Fitting a whoosh conversion kit to a Thorn Raven

[SafetyThird]

On the 'Endless Sphere' web-site, torque arms have been / are discussed to quite a depth. If you want to gain additional knowledge, have a look at these threads:

Dropout Failure Experiments, and a call for Fork Donations

The strength of bicycle forks, their ability to handle the torque of hub motor axles, and the importance or non-importance of torque arms, has been a heavily debated topic in the ebike community. And rightly so, since failures that result in a wheel falling out of a vehicle can be more than a...

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2018 Torque Arm Tests, Splined Interface Design and Tabbed Washers

In some sense this is a decades old follow up to our initial torque arm experiments from this thread https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=211356#p211356 The standard for imported ebike hubs back then was M12 or M14 axles that were ground flat to 10mm in order to use the dropout...

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Thanks @Jodel ill have a read through

 

[SafetyThird]

I added a removable zip tie to close up the loop a bit.

 

[Az.]

Velcro straps are better IMO

 

[SafetyThird]

Velcro straps are better IMO

Oh good idea. I think I have a few for sorting electrical cables in the drawer. I’ll dig one out.

 

[saneagle]

The motor connector isn't in far enough.

 

[Woosh]

The motor connector isn't in far enough.

well spotted.
It needs to be pushed in about 3 more millimeters, until the lip of the top connector reaches the circle line on the bottom connector.

 

[SafetyThird]

Thank you, hopefully now sorted and something I’ll double check in future. Also added a Velcro tie wrap for securing the cable.

 

[Nealh]

What are the pair of pinks for ?

 

[SafetyThird]

The other wheel I have has a Son dynohub. One of the cables powers the Dynamo lights, the other powers the PowerBug USB charger to charge up a power pack or my phone.

 

[saneagle]

The other wheel I have has a Son dynohub. One of the cables powers the Dynamo lights, the other powers the PowerBug USB charger to charge up a power pack or my phone.

You know that there's no difference between a dynamo and a motor? All you have to do is connect a battery and it'll spin the wheel - extra power if you need it. If you use a regen controller, you can use it to charge the battery for the lights or power the bike.

 

[SafetyThird]

You know that there's no difference between a dynamo and a motor? All you have to do is connect a battery and it'll spin the wheel - extra power if you need it. If you use a regen controller, you can use it to charge the battery for the lights or power the bike.

Yes but the son dynohub only outputs a few watts so would make a rubbish motor I think.

I’d like to get a USB output adapter for the big battery as powering a phone for the day for navigation wouldcause minimal drain on a battery this size.

 

[Raboa]

This is the adapter I used to fit my battery.

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