Recent content by neithermovingnorstill

Heh, no, but I get what you're saying. And I am extremely grateful to you and the other Admins, what a kind thing to do, thank you! The site I'm thinking of is another labor of love, bentrideronline, although I think they might make revenue somehow, I haven't looked into it. Ads aren't the...

Thanks Dan, location would be a big help too. At the end of this post, I suggested a syntax, which could be put in a sticky for mindful posters. (and could also work for form-generated titles, although that would require modifying the code of the BBS) Thanks Amber, it does make more sense in...

Hi, I noticed it's tedious when looking in the for sale section for an entire ebike/vehicle, because they're sprinkled in amongst the many posts of parts for sale. A separate section for whole e-bikes could make it a lot easier to find them. A third section could be good also for e-(velos...

Wow, I was not expecting that, thanks Dauntless! Sure am glad I replied to the topic just so I could get the email alert and read your post. That thing looks like it would work really well, and my initial reaction was wanting to get one. But the more I thought about it, the less safe I think it...

First off, I agree wholeheartedly with amberwolf ohbse and spinningmagnets. First I'll share a story from my experience, and then I'll give you my recommendations on making your dream possible (albeit with a couple major changes) One time I was on a commercially produced gas moped, (~150lbs...

I did heard back from the store, so I took out the line about that in the first post. Also just wanted to edit/update this thread as answered. I renamed the thread "(answered)" and I have placed this line in the first post: " [THREAD ANSWERED (thanks WesNewell and Dogman Dan) AND HEARD BACK...

Hey thanks Dogman Dan, I appreciate your setting me straight. I've since read some posts about crimping/soldering on the forums, and I feel I understand it better now. I learned that the solder has higher resistance than the copper wire, but it can help transfer heat, if applied as a thin layer...

Thanks for your advice, I didn't realize there was anything wrong with it. I'm glad you saw it and posted! That opens up the options, I'll check what other people use. (About "crimping" instead of soldering: The local ebike shop owner recommended against crimping due to it forming "hot...

[THREAD ANSWERED (thanks WesNewell and Dogman Dan) AND HEARD BACK FROM STORE - THIS POST LEFT UP TO AVOID CONFUSION} Hi all, Almost there - this etrike runs, now all it needs is a 40amp fuse and a switch, and maybe a relay. I don't know where to get them, or which ones would be compatible with...

Hi Ykick, You can just have it, but there's a few things to know, so let me know if you still want it. 1. You may have read that the plug's been cut off, but I didn't think to leave enough wire on the plug end for it to be able to be wired back on, so unless you wanted to solder it back on...

Thanks John, but I came to considering that throttle by a different route, so your insight was really just confirmatory and very much appreciated, and I am happy with the purchase, I agree it's expensive, but they are a currie authorized dealer, which I find reassuring. I decided to save myself...

Thanks John in CR and D8veh, I appreciate your help. I was getting a bit frustrated and worried that I might fry the controller because I didn't know what I was doing. I decided to go ahead and order one of the 5k ohm pot throttles you mentioned John, thanks, and this one luckily states clearly...

Hi, thanks, I did both ways and it didn't work either way. I also tried unplugging everything and doing it over again. The battery still makes a spark crackle as it's plugged in,(which it did before when it worked) so it's not the battery wiring, nothing has changed since it was working with...

Hi, I'm a bit stumped. I'm trying to restore a used tadpole style e-trike (bought with no battery) and I need to install a different throttle (I wanted to put a thumb throttle on it to make it easier to activate on the upright handlebar, and accidentally broke the old one while removing it, so...

Correction about my glycerin experiment: The glycerin is not "easy" to stir as I described. I had stirred it with my finger, which I now realize warmed and melted it instantly(because it's similar to oil), explaining why I cut through it easily. Stirring it with a spoon shows that it was quite...