ('EE power bar')

    Yes I got an unbranded one from eBay for 99p and it was so flimsy, I'm actually quite surprised engineers gave EE the go ahead for a mass rollout -someone on Theregister.co.uk pointed to EE attempting to limit liability for injury /death to £3k or 6k (buried in smallprint)- I think their lawyers...
  11. jonathan75

    Ciclotek

    Yes that sounds very frustrating. If all else fails, post back here for l*gal help, but I think it's v much worth following D8veh's instructions first. It won't prejudice your position.
  12. jonathan75

    Interesting cheap Chinese bike on e-bay

    Rear passenger seat -niiice. In Holland men women and children just sit on the pannier rack!* Of course the supposed 100kg total rider weight might mean we're talking about some very lightweight passengers. *Or any other surfaces, human or otherwise
  13. jonathan75

    BMSBattery/PayPal buyer protection warning for "extra shipping cost"

    They charged $300/£192 for the battery, and $78/£50 for the shipping before the diot tax and $103/£66 after. It comes so close, after duty, to what I'd pay Eclipse that I'm wondering if the Panasonic NCR18650PF cells are any better than the Samsung ICR18650 29E that Eclipse sell. Both are in 48v...
  14. jonathan75

    BMSBattery/PayPal buyer protection warning for "extra shipping cost"

    Re their being honourable, they have been silent for two weeks, after asking for and getting pics of my KU93 wiring.
  15. jonathan75

    BMSBattery/PayPal buyer protection warning for "extra shipping cost"

    They have a very sophisticated website and postage is calculated by the gram. It is not hard to program the postage calculation so that when a battery is chosen, it generates a special charge, or at least flags up a message to the buyer that the postage will be wrong. Even if that is beyond the...
  16. jonathan75

    BMSBattery/PayPal buyer protection warning for "extra shipping cost"

    I paid on the 22 July, and order changed status to 'testing', then on 28th they wrote to me to say they no longer are selling the battery I ordered (Samsung 32A) and would I like another. I said yes, they asked for $9 more, I paid. On 30th July the order went to 'take out of storage' to 'QC', to...
  17. jonathan75

    Pedelec Insurance Options Please

    Ah do these people cover UK properties, or are you on the continent?
  18. jonathan75

    Pedelec Insurance Options Please

    Do you have a link to the policy category please? My French is too poor.
  19. jonathan75

    BMSBattery/PayPal buyer protection warning for "extra shipping cost"

    I had a chat with PayPal and they said yeah I was right - any online shop formed of more than one payment for less than the total final amount, is formally ineligible for protection -for incomprehensible reasons to do with fraud.
  20. jonathan75

    BMSBattery/PayPal buyer protection warning for "extra shipping cost"

    I got it when ready to ship,over two weeks after first paying.