Recent content by rbelisle1

My 5 year old daily commuter build, bent the rear rim. I need to find a new rim and I am looking for suggestions without breaking the bank.... here are the Details; Bike: Manhattan deluxe flyer 6. steel cruiser bike. Add on's: welded custom "book" rack from 1/2 mild steel tube. 26 lbs of ping...

My atoema (2008) brushless sensorless motor, suffered a short in the phase wires. This blew up the original controller. I corrected the short and then rewired from the windings out through the axle with larger wires. I ordered up a new controller from HTB and then put the rewired motor and...

dogman pulled another one out of his hat!!!! Two of the three wires had cuts from the edge of the hub axle cutout wire channel. they looked good from outside the motor, but once the covers were off.... the truth was found. So, its off to the store to buy some new wire. this afternoon will be...

After 3000 miles, my aotema kit has died. Symptoms before death. 1. Occasional loss of power. The power loss did not appear to be caused by bumps or turns or acceleration. I would be riding along and the power would just quit. Full throttle, part throttle, no pattern. 2. I was able to...

Ok guys, I was helping out my mom, going through old scrap books etc and scanning them. This picture is from florida in the 40's, right after the war broke out. It was my grandfathers transportation from home to the base. Mom thought he built it, but I dont think so. He did build a bike from an...

Its interesting that I cant find anywhere on the ping site to order a second charger. I opened one of my old 36v sla cheapo models, with run 41.5 volts, and found not adustments. I am now trying to understand the circuit so that I can maybe adjust it... What model of soneil are you using...

I have a brand new 36v 20ah ping v2.5 battery that came with a very nice battery charger. I would like to have a second one, as a spare and to keep at work. Any ideas where I can find such a thing.... Dogman, if you want to chime in here with the brand, model etc of the sla charger that you...

1500 miles on a 36v SLA's and the constant issues with SLA's sent me looking for a new battery. Dogman, with his long term usage, convinced me to go Lithium for my new battery. I bought a Li Ping 36v 20ah v2.5. So far I am very very happy, but I had to build a new battery holder. Here is the...

Just to be clear, the battery is not getting hot, nor are any of the leads to the controller. The only thing so far is the leds getting hot. The leds are not so hot that I cant hold a finger over them, but they are fairly warm. all the other leds I have ever worked with stayed cool to the touch...

I have forgotten to turn off the controller a couple of times, while I am charging. No problems with anything.. I dont make a habit of it,,, but it has happened a couple of times. we bl-36 with a sensorless controller running 36 volts.

Dogman, I know that you use an old tool box for you battery box, but how did you provide cooling???? I am custom building my box from aluminum and I put holes front and back to allow air flow while moving. I might even add a "hood" scoop to it, but so far, after my first 1 mile run, the bms...

Thanks guys for answering as much as you can!!! I am looking at adding a heatsink of some to the BMS. I have some (home educated) knowledge of electronics, so heat disapation is my first order of business. I fully expect this battery to last as my ride is about 7.5 miles, takes about 35 mins...

After 2000 miles on lead and with Dogmans advice, I bought the Ping v2.5 36v 20ah battery for my we bl-36. I ordered the battery on 9/1 and the post office delivered it on 9/11. Very fast shipping!!!! Every thing is great, but I do have some questions. 1. What are the leds on the bms telling...

36 volts is fine with a 20 amp controller... I run mine back and forth to work, 8 miles one way... speed is around 19 to 20 on the flats. Its an amp hour hungry motor and really sings loud at that speed, but it will not harm the motor.... of course your next question is "what will 48 volts...

I have no experiance with the ping, but if its like the pictures show, cut on the edge of the board. There should not be any traces there and no wires. You could also, lightly, score the outside of the shrink wrap and then either pry it up or give it a little more heat and it should open right...