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    Just opened battery yose power 15.6Ah

    I’m new to XT60s, but don’t like how the back cover clicks into place on the ones I’ve got. Isn’t there a risk it could click off in use and maybe short with something? I’m minded to inject hot glue into the back of them once wired. Good idea or bad?
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    Would you trust a cheap battery charger off of (say) ebay?

    Ah! I understand! I did say it was heading for the bin though… It’s clear how a lot of people who aren’t in the know, could buy something that will possibly cause a fire. What happened to kite marks? I seem to recall that you couldn’t buy anything like this in the UK without it being tested and...
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    Would you trust a cheap battery charger off of (say) ebay?

    For a really good battery charger you’d probably pay c.£50. There’s a lot of chargers available on ebay and it might be tempting to risk buying one, but what would you be getting? I bought a 42v charger off of ebay for £6.99 to see what was “in the box” (photos attached). What I got is a...
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    Search for Swytch Promton Motor 100SX-6XX-36H-S

    Hi. If all you need is another Swytch wheel/hub, then ebay seems to have some available.
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    Adding tape to help waterproof cable plugs

    Agreed. I’ve got experience over the years of this when I’ve been called to fix something, and it turns out to be a taped up connector and it has corroded up inside. Water can get into places you’d not believe, and if it can’t get out then it all gets corroded in there - even quality connectors...
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    Discharge Converters?

    I’ve really enjoyed reading people’s comments and reading through all the technical notes - thanks. I think though that for my own requirements (a Swytch Max powered bike, but wanting to add additional generic batteries) I shall not go the reverse voltage protection route with mosfets. Instead...
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    Illegal ebike crackdown Coventry

    When it was about £10 a year, I took out personal liability insurance. It (I think) covered me for anything I could be sued for. It might be worth googling for “personal liability insurance”?
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    Discharge Converters?

    Fully accepted. I was just being flippant to illustrate a point I was trying to make.
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    Discharge Converters?

    Yup. Mine is starting to look like a back-to-the-future delorian!
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    Discharge Converters?

    I accept your point fully Sturmey. I’m not rubbishing the tech - the posts that follow show sound functionalities. What I’m decrying is that these are on sale on aliexpress and ebay for small bucks up to big bucks, and we’ve got no simple means of knowing what the box is doing - whether they are...
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    Discharge Converters?

    Thanks all. Wow, a total rip-off it would seem. You can put inline diodes in your wiring harness under some shrink tube and get the same effect for £3 ish. I’m all for getting off the bike, turning it off, and unplugging the flat battery, plugging in the fresh one, and away. It’s free and safe!
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    Discharge Converters?

    Hi all. Does anyone have a view on these discharge converters you see on Aliexpress or ebay? They say it will allow you to connect two or three battery packs at the same time, but none of them actually clarify what technology they are using to achieve this. Are they just blocking diode packs, or...
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    Kill the PAS

    …or if you don’t have brake switches - use the switch to cut the PAS sensor signal.
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    Illegal ebike crackdown Coventry

    They can’t even spell “standart”?
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    Kill the PAS

    That’s my fear. I can get everything I currently want, and still be legal, but I need That’s my fear. I can get everything I currently need, and still be legal. But it also has to be seen to be legal! I don’t think the police have extensive pedelec training. The current rules look totally...
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    How important is one spoke?

    In my mountain biking past I’ve seen people doing serious hills with spokes you could wobble around they were so loose. I wonder how many people actually do check their spokes regularly.
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    Kill the PAS

    Yes, I can turn the PAS down to nothing on my display too, but one click of a switch without looking - and I know I’ve turned assist off. With the display I have to look down and see what assist I’ve got, and then click it down to zero. It’s subtle, but to me it’s a big difference - not to have...
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    Kill the PAS

    Agreed, but the Swytch kit doesn’t have brake switches though. You can buy them but they ain’t cheap!
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    Kill the PAS

    Would have the same effect. Not sure what’s easier to do though - it didn’t take long to do it this way.