Recent content by ptd

the day the government wants your opinion, they'll send you an email, just so you know what it should be.

do we not think that jobs didn't take a look at cryo ? with $8.3 billion ? c'mon, you know he's frozen somewhere. when he's resurrected, he can roll out the iMBack.

how about what amount of time was spent at what rate of discharge (AND charge, be it charger, or regen). small equalizer graph kinda thing. could be mined a lot of different ways. total wattage used. expected deterioration, and the resulting cycle life. an order of magnitude more accurate volt...

hey, another noob here. that happens to have gotten his controller at cycle 9, that's not working worth a crap. you wouldn't happen to have a number you can actually reach them at, would ya ?

ps, i'm not advocating lead, but it seems like the tech development would be in the BMS area, with the possibility of compartmentalizing the batteries, which might lead to a system where any chemistry, any size, could be plug and play. i think this might help with 1) being able to easily...

didn't someone (was it, dare i say, safe?) do something like this with NiMh and NiCd? seems like it was something about preventing sag iirc. i know, different chemistry, but it seems like the principle might be the same. again, noob here, but can you hook a 48v20a and a 48v10a set of batteries...

as for revolutionary change, most of the above systems started off offered to consumers as gaming platforms. funny you mention texas instruments. i was playing lunar lander and star trek, on a TELETYPE, via BofA mainframe, in the early 70's. before monitors. ps, jobs worked for atari, too. imo...

no, they didn't invent it, they were just the ones that got it into the hands of the masses.

hmmm... a bunch of guys sitting around, dissing Jobs, while typing on their personal computers (which, imho, happens to be the greatest open development tool ever created). a bit hypocritical, methinks. i'd say he did just fine.

hello, hello, hello... is there anybody out there... just type if you can hear me now...

doesn't increasing the number of turns (by using smaller wire, but keeping the same fill %), result in the same power, just at a lower rpm? and wouldn't that be considered an increase in torque? ok, i now i'm a noob, but this doesn't make much sense. i could see if the VOLTS were being limited...

ok, did all 36 combinations, and as expected, nothing. so how do i go about testing for shorts? and testing the throttle? and testing the controller? i get the feeling that it is the 'bridge' method for the controller, but can i just insert the leads into the backs of the connectors? or do i...

ok, hence, the delay. with a small chirp. enough time for you to stop, get off, and physically disable it. or maybe you just plug the remote in, like a key.

not enough delay. let him get on and up to about 10 mph, THEN taze him. and don't forget the video. or get really evil. put a transmitter on it, that sends a signal to your remote. then wait till he's in traffic. ps, i still like the seat taser idea. he'll hit the ground, and stay there. but...

i used to think the same thing. great idea. but the powers that be have already bungled it. there are now gps BLOCKERS, that any thief worth his salt will have. and iirc, they're cheaper, like $20. i say, keep up with the active deterrents. at the very least, it should make for a more...