Recent content by IdleMind

Until now I never knew that I could easily upload photos to ES. So thanks AW for letting me know that. I just edited the first post in this thread to add photos. I should get them all up by end of today.

You asked about techniques for making bumps using woodwork tools. Lately, I have been putting solder bumps on the plus end of the cell and using flat copper. I use a table saw to trim the solder to get uniform overall cell lengths. I have not posted this before because some might consider it...

bobc--feable minds think alike too :( I do like your idea of sealing it up and using gortex to let it breath out moisture

A few suggestions that might help you. I have built several packs similar to what you are doing and after working out the problems they do work well. Take a look at this https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=69738 If you have access to a table saw you can run a cut...

If you have an itch to build your own suspension, then you ought to do it. I've done two and here are some thoughts. On my recumbent the front end is very light and the non-damped suspension works great. My cargo bike is an upright bike with 20 inch wheels and also no damping. This gives a...

Good idea and execution. Will you be adding a balance harness. I suppose you could do 6p by inserting an extra threaded rod. You could use 2-3/4 inch long 8/32 screws instead of cutting threaded rods to length. I'm going to keep watching to see how the whole pack turns out.

What's a cargo bike without a big ugly box. There are 4 nuts welded to the rack so this box can be added or removed in about 2 minutes. The plan is to build other cargo attachments, say a structure that can carry 2 grocery bags pannier style. But for now I am done, too many other things I...

It was cold and windy today when I took the bike with 9fet controller for test ride. With my light pedaling it held 17/18 mph into the wind. It performs about the same as the 6fet except it accelerates a bit faster and top speed is 2 to 3 mph slower. It's quite, but the 6fet is silent, the...

I brought my recumbent bike into my basement to work on swapping controllers. First off, the 9FET controller works with the BMSbattery LCD display and I will be keeping this controller on this bike. As for connectors, all the major ones plug together. I believe the PAS is the only connector...

It has always been my intention to try this on my recumbent with the Q100, lcd display, and PAS. I will be able to check that out in the next day or two. This morning, I took the 9FET sine wave controller off my cargo bike and replaced it with a 6FET square wave controller I had not been...

I bought that exact controller from that same vendor about 6 weeks ago, unfortunately I can't answer your questions because for now I am only using it with a throttle only. I am using this simple setup on a small cargo bike I just built and it works fine the way I am currently using it. My...

It's about as done as a homemade bike ever get's done. A new properly adjusted headset corrected the heavy steering. I gave it a really ugly flat black brushed paint job. I've ridden it over 80 miles with no problems, just a few rattles that need attention. So now I am starting on a big box...

Took it out yesterday for the first test ride and I liked it. The motor is a smaller Bafang (swxb?) which I bought a few years ago on ebay. With the 10s battery and 20" wheel it goes 18 mph on its own. The bike handles nicely at all speeds, but the steering is a little heavy at times, I might...

This was a timely tip for me. I use 2 packs in series on my recumbent bike. An 8s made of hobby king 4s bricks in series with a 2s made of 18650 cells. I charge the 8s pack with 8s rc charger and had been using a power supply for the 2s pack. I ordered this charger and just got it 2 days...

If you give this a try, here are some things to think about. 1--be prepared to spend a lot of time because it's harder than it looks 2--if you do it right it can work really well 3--the springs I use are compressed to 8 to 10 pounds 4--the copper plates are .008 inch thick A group of...