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  1. Busybee

    The Cycle Satiator, universal charger for the enthusiasts

    Thanks for the reply, I only have a couple of AllCells and a Falco battery so very limited BMS experience and have never discharged either until the BMS cuts out. Will do so, but I'm thinking 3.0V per cell should be considered 0 SOC and assuming that a good BMS would cut it off about there...
  2. Busybee

    The Cycle Satiator, universal charger for the enthusiasts

    I offer free advice to Sun Tourists with touring e-bikes/trikes with bigger batteries than needed when not touring. When touring away from the plug, solar panels are used, and the solar charge controller goes for full charge, but at home getting occasional use, the thought of keeping the packs...
  3. Busybee

    Thus Spake the Future

    I have made some progress. My time machine is not quite working, but I now have read-only access to the internet of the future. I googled (yes, still the Master of Search) "e-bike regulations" and found an article of interest from Salon: WEDNESDAY, JAN 17, 2153 12:45 PM -0700 From horses to...
  4. Busybee

    Powercalc vs ebike.ca simulator

    Oops. Should have said "may be on the high side" instead. I plan to continue to use the ebike.ca simulator and discount the other two.
  5. Busybee

    Solar Power Cruiser - Terratrike

    Panel frame is a half inch thick and underway is always horizontal. There were high winds at Burning Man and extra windage from panels was not noticeable. The fairing more than cancels it out. A string of LED lights around the panels makes finding the trike at night in a sea of bikes easy. Lots...
  6. Busybee

    Powercalc vs ebike.ca simulator

    Have used the kreuzotter site and just run all the same numbers. Results are in between. At 10% slope kreuzotter is 1% to 5% lower than ebike.ca. At 5% it is 5% to 9% lower. At zero slope it is 21% to 37% lower but like Powercalc it differs more at lower speed. At least kreuzotter shows the...
  7. Busybee

    Powercalc vs ebike.ca simulator

    I recently became aware of a cycle power calculator, Powercalc, shareware with an obnoxious nag screen, from http://www.machinehead-software.co.uk/cycling.html It is for bicyclists but includes power in watts required under specified conditions. The ebike.ca simulator has to calculate the load...
  8. Busybee

    Solar Power Cruiser - Terratrike

    Something about going solar and Arizona. I recently got back from riding my solar e-trike for over a week at Burning Man. Also used the Renogy panels, two of them in series in an aluminum frame I made supported by fiberglass poles, about 12 lbs altogether. My wife and I took turns riding the 56...
  9. Busybee

    The Sun Trip

    When I heard about The Sun Trip last year, a 7,200 km (4,500 mile) 35 member race by solar e-bikes and e-trikes from France to Kazakhstan, I was impressed both by the tech and by the idea of solar touring (but not racing). http://thesuntrip.com/ I'm building my own flavor of touring solar...
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