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  1. flecc

    wisper 806fe knackered

    Agreed, they're quite likely the best in the business and have always set a very high standard of customer care. It's why David advised you to have the bike checked out before replacing the battery. He'd rather lose that battery sale than have you waste the money. .
  2. flecc

    How another bike forum see's us the Pedelecs forum.

    Eddie was member EddieO who has sadly passed away since. Eddie was a friend of mine who lived quite near. He expressed himself in very blunt ways and had been warned on a couple of occasions when it was thought he went OTT. He and Indalo often posted in agreement with each other in similar...
  3. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    The repeated nonsense in this is that the EU is out to destroy democracy. It's completely the opposite, the intention to have a union ruled over democratically by the European parliament. The quicker member countries agree to that the quicker it will happen. Meanwhile the EU Commission exists...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Which in turn has only one sensible solution, remain in the EU and try to restore our rebate. The EU would probably grant that just to get rid of the whole silly Brexit business. .
  5. flecc

    How do you recycle a cardboard box that's smothered in tape?

    Put it into a council waste bin, they're the ones in charge of recycling. .
  6. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I was being tactful. :) Seriously there could be some real problems, not least because many own residential property here as well as Eire that they live in for periods. .
  7. flecc

    Helmets - again!

    Yes, it's a very fair video giving all arguments for and against. The against ones are more valid though. :D;) .
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    That would mean after we leave the EU, Irish Travellers would no longer be able to come here since they never have fixed contract jobs. I can just imagine the ructions! :D .
  9. flecc

    wisper 806fe knackered

    It's probably the battery that has had it. The cells in these lithium batteries completely fail if they drop below a certain voltage, so it's important that they are charged at least every three months if out of use. Wisper recommend every two months. The fact that the voltage might read ok...
  10. flecc

    New ebike problems

    Do you have any data for that? :D ;) .
  11. flecc

    My review of the Dillenger Opia 2.0 - and why to avoid Dillenger at all costs

    Accepting your other points Stuart, the above is not a fault and is common on e-bikes. Batteries are chemical devices so it's impossible to measure their content on the spot electrically. They hold a chemical potential. So the method used to provide a rough indication of content is to...
  12. flecc

    Bad Kama, or just a run of sh!+ luck

    A really unhappy sequence of events Gringo, little wonder you feel fed up with everything at present and you have my genuine sympathies since I've lived through a rather similar period. It's a platitude I know, but the odds now are in favour of things getting better. The bad times will pass. .
  13. flecc

    Using ebike battery for powering electric boat

    If it is a transformer it will only convert AC voltage, not the DC voltage from the Panasonic battery. Only an electronic or electro-mechanical converter can do that. If you do have the right converter, allowing for efficiency loss you should be able to run a 150 watt motor using around 8 amps...
  14. flecc

    How another bike forum see's us the Pedelecs forum.

    Perverse springs to mind. .
  15. flecc

    UK - legality of thumb-throttles in DIY conversions

    But not reliable data. When asked about things they don't normally have in mind the results can be be very unreliable. When asked, 52% of the English say they are Christians. That's news to the C of E who claim 1.5% are churchgoers. The widespread view on this outcome is that people often...
  16. flecc

    Stratospheric prices

    And here in the UK too, vast differences in wealth and salaries. .
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    Stratospheric prices

    But compare cost of living as well and the picture changes dramatically. In particular our property prices, rental and transport fares are wildly higher than those in almost all of the rest of the EU. .
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    Stratospheric prices

    Often they reflect that the same models are very expensive in such as Germany and The Netherlands where they sometimes originate and where by far the most sales are. That then makes it impossible to price lower here in a common marketplace .
  19. flecc

    UK - legality of thumb-throttles in DIY conversions

    Naughty, I did not say largely, only that it's a major factor while acknowledging there are many others, often though that we can do nothing about. Of course there can be no data on such feelings, polls being as useless as they are for such purposes. For many matters it's necessary to use...
  20. flecc

    How another bike forum see's us the Pedelecs forum.

    That's what happens when the photo and writing quality are too good. Brings out all the inferiority complexes. :) .