I've been considering one of these kits. I'm older than dirt so speed isn't required. Round trip to my shop is about 25 miles. It sounds like there would be plenty of battery range. Thanks for the video.
Nice project, Marc enjoyed watching this one all come together thanks for taking the time to share it with us. Play Safe From Elliot Lake Ontario Canada.
Very good chance that older battery is composed of 18650 cells, the type they've been using in laptop batteries for 10+years. Fairly easy to replace (and very cheap now), or, if the case can not be opened without destroying it, you can assemble a new battery yourself. I'd bet there are new batteries already assembled that you can buy to replace it (may need to replace cable ends) if you don't want to mess with building one yourself.
I have enjoyed this series of videos. Great job on this project! I do have a question: does this e-bike do regenerative braking (i.e. recharge the battery, contributing braking power, when activating the bicycle brakes)? Given that it has to sense when the brakes are activated, it looks like a relatively low-hanging fruit.
Well done for a successful project. I am all charged up now and ready to ride off into the sunset.
Nice job!
I've been considering one of these kits. I'm older than dirt so speed isn't required. Round trip to my shop is about 25 miles. It sounds like there would be plenty of battery range. Thanks for the video.
Nice project, Marc enjoyed watching this one all come together thanks for taking the time to share it with us.
Play Safe From Elliot Lake Ontario Canada.
Great series. Have some fun on the trails! :-)
Very good chance that older battery is composed of 18650 cells, the type they've been using in laptop batteries for 10+years. Fairly easy to replace (and very cheap now), or, if the case can not be opened without destroying it, you can assemble a new battery yourself. I'd bet there are new batteries already assembled that you can buy to replace it (may need to replace cable ends) if you don't want to mess with building one yourself.
Marc what happens when you back peddle?🤷🏼♂️👍🏴
I have enjoyed this series of videos. Great job on this project!
I do have a question: does this e-bike do regenerative braking (i.e. recharge the battery, contributing braking power, when activating the bicycle brakes)? Given that it has to sense when the brakes are activated, it looks like a relatively low-hanging fruit.
Did you use the file you showed us how to sharpen in one of your past videos? Haha :)
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