Recent content by Gregor

I think I have seen a few front suspension 20" forks with steel lowers and dropouts...of course still use torque arms. If you are going to use a wider front tire be sure to check the clearance so they don't rub the fork. I personally would not go over 1000w, especially when it's your safety...

I bought a non-functioning Ego 2.5ah on ebay, and with a "security type" torx screwdriver had it opened up in about 5 minutes. One of the 14 cells was defective (basically at 0 volts) and if any of the cells are way off balance the stock charger won't even try to charge it. Taking the single...

How strong is the regen braking?

The easiest way to increase the amps and watts is to add more voltage from your battery if your controller can handle it.

Have you ever measured the voltage of the Ego pack after you have reached the LVC of your system? It may be best only to run them down to 49V to prolong the life of the cells.

Ya, but your post has pictures and added red details...NIIIICE :)

Great looking wheel! Be sure to check your spoke tensions every ride for the first 5 to 6 rides. With the wide rims, you can't really do much to "true" your rim, but to keep even tension on them will prolong your spokes' lives.

It looks like you only need about 3mm more of clearance, so if you can spread your dropouts another 3mm there should be no problem. Just put a 3mm washer between the hub axle and the dropout and add 3mm spacers between the hub and the disc.

Zarcon, is the original Schwinn battery a 7s (x3.7v) battery?

Are you going to use a disc brake or a rim brake?

I bought one of these at the local wallyworld as it was considered a seasonal item and was on close-out. It has a fairly bright led flashlight built into it (0.5 watt) and if I am figuring right, it could run that on a full charge for about 5 hours. It is touted as "12,000mah max", but I have...

Did you use any special cooling after the solder was applied? Perhaps water on a cotton ball?

My local wally-world is stocking a 29" x 3.0" huffy called the "Warhawk" and it is $249. To just upgrade the tires on it may cost another $150, but that is the nature of the beast. It has the usual cheap components, but it is dual disc brakes and front suspension.

Nice Video! Do you remember what wattage the sunwin controller was listed on the auction? When you had it open, did you you happen to count the FET's that it has?

I hope you realized that I was talking about the Sunwin (silver) controller and not the black one in the earlier pictures. The silver one I found by seller hksunwin on ebay, but with the way the sellers are, this might be the same group as Hallomotor.