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  1. Diamondback

    Lithium battery upgrade for mobility scooter

    Hi all. It’s been quite some time since I posted anything in the forum. Life kinda got In the way. My father (79) has a few health issues and few years ago I bought him a scooter. It’s a 3 wheeler. It has 2x12v sla 28ah (supposedly 28ah) batteries in Series for 24v. The lead is not giving...
  2. Diamondback

    2000 (+) lumens of goodness installed today :)

    Hi All. thought i would share what i got up to this afternoon...... i bought a dual cycle lumenator set from Justin about 3 weeks ago, and just got round to installing and wiring them up on the trike today. i have had a single lumenator on a previous ebike, and loved that one. these are the...
  3. Diamondback

    sydney to the gold coast by e-trike

    hi all. thought i would start a thread for my tour from sydney to the gold coast. there are 4 riders, im the only one with e-assist. i will be riding my Scorpion FS recumbent trike with Ezee motor. i will be pulling a Radical Design Cyclone iv trailer loaded up with about 30kg of camping gear...
  4. Diamondback

    2 days, 186km, 19.1AH.....

    just got home from a 2 day ride, pulling my trailer loaded up with about 30kg of camping gear. did 70km on day one, 116km on day two. for local Aussies, we rode from The Enterance to Spencer via mangrove mountain on day one, and from Spencer to merrylands west on day two. camped at a little...
  5. Diamondback

    quick lipo question for the experts...

    Hi all. been running lipo on my trike for about 6 months now (12S2P) the way i have it set up at the moment is i have 2 bricks (in cases) in each rear pannier bag. i series them in each bag, then parallel them before the controller. giving me 12S 16ah. (4 bricks total) i have been wondering...
  6. Diamondback

    finally got around to getting some LiPo boxes.....

    Hi all. i have been wanting to do this for quite a while now. today after work i went to Bunnings Warehouse and purchased two Safe Cases. the cases were just on $30 each. the grommets were $4 per pair. a few minutes with the drill and a hole cutter and some purchased grommets, and i now have...
  7. Diamondback

    advice needed with a mod so i can pull a trailer

    Hi all. i have decided to purchase a trailer for my trike. not that ill be using it all of the time, but i am planning to do some long distance touring with it. anyway, on to the reason for this post.... the trike is a HP Velotechnik Scorpion FS. because i have the rear wheel motor...
  8. Diamondback

    recumbent trike build. recommended motors ?

    Hi all. i am currently in the process of paying off my new recumbent trike. (HP Velotechnik Scorpion FS) i expect to take delivery sometime in august. my current ebike has an ezee geared hub and 20A controller (limited to 15A so battery reasons) running 48V lifep04 (59V FOC and about 52V...
  9. Diamondback

    looks like i am going lipo sooner than i had hoped... :(

    on my ride home from work tonight, at speed (about 40km/h) on an otherwise un-lit cycle path, all my lights quit and i have no power :evil: i looked down at the CA and it's still illuminated, but none of the characters are displayed. only the little green back-light is on. the controller is...
  10. Diamondback

    questions for the recumbent riders here

    hi all. been thinking about getting a tadpole recumbent for a while now. all the ones that i have looked at up to now have been very very expensive. most of them are over $3000 AU. i have found a dealer not too far away from me that has the 2011 Trident Trike Stowaway 2 recumbent for a decent...
  11. Diamondback

    Ezee hub motor hall sensor problems.

    I have an Ezee motor and controller on my bike. Been having intermittent throttle issues over the last few months. It was getting progressively worse. So I replaced the throttle thinking that might solve the problem. (It didn't) I still get instances where the throttle behaves as If it's...
  12. Diamondback

    MW SE 1000-24 Power supply

    hi all. im still looking for a decent PSU for my newly acquired Hyperion charger. i was going to purchase the 47A 24V unit from maxamps, but ive read a load of bad things about that one, and it seems that the way they have set that one up, there is the potential to shock someone, as one of the...
  13. Diamondback

    Hyperion EOS 0720i Super DUO3 charger

    Hi all. wondering if anyone could point me at a place i can buy the Hyperion EOS 0720i charger. other then ebay ? i have one in my watch list, but it's going to cost about $310 AU delivered. edit: found one a little cheaper, so i bought it. this charger will not (at least for now) be used for...
  14. Diamondback

    hows this for efficiency ?

    just got back from a 70km ride. used only 4.880 AH and got 3.5wh per km. i must be getting fitter, because the wh per km keeps dropping. i like to pedal a lot and tend to only use the motor for hills and headwinds can anyone better these numbers ? im sure someone on here probably can...
  15. Diamondback

    my second ebike changed to FWD

    Hi all. thought i would post a few pics and info on some recent changes to my ebike. firstly, i have changed it to FWD. the reason for the change is that i was having too many problems with my rear derailleur always skipping gears and i just could not get it adjusted so it would work 100% of...
  16. Diamondback

    Turnigy watt meter ok for 60.5V ? (Problem solved)

    Hi everyone. i am wondering if the Turnigy watt meter will handle 60.5V ? the instruction manual says 60V max. im thinking about getting one so i can more thoroughly monitor my battery charge process. the charger is putting 60.5V (no load). im running a ping V2.5 48V 15A which is just under...
  17. Diamondback

    quick bottom bracket question

    hi all. does anyone here know if a cartridge style BB can be converted to run an external bearing type BB ? the reason im asking, is i want to run the Patterson crankset ,and it requires n external bearing type BB. the Patterson crankset is similar to the Schlumpf speed drive, but less than...
  18. Diamondback

    48V 5A ping charger doesn't always turn itself off anymore

    hi all. last two times I've charged my battery, the charger has failed to turn itself off after the BMS has all 16 leds lit up. it used to turn off (fan shuts off and the green led comes on) within about 2 minutes of the 16 leds lighting up. the battery is still very well balanced and the 16th...
  19. Diamondback

    bob style single wheel trailer with ezee rear motor ?

    Hi all. im considering the purchase of a single wheel BOB style trailer for use on a planned upcoming trip. is anyone here able to tell me if the trailer hitch will play nice with the ezee rear hub motor ? or will i have to have something custom fabricated ? thanks in advance. Jason.
  20. Diamondback

    increasing night time visibility

    Hi all. i have some very powerful lighting on the bike, totalling 2400 lumen's. this is not too pedestrian friendly at night, and is even too much for oncoming cars when im riding on the road. i ride mostly on cycle ways wherever possible, so the lumenator is too powerful for a lot of my...
  21. Diamondback

    throttle with power switch ? (where to buy one ?)

    Hi all. im looking for a left side, full twist throttle that will work with my ezee hub motor and controller, that has a power switch incorporated into it. i don't want the switch for turning on or off the main power. i want to use the switch as a remote power switch for my cycle lumenator. i...
  22. Diamondback

    mini camera for onboard video (MD80 clone)

    Hi all. i have been searching high and low for some raw avi from the MD80 clone camera. these shoot 720 x 480 at 30fps and are amazingly small. i have just ordered a MD80 off ebay (though at the price point, im assuming it's a clone and not the genuine MD80) i cant wait for it to be delivered...
  23. Diamondback

    mechanical -> Hydro brake conversion. is it possible ?

    hi all. today while i was installing a new set of high rise handlebars, i noticed that one of my brake / shift levers is cracked. i have no idea how this happened, as it's never been dropped or knocked over. anyway, now that im "e" powered, and the bike is heavier than it was before, i am...
  24. Diamondback

    frame mount for 48V 15A ping

    hello all. i want to re mount my battery so that it fits inside the triangle. here's how the battery is currently fitted. with the battery in this location, the bike is top heavy and the rear rack is complaining about the weight. i have had one bolt shear off already. the battery is a ping...
  25. Diamondback

    power problem on a new build. (might be solved maybe ?)

    Hi all. on my newly finished ebike conversion, using an Ezee geared hub motor, i purchased a 48V 15ah ping v2.5 battery. i was under the impression that it would be suitable for the ezee. turns out it's not capable, and the BMS is constantly shutting off the power. i have set the current...
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