Johnny C.
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Hey Everyone,
I just built my first motored bike with the help of one of my buddies from this site (Blaze). He helped me put a 500 Watt, Electric, 36 Volt motor on a bright red, Micargi Tahiti, 7 speed cruiser. He did the electric, like wiring the 3, 12 Volt, 18AH batteries in series and re-wiring the charger that came with the kit. The charger came wired backwards from the factory, so we had to blow it up twice before we figured out what was wrong with it. I did all the mechanical stuff like re-spoked the electric hub to the original rim, and bolted everything on the bike.
I helped Blaze build the 50cc Schwinn OCC Chopper at http://www.motoredbikes.com/showthread.php?p=109253#post109253. By help, I mean drank beer and gave him an extra hand when he needed one. We built that one in my garage for my roommate's son.
I am trying to get more range out of my electric bike (other than by peddling more). I have gone through 4 charges on my SLA batteries and can get 14 miles out of each charge with a top speed of about 22 mph on flat land. I am afraid that the only way to get more range out of my bike is going to be by adding another 40lbs of batteries, because there is no way that I am going to pay $500 for a NIMH battery pack just to save 15 lbs.
I am looking forward to sharing what I have learned and receiving any suggestions on battery configurations that work best with the 36 Volt electric hub kits.
I just built my first motored bike with the help of one of my buddies from this site (Blaze). He helped me put a 500 Watt, Electric, 36 Volt motor on a bright red, Micargi Tahiti, 7 speed cruiser. He did the electric, like wiring the 3, 12 Volt, 18AH batteries in series and re-wiring the charger that came with the kit. The charger came wired backwards from the factory, so we had to blow it up twice before we figured out what was wrong with it. I did all the mechanical stuff like re-spoked the electric hub to the original rim, and bolted everything on the bike.
I helped Blaze build the 50cc Schwinn OCC Chopper at http://www.motoredbikes.com/showthread.php?p=109253#post109253. By help, I mean drank beer and gave him an extra hand when he needed one. We built that one in my garage for my roommate's son.
I am trying to get more range out of my electric bike (other than by peddling more). I have gone through 4 charges on my SLA batteries and can get 14 miles out of each charge with a top speed of about 22 mph on flat land. I am afraid that the only way to get more range out of my bike is going to be by adding another 40lbs of batteries, because there is no way that I am going to pay $500 for a NIMH battery pack just to save 15 lbs.
I am looking forward to sharing what I have learned and receiving any suggestions on battery configurations that work best with the 36 Volt electric hub kits.