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  1. Howie

    9c wire through axle

    Just got it together and after playing with the wire combinations, I've got it up and running. Whats strange is the wire doesn't come through the threaded section of the axle but on the flat side. I have it exiting out the back with a drip loop coming back forward and I just zip tied it real...
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    9c wire through axle

    I just bought a second motor and the wires aren't coming through the end of the axle, but through the side of the axle, just in front of the brake disc mount. I've never seen that before and while it's cool not to have to worry about banging up the wires out the end, I'm not sure how to mount...
  3. Howie

    finally springtime 15k maintance

    Thats a lot of miles! For the headlight, I'm using a cheap $20 or so led flashlight that claims 900 lumens. I use a velcro strap to attach it to the frame and adjust it to point how far ahead I want it. I have two and one has been run over by a semi, a cop car, tumbled down the road a few times...
  4. Howie

    Question about wiring problem

    I'm looking for some help with a motor that I can't get going and some troubleshooting but first some info... 9c motor that had the wires coming through the axle banged up bad enough they had to be replaced. Sighed, frowned then replaced phase and hall wires and got everything back together...
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    EMC-1000 900w Charger FAQ Info from BMS Battery

    Thanks for the verification. It very well may have been covered, and I read through a few threads about these chargers but I may have missed it. As I expected, the charger isn't putting out the 82v I had specified when ordering since it's marked 72v/10A and I see 75.4v, and I can look through...
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    EMC-1000 900w Charger FAQ Info from BMS Battery

    Hi, I just got my EMC 1000 charger and I'm not sure of the polarity of the leads. First, they didn't send it with the 5.5mm bullets I requested, and I can fix that quick and easy. The problem is there is a blue wire and a brown. I plugged the charger in and put my meter on it and see about 5v...
  7. Howie

    Charging in series

    Good tip. Anything that helps idiot proof things is a good thing. The bulk charger should be here soon so I won't have to break the pack down, just plug in the battery medics, but even then that will help when it's time to balance the 10s2p module subpacks.
  8. Howie

    Charging in series

    My other 4 batteries showed, and all cells were within .03v so I gave them a balance charge and hooked up the full 20s2p 16Ah pack. Attached is a picture of it in the bag, and I'm going to raise the seat up over the bag so I'm not putting weight back on in. Instead of my janky solder job I...
  9. Howie

    Charging in series

    I had looked at Methods battery setup and that does look real cool. I just can't afford it right now, and it'd take some planning to get it all stuffed into the bike if I could. I guess I was just second guessing myself and the plug arrangement was straight forward for the 10s charging...
  10. Howie

    Harness help

    Thanks for the replies, that diagram helps me understand how to set it up and it makes sense now. The balance plugs don't need to be messed with, except when charged, then they're paralleled if I understand correctly. I do have a balance charger that can do up to 10s and I balance charge once...
  11. Howie

    Harness help

    3 posts lost, won't lose a 4th... Adding another 20s for 20s2p. Can I run two 20s strings and then parallel them? I saw some mention of another way, but don't know the benefit of what seemed more complicated. I have a 900W BMSBattery charger coming, will it see it as a 20s 16Ah battery? Can I...
  12. Howie

    Charging in series

    Haha! I don't want to hurt anything and buy replacement parts that I can avoid, hence me asking. The problem is, and this might be a given, but when viewing the board "right side up" where you can read the screening identifying the sockets on the board, is the left the first connector and the...
  13. Howie

    Charging in series

    Ok, so does it not matter which balance plug goes into which port on the balance board? I could have swore it was important, but maybe I'm thinking of charging in parallel. As far as making sure the polarity is correct on the plugs, the sockets on the board will only allow the plug to go in...
  14. Howie

    Charging in series

    Hi, I'm pretty sure I have this right, but I wanted to double check just to be sure. I have a icharger 1010b+ that is capable of charging 10s lipo and I run 20s on my bike. I've been breaking everything down and charging each of the four 5s packs individually, but It'd be nice to do two 10s...
  15. Howie

    Ah usage

    The controller is the 12 x 4110 extreme modder that I've seen a lot of people mention, and if I recall, he mentioned anything over 50A could lead to problems with the phase wires. I don't want to melt the phase wires but I'm ready to upgrade them to 10 or 12ga if it happens, or next Winter. I...
  16. Howie

    Ah usage

    I have two battery medics and I see them pretty consistently off from what my charger says. I have a 1010+b and I trust the charger more than the battery medics. Trusting the voltage makes sense, but it seems there is a whole lot of meat in the 3.75 to 3.85 range and I'd hate to get caught too...
  17. Howie

    Ah usage

    You called it. I don't remember not going through the advanced setup, but the value was 1. I'll give it a shot tomorrow and see how it goes. I did buy two 900 lumen flashlights for headlights, maybe I'll go tonight. :) I appreciate the help!
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    Ah usage

    I hope I don't miss anything here but if I do, just let me know... I charge each 5s pack individually and run all 4 packs in series so it's 20s1p. I charge to 4.15 and and I haven't logged the cycles, but I they seem to always go on the charger at 3.9 at the highest to 3.65 at the lowest and...
  19. Howie

    Ah usage

    Hi, I've been running 20s of the 8000mAh Zippys and love them so far. I've read that it helps extend the life of the battery to not discharge further than 80% and I'm confused here. Let me explain this and hopefully someone can point out what is probably the obvious... :) 8000mAh x 80% =...
  20. Howie

    Zippy 8000mah 6s?

    I'm using 4 x 5s of the 8000mAh 30c and love them. I haven't really gotten around to testing how far I can go but I've done 12 miles once with moderate pedaling. I don't usually care about efficiency though, and this is my first ebike and first set of batteries, so take my opinion with a grain...
  21. Howie

    Helmets Part 1,489,348 - To Wear Or Not To Wear

    Yeah, I was coming out of this little subdivision and saw a pothole that was coming faster than I'm used to them coming at me on my other bike. I hit some loose stuff cutting around the hole and the back end broke loose and was aimed at about 10 o'clock and I was moving towards 12.... I think I...
  22. Howie

    Helmets Part 1,489,348 - To Wear Or Not To Wear

    Here are a couple shots of what I managed to do. I look a little scuffed up but what can ya do? I'm just glad I didn't do anything permanent. I have my mountain bike helmet and my full face both out and I don't care if I'm riding the quarter mile to 7-11, I'm wearing one of them. As far as the...
  23. Howie

    Helmets Part 1,489,348 - To Wear Or Not To Wear

    This is often said but how many actually listen? I just went for a ride around the block, what could go wrong? Well, when I get back from the urgent care, I'll upload the pictures. Basically, 20mph or so, hit a bump, bike threw me off and I landed, thats right, on my head, in the street...
  24. Howie

    20s spark/LiPo break in

    Thanks for the tips. :) I guess all the talk about the LiPo batteries and their potential issues had me spooked. I dug through a few boxes and found a resistor that showed .399k on the meter so I have that on the precharge loop that I'll mount on a switch. I found a bag full of rocker switches...
  25. Howie

    20s spark/LiPo break in

    Hi, I have four 5s 8000mAh Zippys to run my bike and I just finished getting the connectors all squared away, which basically consisted of making a 5.5mm bullet to ec5 adapter. I've read a lot of discussion about breaking in the lipo batteries so I figured I'd cycle them on the charger today...
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