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  1. parajared

    solar panel wired direct to a brushed motor?

    Would it be a bad idea to run raw solar amperage direct from panel to a brushed motor; no esc, no solar charge controller, no battery? I've gotten into multi-day kayak touring and I have a decently efficient boat but the possibly hairbrained notion of a solar panel assisting with overall effort...
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    questions about mini-hub for a child

    Hi, I've been out of the "buy new stuff" game for quite a while now. I have been riding my most recent build since 2013 and nothing has broke. I'm afraid I've lost touch with what's the latest-and-greatest. 1) I want to do another build, this time an "assist" based build, the lightest possible...
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    preferred method for stacking batteries end to end

    I think I want to build a 2170 pack except stacked end to end like in a flashlight. What is the current best way to build packs like this?
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    Utah bikeways: my 207 mile bicycle ride

    So I decided it was time to go on a friendly dog petting adventure (cleverly disguised as a cycling trip). Unlike last time (251 miles) where I relied on solar power, or the time before that (185 miles) where I used power outlets to charge up this time I used my truck's alternator to do all the...
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    what precisely does an electric brake lever do?

    I am considering installing a potentiometer knob on my handlebars and routing the e-brake/regen electrical line to it. What precisely is an electric brake lever? Is it a digital signal modifier, a PWM device, an on-off switch?
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    hook a cell phone up to my e-bike battery

    This is probably a dumb question but can I just hook the raw wires off a BEC to a micro USB cable to make it into a cell-phone charger? I use 12s lipo and I see that Hobbyking sells 12s BECs.
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    My solar e-bike adventure: 251 miles

    Parajared rides again! Clearly confused about notions of what constitutes “fun” and “sanity” I decided it was time for another multi-day cycling camping adventure! Unlike last time where I relied on rogue power outlets all my charging was done by using the sun with my new fangling solar...
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    parajared's solar trike attachment

    Outlets? Where we’re going, we don’t need outlets. Inspired by my last cross country trip, the Sun Trip 2015, but a bit disparaged about the amount of time spent last trip huddled up behind soda machines like a homeless person tapping open outlets for energy I decided to make a solar...
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    What happens when I serialize NCR18650B to Li-co?

    I am considering serializing a 10.2ah 3.7 volt NCR18650B (li-ion) 6s (22 volts) to a 10ah 3.7 volt Hobbyking lipo (li-co) pack 6s (22 volts) to make myself a 44 volt pack with the intent to have higher discharge ratings than just one single chemistry. 99% of the time I would be trucking along...
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    out of touch with cheap hub motors, what should I get?

    A looong time ago clear back in ye olden days of 2014 I felt like I had it pretty pegged which hub motors were cheapies but goodies. I really liked the MXUS hub, I believed this to be the best bang for the buck on the market but the relatively cheap magic pie II and 9c were good too. I recently...
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    would this huge single stage reduction setup work?

    I can't find any posts of people attempting to build a mid-drive this way so I thought I would ask if it would work. -192kv 80 amp rc outrunner motor http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__18129__Turnigy_Aerodrive_SK3_6374_192kv_Brushless_Outrunner_Motor.html -100 amp speedy...
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    tire size vs effort?

    If you were forced go on a long distance tour and you had to choose between a bike with cartoonishly small tires and a bike with cartoonishly large tires, which bike would you choose assuming these are magic bicycles that both weigh the same and have gearboxes that let you put it in any gear you...
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    My first cross-country trip: 185 miles

    In the same sickly fashion that some consider climbing a tall mountain “fun” I decided to do a cross-country trip just for the crude enjoyment of it all. After all, if one cannot enjoy a good torture session what is there left to enjoy in life. Now I have done several 80 mile trips where I went...
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    followed by a crow, Am I e-trike variant of the Beastmaster?

    I have a new feathered friend who seems to be gearing up for some epic bare-chested man/beast adventures. I have a crow that waits for me every morning on my bicycle commute to work. He sits on a pole and when I come by he flies alongside me for the next couple of miles or so. This has been...
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    idiot check: on/off switch for current limiting on CA

    Just a quick check with actual knowledgeable types before I cut into my cycle analyst and solder everything up. I want my cycle analyst to have an on/off button so that most of the time I would be limited to [X] amount of amps, but at the flip of a switch have max power. Would I just put an...
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    road trip charging using a lead acid RV battery

    I am planning on an e-bike road trip and I am planning on using my car as the charge station for my lipos. I was thinking of strapping a deep cycle RV battery to the floor of the car and running the charger off of that. 1) The RV battery I am looking at is rated in "reserve capacity". How do I...
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    Most scenic bike paths (for recumbents) in the southwest US?

    I'm gearing up for a road trip somewhere scenic and I am looking for a smooth, groomed recumbent friendly "urban pathway" somewhere; no shoulder of the road stuff. I enjoyed Prescott's Peavine trail and Flagstaff's urban path system (pics below) and I am looking for something similar. Looking at...
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    Where's all the 12 volt builds?

    Where are all the 12 volt builds for people who want to peddle most of the time; you know, a little 3lb 250 watt motor that tops out at like 4mph. You pair one of these with a few pounds of lipo to run 20 amps down a tiny controller. The electric would only be used when you really start to bog...
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    Build 6: The off-roader V2 mid-hub Gravity FSX

    My GNG setup bit the dust back in July and I have been wanting to go off-roading again so I am building another off-roader. For this build I am going to blow about $500. Bafang BPM from evassemble.com $122 "Force" brand 48t crank from ebay.com $12 donor bicycle from thrift store to chop tail...
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    How do you perform this tough soldering job on Cycle A?

    The button on my V2 cycle analyst stopped working. I think I found the problem, but I don't know how to re-do the wires on this. I can not get in to where the circuit board is on the buttons without perhaps cutting into the plastic with my dremel. I think the easiest way would be to somehow...
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    pre-made mid hub mounting hardware

    Is there anywhere that is selling pre-made mid hub mounting hardware. If not, how are you guys building your mounts? I want to build a stokemonkey setup using a MAC motor. I have access to a welder and angle grinder.
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    hooray parajared is no longer a lard butt!

    I started e-biking to work in March 2012. I just did my annual physical and since my last visit in July 2012 I have lost 28 pounds, my bad (LDL) cholesterol has dropped 30 points, my heart rate is now in the mid 50s (from the 80s) and my blood pressure is looking great. That’s right Subway...
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    Are some brands of tires better than others

    I was rather disheartened to find that cheapo Kenda motorbike tires last and perform just about as good as the expensive Michelin tires I was using on my Honda dirtbike for years. I suspect you can get the same sort of savings on bicycles. I tried Schwalbe Big Apple ($38) and then tried Bell...
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    parajared has a lipo fire

    I combined my lipos into 20 ah 6s packs and I was loading them onto my bike and I managed to drop one. Two of the four batteries in the pack were damaged.
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    I don't know which is true or false about LiFePo4

    I am a non-BMS user and I have taken an interest in keeping my LiFePo4 pack alive and well. As we all know, stuff posted on the internet is always undoubtedly true and we should never really suspect its accuracy; however after perusing the boughs of the internet I have come across several claims...
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