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I have cheap decathlon trousers - look horrible, keep water out, protect shoes (waterproof already)...

Thanks all for very useful feed back! So if I stick with 10/4 = 2.5C is that for the packs wired in series Amps? I think at 150 € I am going to play with a 10.4 Ah set up which would mean 25 Amp output at 2.5C

If you ever want to get rid of scrap for a very reasonable price PM me. I will use an external PAS.

I have always liked the elf but I have my mid life crisis to take care of - I need something sexier and more sporty. OK I did the whole sports car thing back in my 20's (lucky sod) but now I am back and I want more!!! :rolleyes: Where I live there are hills, wind and rain (lots but during a...

The packs are 10 C which is about 100 Amps constant discharge. What are the consequences of pulling up to 18 A peak: - little to no sagging? - less heat (I am pretty sure about this) - longer pack life?

My logic is to halve charging time and have a spare charger I can eventually chuck in the bag to take with me. OK just read about parallel charging I understand now.

Shouldn't that be 20C? OK lets play safe and go to 3.2 V

If I understand one should only take them down to 3.1 V / cell which for the pack in parallel is 37.2 V. If the controller can handle 44 V peak charge that is fine with me! I would not be charging unsupervised and not inside. I also have an alternative stocking place well out of harms way.

Having written all that and thought about it I have answered my own questions! Two chargers and split the batteries for charging is no problem. 39€ per charger, 78 € in all. Charge each battery to 20.9 V = 41.8 V when in series which is no different from any 36 V battery. 2 x 16 Ah batteries...

It is going to be slower than a classic tadpole. You found the traffic worrying not the trike itself I presume? Don't believe the charging marketing speak. If your road is flat and you have no headwinds it will do the job. You can carry extra batteries, you have the space! Over on ES there is...

OK I have been trying to find a "Dummies way" to get into these battery packs with the least complications. How about: 2 x MultiStar LiHV High Capacity 6S 16000mAh Multi-Rotor Lipo Pack in series for a 45.6 V 16 Ah pack How does the charger see the two packs in series balance wise? What is...

You mean you put the axle of one motor in the bearings of another when you swapped the core over? That is never going to be a good idea if they don't have the same wear.

Maybe his girlfriend was in the car but you couldn't see her... :rolleyes::oops:

Yesterday I hooked the trailer up and went fishing, I have never fished during the month of February in the four years I have lived here - always either snow, storms, water too cold or dirty. I just got back from finishing the bait I didn't use yesterday out of the wind and in short sleeves...

Maybe it was a Scottish fried Mars bar? :eek:

Which is why France's NF kept its colour code which was last changed in 1970 when coton insulation was banned (I have now lived in three houses with cotton insulated wires - the wiring in the corridor here was redone two years ago!). The theory is if you keep the colour code electricians are...

24.3 kg = 2 more than the R&M. It has great hydraulic rim brakes which are much lighter than disks, where is that extra weight? Seat and seat post? Mudguards?

A pedelec is a bicycle not a motorbike. DD motors are too heavy, that weight will also break spokes. I think the Q128H is about the best pedelec rear hub motor compromise power/weight ratio wise.

How about this one? http://en.r-m.de/bike/roadster-touring/ 21.9 kg including frame lock add a Tubus Fly (350 g.) and you are just over the 22 kg which isn't too bad with a suspension fork.

Blue and red plus yellow/green earth here in France. I have seen brown and black used in 380 V industrial appliance wiring. Also seen a bit of red and black. So there goes your EU conspiracy theory out the window :D