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    Charging connector for BOSCH battery question?

    Does anyone have any experience with the charging connector (from charger to battery) for the BOSCH battery (400 Wh) from a Hai Bike? I'm asking as I have a customer wanting me to set up a solar charging system for this type of ebike. It's a typical 36V lithium ion battery but the plug has...
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    CAD diagram of 1968 VW 1500 Beetle

    Hello, Does anyone know where I may find a CAD diagram (or even accurate PDF or other file) of a 1968 VW beetle gearbox? Would like the diagram for making an adaptor plate and the spline for a coupler. Thanks in advance for any leads, Matt
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    What's the best method to put out an ebike battery fire?

    Hi, am hoping for advice to ease my mind and reduce any likelihood of suffering to customers or shops who purchase Li-ion batteries (all main chemistries for ebikes) in the event of a combustion like that happened to me this morning. Particularly, what are the best methods to contain or...
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    Fastest and Most Powerful Electric Bicycle Possible?

    Hi, I was pushing to see what I could make in terms of fastest and most powerful and also what a bicycle could "hold" in terms of electric conversions. I've put up my review on how mine came out and a few problems along the way but I'd be very interested to see what others have come up with. The...
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    With or without Hall Sensors?

    Does anyone have any suggestions on getting a motor (Crystalyte High power one) with or without sensors? What are the main differences and pros and cons of each style? Typically, I find that motors I get have very few problems (nearly always ends up being the battery BMS). The only motor...
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    Short tour through electric motor factory in China

    Hi all. May be of interest to some out there. Here is a short collection of photos I took on a recent trip to the motor factory to check out some kits I ordered, describes the motor production process a little...
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    Suitable Suspension Forks for 500-1000W conversion kit

    Does anyone know of a well known brand of suspension forks (preferably easily available in Australia) that is suitable for conversion with the typical axle and wheel nut size present on most of the direct drive motors (500W - 1000W)? I do quite a few installations with the mini-motors (180-250W)...
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    Solar Powered 1000W ebike and algae

    This was a video review I made to show a few methods of solar powering electric bikes but mainly to review the practicality of using a tube style 48V battery that can fit within the frame of the bike. This has advantages for performance and light weight but obvious disadvantages with range. The...
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    How to Solar Charge an Electric Bicycle

    There are four ways to solar charge a lithium ion battery that I know of; please comment if you know of others or better ways. Each has their advantages and disadvantages. A difficulty with solar charging lithium ion batteries for electric bicycles is that the best voltage to use for motor...
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    Electric Bicycles in China

    China really is the home of the electric bicycle. I read in a review by TIME that in 2007 there were 23 million electric bicycles sold world-wide - of these 21 million were in China. Being in the electric bicycle business I had to go and check things out. Here is a short video I made of my trip...
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    Pictures of Electric Fixies

    I am of the opinion that gears are just extra hassle if riding electric. Get rid of them and simplify the bicycle. Here's my design with a friend on it. The design of this electric fixie can be read here: http://www.solarbike.com.au/fixi%20story.php and a review of it here...
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