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  1. alsmith

    portable air compressors for tires

    You'll need to open the case to see if a voltage is printed on the motor, or if that diode mentioned earlier is present.
  2. alsmith

    portable air compressors for tires

    gave it to my brother to carry in his car
  3. alsmith

    portable air compressors for tires

    i've just seen an aliexpress offer, but only 4 hours to go. Throttle with keyswitch and voltage display at £5.99 0r $8.13 delivered
  4. alsmith

    portable air compressors for tires

    That's what I wanted but not at the cost over here- even imports end up around four times as much, and then if it's spotted by customs it would be duty, then our vat at 19% on top of it.
  5. alsmith

    portable air compressors for tires

    I'd be interested to know about the motor inside the unit- if it is marked as 12V or 48V? Mine has no additional circuitry inside- the 12V cigarette lighter is connected directly to the motor.
  6. alsmith

    portable air compressors for tires

    OK, just been offered a refund from banggood, I guess it's an admittance that it's a 12V item. I think it will go to my brother as an emergency option for his car (but I AM tempted to put 48V through it ....) So back to the original hunt for a cheap emergency compressor... I have to say that...
  7. alsmith

    portable air compressors for tires

    When I hover over the pic icon on the toolbar it shows Insert image so I assumed only http links were valid not uploads. Anyhow, thanks Amberwolf
  8. alsmith

    EBike Toolbox - Bargains! (newest = throttles)

    yes some of the different grades of ss are/can be magnetic, it's the more expensive stuff that isn't
  9. alsmith

    portable air compressors for tires

    I know Banggood were on holiday but should have been back this week but no reply yet. I did send pics to them but haven't posted any here because photobucket.com stopped the hosting of pics without getting a fee which is too much for the number that I do publicly post. Speaking of which- are...
  10. alsmith

    portable air compressors for tires

    My 48v compressor arrived today but.... it seems to be 12V. It has car cigarette lighter connector not the IEC connector shown in the product pictures, no sticker saying 48V on the unit, and the motor itself is stamped 12V. I've emailed banggood for their story.....
  11. alsmith

    portable air compressors for tires

    I've just come across one that takes AA batteries. More expensive but you can get those batteries most places (apart from on the trail!) but I guess rechargeables would be good, NiMH possibly better than alkaline. I'm not so sure about the AA size, possibly a bit small, so it's one of those...
  12. alsmith

    portable air compressors for tires

    I'd not thought about cutting the size down, I'm interested in it after seeing the 'after' pics too. Thanks
  13. alsmith

    portable air compressors for tires

    if anyone is interested there's a 48 - 60V portable compressor at banggood- 8.44 UK pounds delivered so that must be under $12. There's only a few left so if you're interested move fast. (I've looked at banggood a few times but not previously bought from them).
  14. alsmith

    portable air compressors for tires

    As is happens I have a ryobi drill and two of the batteries, I'd already looked at this unit but with UK duty and shipping its a bit expensive. Next big lottery win though... And really it was something I could carry on the bike for emergencies I wanted, not frequent use. I got one of those...
  15. alsmith

    portable air compressors for tires

    There are lots of cheap portable 12V portable compressors for lowing up tires, and there are even a few for 48V - 60V. What's the difference that makes them suitable for the higher voltage- is it just a series resistor? Reason is I generally run at 36V so would like to convert a 12V to run on a...
  16. alsmith

    Show Us Your Homemade Battery Housing

    More good ideas. I love the diversity of things that people come up with. My batteries go at the back because my bike has a step-through frame and I can't put anything in that space- I need it to get onto my bike because I can't lift my legs high enough to get over a crossbar. As time has gone...
  17. alsmith

    XPD: open-source keywin e-bike lab replacement

    The problem is that these are not mass production items- you'd need something that is mass produced then you lose the nice things such as that programmable settings can be customised to your individual desires. You can get lower priced controllers closer to your vision but you get what they make...
  18. alsmith

    Top 10 eBike Conversion Kits & Where to Buy

    nashy I've been trying to reply to your pm via this forums message system but it won't go for some reason. I've copied the reply below (can you check your email address in your es control panel?) nashy wrote: Hi Al Just joined es and noticed your from blighty. Do you know of any suppliers of...
  19. alsmith

    XPD: open-source keywin e-bike lab replacement

    looked in items for sale section? get in touch with Powervelocity- lots of posts https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=75888 also website at http://www.Powervelocity.com
  20. alsmith

    Show Us Your Homemade Battery Housing

    I like your solution to protecting/waterproofing the connectors coming from the controller!
  21. alsmith

    What is your favorite 500W-3000W Direct Drive Hub Motor?

    What day was that? Or from which series?
  22. alsmith

    EMC-2000 charger from ecity (1500 to 2000W)

    Do you have an electrical tester? You really need one to to sort this kind of thing out, an inexpensive one is all you need. simple checks first, faults can often be simple and hopefully yours is. unplug the charger. Try simple continuity First check the positive battery wire - check from the...
  23. alsmith

    What is your favorite 500W-3000W Direct Drive Hub Motor?

    love my Crystalyte 5303 too! I've had it since beginning of 2011, 6½ years up to now.
  24. alsmith

    Crystalyte X5 axle, who wants one?

    Yeah, I'd be interested too- a quality one would be good- and as said Crystalyte can't supply them. I'd like one that's longer than standard too- an extra 10 - 20mm thread length would be nice. When researching sites I came across one that said the front and rear axles were the same but I'd...
  25. alsmith

    Crystalyte X5 axle, who wants one?

    The threads on my front are also poor- the major diameter on mine is smaller than the standards specs on both sides, with one side worse than the other. I tried Crystalyte but they couldn't supply them, they'd probably have been poor anyway. In the end I used nyloc nuts - there seemed to be 2...
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