After a ton of reading, tutoring by folks on the forum, YouTube viewing, and a couple of "live" lessons from engineer pals
that also dabble in Lipos with RCs, I started a new build.
Tha main thing for me was the power...understanding it, understanding how to safely manage and apply it, etc.
So, I first bought two honking 6s 20ah Lipos, power supply, a ton of monitors, two balancing chargers, charging bags,
about ten voltage monitor/alarms (one was bad...had to send it back), and misc other stuff...Connectors, serial connector,
XT60-XT90 adapters for the chargers.
Then, ...or maybe it was before that...I found an old (but nice) Schwinn Sierra. It was a 26" whhel, 22" frame.
Waaaaay too big for this short-legged old man. But, I took off the 48V 1000W hub, torque arms, SLA batteries,
a few extra goodies, and I'll will find a home for the bike.
Next, was a bike for the test. I didn't want to spend a bunch of dough, not on the bike at least, until I checked out the power train.
So, Hollandia 5 speed with front and rear rack from Amazon. Got it yesterday.
Here it is at an early stage.
I'll post a bunch of pics to smugmug and come back with the link in a while.
that also dabble in Lipos with RCs, I started a new build.
Tha main thing for me was the power...understanding it, understanding how to safely manage and apply it, etc.
So, I first bought two honking 6s 20ah Lipos, power supply, a ton of monitors, two balancing chargers, charging bags,
about ten voltage monitor/alarms (one was bad...had to send it back), and misc other stuff...Connectors, serial connector,
XT60-XT90 adapters for the chargers.
Then, ...or maybe it was before that...I found an old (but nice) Schwinn Sierra. It was a 26" whhel, 22" frame.
Waaaaay too big for this short-legged old man. But, I took off the 48V 1000W hub, torque arms, SLA batteries,
a few extra goodies, and I'll will find a home for the bike.
Next, was a bike for the test. I didn't want to spend a bunch of dough, not on the bike at least, until I checked out the power train.
So, Hollandia 5 speed with front and rear rack from Amazon. Got it yesterday.
Here it is at an early stage.
I'll post a bunch of pics to smugmug and come back with the link in a while.
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