Recent content by Electric Rider

Thanks a bunch guys. Great answers. I know more about this now than I ever wanted to.

As soon as I see the light go Green I unplug the charger. I felt the batteries while charging in this manner last and they did not get hot to the touch. I am going to get a real meter sometime this week - and a 48v charger if I can afford a cheap one ( and find one) but I will have to charge...

Oh My. I would check each battery but I don't have a meter.. just one of those dinky 12v test lights. I don't trust that to be accurate. Does it matter that the last battery added is not fully discharged?

Er.. so my above summation is incorrect..? ( The post above yours - we posted about same time so you didn't see it) How can 2 batteries get that much overcharged by the charger that fast?

They are all the same AH. Interesting.. so in theory.. I could charge a battery connected in series with another battery and no charger? This makes me think of electricity as fluid, like spilling over from one battery to the other until they equalize. IF then this is what is happening, then...

I have this problem. I just added another 12v sla battery for a total of 4 ( for 48v) but only have the 36v charger - so I thought i'd charge up 3 of them as a pack, then drop one fully charged battery- Then add the remaining battery and charge that combo to 36 V - This should assure all...

An Ebike with Warp Nacells and Bussard's ramscoops ( for Hydrogen collection) Whoo Hoo! Now we're talking.. Where's the YouTube video?

Samba - I consider it a 750 because that's the high rating. Actually it's a 500 W that has been modified with heavier wiring so you can use it at 750 without loss of heat or it burning up on you. (according to the company, they call the motor a 500w - 750w) AFAIK it has not had more windings...

This is the battery i'm thinking of getting provided I cannot find one cheaper - http://www.pingbattery.com/servlet/the-12/48V-15AH-V2.5-LiFePO4/Detail (48v 15ah) My SLA's are 12 ah so I cannot see going down to 48v 10 ah battery - range will still be lower than 12 ah sla's right? I figure this...

I added a 4th 12v SLA battery to my 26 inch 750 watt mountain ebike. So far I only drove it a few blocks but it seems I went from 20 mph to 25 mph - I was hoping for 26 to 28 mph. I have read that a 700c will do 2 to 3 mph faster. Is this what most folks get? Granted it takes a while to get...

I came across this website for a company that makes ceramic batteries. The technology is known by the brand name Ebonex. http://www.atraverda.com/ Ebonex electrically conductive ceramic powder is at the core of the technology behind Atraverda's VRLA batteries. (Bipolar Valve Regulated Lead Acid...

That's freaking hilarious because that's what Optibikes uses on their 11 thousand dollar e-bikes. They only warrant the product for 90 days.. That should be a crime. Oh well now I guess we know why they have such a terrible warranty. i could see them getting sued royally over that.

Thanks guys. I also got this from someone on another e-bike forum: Un-Named Said " I test rode the 850xli. I can’t find it now however I read on their web site the bike alone without the electric system would cost somewhere around $6,500. On the 850xli the 14 speed nuvinci hub is a...

I just came across the Optibike website. http://optibike.com/ For a bike who's specs match my bike with a 500 dollar conversion kit their e-bike is $9.000 - That's Nine Thousand dollars (Helia model). The cheapest model is 6 thousand and their most expensive with only an 850 watt motor is 11...

Nope.. I haven't done this but I have looked into it a lot and read tons of pros and cons about it. I do not have the need to do this or the money to go through all the right channels at this time. I do not want converts.. just using the info to make a point about laws and how we perceive them -...