How long should the brake lines be? As long as a piece of string! Planning the final dimensions for the brake lines. Measurements have been taken with a cord. The factory lines at the front (1 x 310mm upper / 2 x 495mm lower) do not need to be changed. However the rear line is…
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Cafe again
Not too bad in eCafe style too, by the seaside… That is all!
Alu controller box
Started to experiment with brazing. Cut the alu from the patterns developed in card. bent some stuff and started burning stuff… #fire! Didn’t turn out too bad for a first try at brazing. Had a couple of parts that I decided to bolt to the main box, so that I could disassemble and change the…
Battery case reconfig.
Started to reconfigure the components of the battery box. added DCDC convertor for 12v supply and have moved the connector behind the L-shape bracket that also holds the charger. The battery case is looking a bit worst for ware after being offered up to the frame so many times but nowt a lick of flat…
Lockdown metalwork
Starting to get back into metal fabrication again in the newly announced COVID19 lockdowns. As we’re all locked up in the house I thought I might as well get on with some aluminium work to maintain some progression. Making good use of the sheet bender to form the socket holder and the battery case cover….
Charger mounting
Have finally started to mount components to the frame again to check fit. One item that I haven’t fitted before is the charger. It needed some mods because the cable casing had fractured but it was interesting to see how it fits to the case after a mock bracket had been fabricated. Will start to…
26650s
26650s have arrived. they look like quality items. Up to 70amps, should be more than enough for the for the 30amp system. looking forward to putting these together to make my first self built battery pack — the start of many great things one hopes.
12v 30amp BMS
The 12v 30amp BMS has arrived. Despite the dimensions on the site it is still smaller than I expected, which is good. 4 x 25650 3.7v 70amp Lifepo4 batteries have been ordered so the stabilising systems power supply is nearly ready. As a reminder, this power source is needed to supply the system with a…
Rise(r)… again
To experiment I have mounted some new riser bars that were lower than my 3-4 inch risers. I originally went back to cafe racer bars after planing to use risers because although the rise improved the seating comfort they looked too high, kinda felt like a chopper. However, after trying a couple of bikes that…
Battery BMS/charger socket/cover
After making a few mods to the battery/charge socket cover it became evident that there would be some extra space due to the re-shaping of surfaces. Great news is that there was enough to hold the rectangular BMS board so it looks that i’ll be using this one instead of the flatter square BMS. Rethinking…
An electrifying life on two wheels... 