Recent content by joe tomten

Smart move on Jasons part. Over the years i've been mostly lurking here - no single person has more effectively comunicated the basic concepts of ebiking more consistantly, reliably and congenially than you have. YES. A well deserved opportunity.

these Front V-Brake pivots fit the beast perfectly. http://www.identitibikes.com/products-details.php?id=FKITRBA i got mine here: http://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=52674

Being that I cant afford a bafang bbs02 just now -- and having a couple of spare motors and controllers hanging about --- I'm gonna try to do a dual motor build on one of these. The hubs motors are both lowish power things. DD 2807 hub on the rear, and a geared hub on the front. 16s...

does anyone know if the gng mid:-drive kit http://www.gngebike.com/450w-brushless-mud-guard is a direct fit for the walmart fatty? If so I will do one. *edit* what is the bottom bracket size of the mongoose beast.?

I'd try welding it back together with an oxy/acetylene torch and maybe steel plates sandwiching either side of the break. Lace up a new rear wheel and keep on going.

I have one of the V4. unopened board available if someone wants it.

you are looking for charger that charges to 41 or 42 volts. These are Lithium ion batteries and 10s (in series) this guy would work. http://www.amazon.com/VeriBest-36V-2A-Smart-Charger/dp/B007NHWDC6/ref=sr_1_7?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1378238038&sr=1-7&keywords=veribest+charger just make...

thanks dogman, chagrined i am to be told "well known" when i was hoping "merely suspected" Time to reconfigure all my balance leads to some varient of Dr. BASS's db25 balance connector situation.

generic 26650's i got used a couple of years ago. been good in service. not high c cells. Yes, will have to cut in a new parallell group. I put this pack together from other funky packs - so this isn't new. Just a pain. i didn't leave the controller on. cell groups 2 . . 16 remained...

Just hauled out one of my bikes that has a 12s lifepo4 battery connected to a signal lab bms (red blinkey led type). The first cell group is MINUS 1.5v, and all the others around Positive 3.2 - 3.3 v. how can this happen?

Well I can't discount the melted wire at the solder joint inside the motor possibility. But the reason I laced up this new motor (with bad halls) i had on hand was because I'd messed up wires at the axle just like you indicated. Xtracycle bag flopping over the unprotected wire at the axle. duh.

I seriously checked each and every connnection. Funny thing is that if i baby the throttle on start up it runs almost normally. But I jam the throttle open like usual, and it gags. Especially with 2 kids on the back. It also gags when I change grade from flat - to up hill. I'm...

I have a lyen 6 fet mini monster sensorless controller that I've been using for over a year . As of yesterday it has starting grunting and hammering the motor on start up, but once up to speed a bit - is still working fine. I've checked all the connections and they are good. Any ideas on...

BMX style handle bars work pretty well as a mounting structure for an ammo-box battery. I mount a piece of 1/2" plywood to the front of my handle bar w/ u-bolts and just use a small ratchet strap to hold it there, whether it's the ping 48v15ahr or some other rectangular object. takes a little...

"Charging cells with individual chargers":