The e-bike thread.
10-01-2011, 11:58 PM
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The thing that got me about SMDM, when he pried a metal lid or grating off, he would brace with his regular arm and pull it up with the bionic arm. In reality, all he would have done is pulled his face into the object that he was trying to rip open while breaking or buckling his regular arm.
Robbed again by small-minded producer/directors.
Robbed again by small-minded producer/directors.
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10-02-2011, 12:24 AM
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The funny thing is that I have posted this mod on the AmpedBikes website as well, and none of the folks there seem to "get it."
I've gotten questions like "Are you sure the wiring is rated to handle the extra voltage?"
Seriously? Wiring does not have a voltage rating. (Well, the insulation has a breakdown voltage rating, but that's usually specified in kilovolts.)
I've gotten questions like "Are you sure the wiring is rated to handle the extra voltage?"
Seriously? Wiring does not have a voltage rating. (Well, the insulation has a breakdown voltage rating, but that's usually specified in kilovolts.)
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10-02-2011, 01:05 AM
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It kind of surprises me when I think about it, but despite all of the interesting orthopedic injuries I've sustained over the years, I still don't have a single piece of metal installed in my body. I do wish that they'd have put a screw into the metatarsal- that one still feels a bit weak when I put weight on it in a certain way, and I'm afraid I'm going to re-fracture it one of these days...
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10-02-2011, 01:34 PM
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The Bionic Sound:
http://www.hark.com/clips/xzdqppzmmw-bionic-noise
Tut tut tut tut tut tut tut tut tut .....
http://www.hark.com/clips/xzdqppzmmw-bionic-noise
Tut tut tut tut tut tut tut tut tut .....
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12-18-2011, 06:53 PM
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Bumping this back up for a few follow up questions:
Still riding? How's the battery holding up? Any particular issies with anything?
Any more mods? More power? If you had to do it all over, would you still chose the same components?
Still riding? How's the battery holding up? Any particular issies with anything?
Any more mods? More power? If you had to do it all over, would you still chose the same components?
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12-18-2011, 07:18 PM
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Towards the middle of October, my main battery did fail. I'd been warned of this possability, as the company found out that they'd gotten a batch of marginal BMSes, however I'd elected to keep on riding until the weather got bad before sending it back for rework. A couple of days before I left for NYC, it finally smoked.
I shipped the battery back to them, and I have it back now, although I've been busy as hell this past week since I got back and I haven't had a chance to re-install it. I'm going to do some further cleanup of the wiring, and figured it do it all at once. As I'm getting ready to leave on vacation, it'll be several weeks before I have everything back together again.
Any more mods? More power?
If you had to do it all over, would you still chose the same components?
Aside from that, no complaints. The motor and the rest of the electronics are doing fine, and the bike itself, while cheap, seems to be holding up nicely.
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