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I bought a 1500w camping kettle. It had aluminium wire in the mains lead instead of copper, so I slung it and used a proper 3kw one off an old kettle. It was probably OK because most people would never know to change it, but I didn't want to risk it when I didn't have to.

That would mean that you need a buck converter inside the battery, like a phone and similar devices have. It would save a lot of messing about, but it brings new risks inside the battery

Hmmm! It sounds like the chargers were not grounded or something like that - nothing to do with bikes catching fire. I can't remember anybody ever electrocuting themselves with an ebike charger, though I'm sure somebody will eventually find a way. At least they're keeping an eye on things. It...

What, look at your phone and bike computer before you go for a ride and look at them again when you get back? Don't you do that anyway?

I added a bit to the above post.

You guys make things so complicated. Your phone has GPS in it. Do a ride and compare the difference in distance, and/or ride at a constant speed and see the difference.

If you have a three pin sensor, it has a hall sensor in it, so it needs the 5v to power it. 2-wire ones are simple switches, either mechanical or reed switch, which don't need the 5v. In other words, you can fit a two-wire brake switch to a 3-wire controller, but not a three-wire switch to a...

Your LCD is the same as a Bafang SW102, but it doesn't necessarily have the same software in it. If it is the same, code 26 means a hall sensor error. It's a bit strange that it does it at particular speeds because speed shouldn't affect hall sensor function and current goes down as speed goes...

That's the same experience with the staff that I had when I was in hospital recently. Your guts go sleep after being manhandled, even without chunks cut out. Mine stopped for a week after a hernia operation, though there were no complications from that - just the worry while waiting for...

They would need evidence that the bikes have been ridden. You could assume that somebody rode the bike there, but a defence would be, "I pushed it there to sell it to a guy I met in a pub." In a high street, there's probably CCTV showing that the bike was ridden, but they'd need to have it to...

It's a scam. A 30ah battery would be the three times the size and weight of the 8.8ah one. Show us what you have, then we can help you. If it's this one, it'll be about 7AH and probably recycled cells that won't last until the end of the week...

I thought you went a bit quiet. I hope you make a full recovery soon. What was the surgery for?

By all means do something about the hole where the wires go through, but do not attempt to seal the sides of the compartment. I had to repair about three bikes like yours after the owner tried to seal the compartment, but they filled up with water when it got in, but couldn't get back out, so...

This is apparently in Surrey. According to posts in the comments, the driver was jailed for 2 years. There's probably more about it in the comments. WARNING: DON'T WATCH IF GRUESOME THINGS UPSET YOU! https://x.com/cctvcorner/status/1838678278351044857

I've finally sorted mine. With each pair of calipers, there are two sizes of adapter: 180F 160R and 160F 140R. I now have the 160F 140R on both wheels and I have correct alignment, which took quite a bit of experimentation. Bolting the caliper direct to the adapter had it too low, and using the...

The testers are designed to work with controller and motor cable connectors that have the 6-way white block connector and three bullets on the phase wires. For anything else, you would need to make some connector adapters. You can do all the tests on a normal multimeter, but it takes a little...

Can you make other changes and keep them?

Buying used is too risky unless it comes with the Bosch battery test results, that shows the health, how many charges, etc. Also, there are some compatibility issues between different versions of the same battery regarding the connectors and fixings, so make sure you get an identical one. I...

If you do a Google search, you can find examples converted with a BBS02 (illegal in UK), which is the same size as a BBS01, which is legal, but a bit low on power. Anything above 90kg (rider and load) really needs 48v. Also, some mention changes to gearing. To be honest, it's probably a little...

Rockhopper is a very easy bike to convert unless it's one of the modern ones with stupid tiny chainwheels. I've done a couple myself.