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    first time building a tab welded 18650 battery any advice?

    that dnmun is exactly why I have left the pack whole til I got a more experienced opinion from the sphere to make sure I do it right so thank you , i'll start with testing the groups first and i'll post some pictures in moment so you can see what I've got to work with
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    first time building a tab welded 18650 battery any advice?

    Cheers Wheazel and I didn't make the pack but its made up of 16sx7p with packing foam and pieces of pcb board by the looks of it , I need to measure the bike it'll be going on before i choose what size/shape it'll be then work out how im going to connect everything but thanks for the heads up on...
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    first time building a tab welded 18650 battery any advice?

    First off sorry for the long message but I'd like to give a massive thanks to everyone on the sphere and the facebook group :wink: I've learnt so much and continue to learn more everyday plus all the banter is absolutely brilliant and I wouldn't be where I am with my ebike an...
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    my electric vehicle project so far advise would be nice

    been awhile an I've updated the bike with a few bits : my new 203mm rotors so the caliper misses the hub and also the extra braking force needed to stop quicker ( banana included for scale lol) i decided to use 6mm mdf wood for my frame box as it was easier to work with an cost less for a...
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    my electric vehicle project so far advise would be nice

    yeah i thought the same as i bought it but as its designed for dc voltage an also to cut power to a car/boat battery it should be able to deal with some abuse...I've had it on my bike for about three months an ride daily to an from work or to my missus on the weekends ...I haven't had a problem...
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    my electric vehicle project so far advise would be nice

    that a very nice idea :) do you get any problem with the controller heating up?...I've tried to keep airflow to the case while waterproofing the connectors side and as my battery sits inside the frame and i have a 17inch frame the triangle is quite small and everything is rather snug atm but i...
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    my electric vehicle project so far advise would be nice

    a quick update of my idea for a frame box an sorry about the sidways text my snapchat has been playing up recently ill probably put the switch where it is in the last photo on the right side of the frame box an ill work something out for the watt meter later lol now...
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    my electric vehicle project so far advise would be nice

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002RAN4E0?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00 my bad its not 120 I bought one of these ^ from amazon its apparently 12/24v 300A Battery Cut Off Switch but has worked fine with my 49.1v 10ah battery @ 55A so far :)
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    my electric vehicle project so far advise would be nice

    hello again its been awhile since i updated my projects so here's another update = a nice pic of mine an my missus bike waiting for us while we got a takeaway lol (with my old battery an controller in the frame bag) i had to move the controller as the bag couldnt handle the size an weight of...
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    my electric vehicle project so far advise would be nice

    hello again got a few more updates to my project so far: well the inevitable happened the motor has warped the rear dropouts :roll: i knew it was coming an was checking them before an after each ride so luckily haven't had a run away wheel :lol: an i was most of the way through making my...
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    my electric vehicle project so far advise would be nice

    ah now that's what i was hoping for but wasn't sure from reading the specs on the site so a 20s it'll be then thank you for letting me know as an upgrade later on will most probably happen :lol: most certainly a big Thank You very much to dnum for finding such a wonderful piece of circuitry an...
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    my electric vehicle project so far advise would be nice

    right I've made another list of what i think ill need for making a 10s pack, monitoring it an charging it etc .....an i tried to use the public wishlist link but it keeps saying that it's empty so i took a screenshot instead :) ill be getting 4 battery packs, 2 parallel connectors an 2...
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    my electric vehicle project so far advise would be nice

    Ah brilliant that charger will be perfect I'll replace the other charger with this for when I buy the lot etc thank you....those extra features including the lower termination voltage will help me keep the battery's healthy for longer :D Tho would this power supply work well with that...
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    my electric vehicle project so far advise would be nice

    Okies I did think that 10ga was a bit thick but quickly added the connections as they were the same as the lipo packs (tho it won't be too hard to either get some 12ga wireaan connections or splice something together :lol: as indo t see me needing more than 35-40 amp unless I go power hungry...
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