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  1. Benjahmin

    Assist cuts out occasionally

    I too have suffered thermal cut out. There is one climb in particular that is about 1.5 miles long. It starts gently under trees but, as you emerge from the trees into full sun, it gets gradually steeper, so I get gradually slower. It can cut near the top in warm weather. The controller body...
  2. Benjahmin

    Assist cuts out occasionally

    How old is the battery? The battery may be holding charge but., with age, internal resistance increases. What this does is to increase voltage sag when power is drawn. Despite you not increasing assit level, the amperage called for when climbing hills will increase. This heats up the cells...
  3. Benjahmin

    Heartbroken family pay tribute to teen 'who loved going out with mates' after e-bike crash

    Young lads are wired to push the boundaries, I too did some pretty stoopid things in my youth. The loss of life potential is tragic. The manufacturers and sellers of these bikes should be named and shamed. They know damn well that they will be used illegally. The people who gave the kid...
  4. Benjahmin

    Centre stand options..

    Have one of these on the wife's big bear. Definitely lift by the rear rack and roll the bike forward with your foot in front of the stand. Also careful on sloping ground, legs are close enough together to allow the bike to tip sideways.
  5. Benjahmin

    How They Convert Bikes in Sweden

    It's not a moped as it's got no pedals, therefore it's a mo !
  6. Benjahmin

    n00b battery connection question

    That's corect. However, as you're changing connectors anyway, try something much better and secure such as anderson power poles or xt30's. The former are crimp connectors, the latter need soldering. Alternatively, if you don't need to remove the battery, you could just solder connections...
  7. Benjahmin

    Battery deconstruction.

    Wow, thanks for the rage links Saracen. I have e-mailed Greenlance and got no reply. The charge for a one off pick up from greenit was prohibitve. I will try eco-recycle but it looks like they are set up to deal with bussinesses not one offs. Ceredigion may well say on the phone that sites...
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    Battery deconstruction.

    I have a block of 18650's that were returned to me after my last recell. They are just sitting on a shelf as there's nowhere local that will accept them for recycle. I've even tried enquiring with distant companies but transport becomes an issue. So I'm stuck with this thing. I'd like to use...
  9. Benjahmin

    Help with my first conversion kit.

    So, there is this law. But I don't agree with the law. I will interpet the law how I think it should be. So I will argue against the law and behave accordingly. So lets all, individually, behave how our own personal and/or convenient interpretations of law, or lack of it, say we can. Mmmm!
  10. Benjahmin

    Help with my first conversion kit.

    One more time. The legislation says that 250W is the maximum RATED power. This means that the motor will not overheat when this wattage is applied continuously. This is nothing to do with the output wattage from the battery, there is no maximum for this in legislation. So a systems that...
  11. Benjahmin

    The Anything Thread that is Never off subject.

    The reason that those crisis events boosted the price of gold is that they resulted in the printing of billions of dollars,pounds, euro's, you name it - it got printed. Thus diluting the existing units in circulation and reducing their purchasing power. If you look at the dollar since Nixon...
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    The Anything Thread that is Never off subject.

    The difference is, I'm not talking about trading or even investing. I'm talking about wealth preservation. In this respect bitcoin is far too volatile. I obtained my first ounce of gold in 2007. It cost me £385, that same ounce (which I still have) would currently cost around £1700. This...
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    The Anything Thread that is Never off subject.

    So, hang on a minute. You can only get a credit score, of any kind, if you are in debt AND paying interest?! So my daughter (late 30's and trying to save for a mortgage), who is fiscally very competant and lives within her means, stands no chance of getting said mortgage because she's TOO...
  14. Benjahmin

    Bike Repairs

    The self repair/maintenance is one of the things I love about bikes. It's why I go for a kit with quality generic parts, that can be sourced and replaced, rather than some locked down only our bit will fit cash eater.
  15. Benjahmin

    Why Ride Rad?

    Anyone remember Smart e biker? Just askin'.
  16. Benjahmin

    Battery Fires

    It's almost like we need a well informed public information campaign, giving the basics on charging , storing etc. I wonder how many places went up in flames in the early days of petrol before people knew how to treat it? In early days it was sold by chemist shops. This forum does well with...
  17. Benjahmin

    Battery Fires

    In an ice car fire it's known that the main accelerant is petrol/diesel. However the fuel doesn't get the blame, a source of ignition is always looked for. Within the hyperbolic reporting of 'battery fires' the source of ignition is never sought after. Whether fire investigation services are...
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    Battery Fires

    You've gotta love forensic fault finding. Finding what is rather than what someone thinks it is.
  19. Benjahmin

    Help! LCD3 settings

    Well that was relatively painless. Throttle is definitely working as walk assist but can't tell if it's full acting whilst pedalling as even level 1 is driving to full speed on the stand. I do have a concern with the Dillinger battery output cable. At the most I'd say it's 1.5mm possibly less...
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    Help! LCD3 settings

    That's great. Thankyou gents, I'll see if I can get to it in the morning. I'll have to nick the sat nav out of the car to check the speed next time I take the bike to Pembrey. Yep, that's right, not only do I not posess a smart 'phone but our sat nav is an old TomTom that is no longer updated...