Recent content by ngant17

I’m having occasional’ghost starting’ from the bafang motor, I have to remember to keep it in PAS 0 and/or brake lever engaged when at a stop. Or it jacks me around with the sudden unexpected burst of speed. I don’t think a gear sensor will help, I have a Enviolo hub which is step less and no...

A friend of mine rides a Bafang rear hub 36v. I recommended to him to consider Ryobi 40v 6aH batteries to supplement his ride. I ride a 48v Bafang mid engine on a dual suspension frame. My batteries are 5-6aH, between 56v-60v depending on brand of lawnmower battery. These batteries weigh in...

A friend of mine uses a 36v Bafang with rear hub. I recently suggested Ryobi lawnmower batteries as a possible replacement, which are 40v, 6aH. I've used Ryobi electric lawnmowers and their 40v, 6 aH batteries hold up very well. Not sure who's making Ryobi battery adapters with a 3D printer...

I recently (Nov 2022) ordered a Greenworks 60v battery holder that was 3d printed by Jerry at minne.us. Very satisfied with final product. He advertises 80v Greenworks on his site but he can do 60v as well. My current setup has a Ego 56v 5aH battery that runs parallel to a Greenworks 60v 4aH...

The early Echo cordless tools were set up for 58v, the newer ones are 56v, which means a new charger and all new tool set. The new Echo 56v batteries come in higher 5.0 amp-hours, which is an improvement over the older 4.0 aH, 58v one. Since I have the newer Echo 56v battery but not the new...

After experimenting with Echo 58v, Greenworks 60v and Ego 56v, I'm leaning toward the Ego battery because it holds its own in the price range for 4-5Ah batteries, also has bigger 7.5 and 10 Ah ones. I just mounted an Ego on my project 24in dual suspension mountain ebike, and I am currently...

I just set up my Bafang motor on my 24in suspension mountain bike to include 3 different makes of lawnmower batteries: 60v 4aH Greenworks, 58v Echo 4ah and the 56v Ego 5Ah. The problem with Greenworks 60v batteries is that a full charge is enough to trigger an over-voltage spike in the...

Your advice for unicycle cranks is consistent with the positive reviews on Amazon for the Sunlite Unicycle Crank Arm Set, the majority of buyers that submitted reviews are BBS02 or BBSHD. So yes, replacing the aluminum stock Bafang crank is definitely on the to-do list now. Weight of steel...

Yes we're talking about the crank bolt. Actually now that I'm relaxed, I have to say that it was the left bolt not the right, I just came home partially frustrated and realized I got that mixed up. Can't change the square taper as it's Bafang. As for Locktite, I understand the red requires...

Today I just had the rather frustrating experience of losing the metric M8 allen bolt that secures right foot pedal to Bafang BBS02 crank arm. My pedal suddenly dropped to the ground and I had no luck finding the original bolt. However return trip was no problem riding on full throttle with...

Dewalt Flexvolt batteries are 20v/60v, 6ah on lower volts, so that is just 1/3 of amp-hours for my ebike needs. Price is typical for a 60v/2ah pack. So as not to reinvent a wheel, I refer the reader to Ron/spinningmagnets, May 2017 article, who IMHO basically wrote the bible on the subject in...

I've developed a healthy respect for 60v, battery building isn't for me. So that's a reason why I gravitate towards these 2 brands, 58v Echo & 60v Greenworks. Lots of horsepower as long,as you don't exceed 61.5v feeding Bafang BBS02 motor and display/controller. I've noticed with my new...

I only need to find the time for voltage drop of a fully-charged Greenworks 60v 4ah battery in parallel with the Echo 58v. I'm guessing it will only be a few minutes. From my personal experience, the Bafang C961 display computer will barely tolerate 61volts but anything more and it will shut...

My original problem with my e-bike was with a fully-charged Greenworks 60v battery It will have +62v after charging, which is enough over-voltage to shut down the stock Bafang C961 display computer that controls the 48v BBS02 motor. Fortunately Bafang has built in over-voltage protection but...

Thanks for the correction. Amp-hours x voltage is watt-hours, which is the standard measurement on your house's utility electric meter (kilowatt hours, actually). However in my experience everything really revolves around voltage or potential energy. Voltage is the energy available to do work...