Search results

  1. jimriley

    Bafang maintenance + controller upgrade.

    correct, I forgot what is where!
  2. jimriley

    Bafang maintenance + controller upgrade.

    Bbs01b can be re programmed with cable to have 3,5 or 9 steps in the power gradient, I set mine at 9 to give a finer gradation.
  3. jimriley

    Bafang maintenance + controller upgrade.

    What are the thoughts on resetting the keep current, mine was at 30%, I changed it to 80 or 90. Any problems likely to ensue from going to 100? Apart from battery life.
  4. jimriley

    Oh dear- who's been throwing batteries in the bin?!

    Is it an old Gravel pit or similar? What about the great crested newts?
  5. jimriley

    Oh dear- who's been throwing batteries in the bin?!

    Aww, you came along too early with that one. Should have waited, see who bites...
  6. jimriley

    Oh dear- who's been throwing batteries in the bin?!

    Carbon Monoxide - we deal with that all the time. Unless the said batteries are giving it off in a closed inhabited space then that doesn't really create a problem. Far more of an issue currently is Dihydrogen Monoxide, falling out of the sky. How many people and animals a year die, even partial...
  7. jimriley

    ebike conversion kit newbie

    The build report is a Good Idea. Anyone have a spare Round Tuit they could send me?
  8. jimriley

    Oh dear- who's been throwing batteries in the bin?!

    Cheap means of disposal, does the insurance company pay out for the lost value of the tyres too? Last summer a huge plume of black smoke was visible from my house, maybe a mile away. Plastic recycling company, bales of compressed plastic waste stored outside the compound next to a public...
  9. jimriley

    Wiring a brake light.

    Job done, used 2 long lever microswitches, one mounted on an aluminium bracket, the other on the front carrier. Wiring all contained in a small zip pouch, connections made with wago type connectors, which come in 2,3 and 5 wire versions. The microswitches need a bit more insulting tape but it's...
  10. jimriley

    Bicycle Repair - Plastic Parts

    Yes, had my tooth filled with it last week, tooth coloured uv glue. Temporary repair till things get back to normal.
  11. jimriley

    Wiring a brake light.

    Wuxing rear / brake light arrived yesterday, ordered 2 long lever microswitches, should be here today. I have racks front and back so hoping to use them to mount the microswitches above the v brake arms.
  12. jimriley

    Help! New chain needed ?

    It's best to count the links rather than checking the length. you could end up with a longer than necessary new chain cos you are adding in the stretch of the old one.
  13. jimriley

    Bafang 250 or 500w for touring

    Bbs01b at 36v with more or less default settings. I've pulled 50kg - 2 sacks of hen food, in the trailer for several miles. Loaded panniers up with a weekly shop. Must be comparable with a full set of camping kit. No problems. It's a hybrid tourer, 700c wheels. Would prefer disc brakes but it...
  14. jimriley

    Bafang 250 or 500w for touring

    Re the 250w bafang Mid drive, you can up the amps from 15 to 17 using the USB lead and laptop. It's then the same as a 350w but badged "correctly". So you have quite a bit more oomph. I've been dragging a dog trailer about, full of shopping, also loaded panniers, with a 250w. No problem on...
  15. jimriley

    Way of charging externally without power point

    Derives from a banging tune, beat or Donk.
  16. jimriley

    Wiring a brake light.

    Thanks, I'll have a look at, those ideas. The rear see.sense ace has a brake self sensing function. Just looking at making use of the possibilities.
  17. jimriley

    Wiring a brake light.

    Hi. I am awaiting delivery of a rear light/brake light from China. I've fitted a front light with beam pattern, also a horn, I took a fused spur off the battery out wires. So the tail light will be joined to the headlight. I also fitted a USB feed for the phone and to charge the see.sence...
  18. jimriley

    Making mid drive, help required.

    That's my understanding, 20ah was mentioned earlier in this thread.
  19. jimriley

    Making mid drive, help required.

    I got the 250w Bbs01b. Usb lead cost about a tenner with programme on CD, there is a tweaked program download link on pedelecs somewhere too. I've had a play but I haven't left the motor set at 350w, uses more power, but if I want to go playing on the hilly bridleways around, I'd tweak it up to...