I decided to throw out the old battery cage and start again. There were a few reasons for this decision, but the main two were build quality and design. The build quality was not great as I was learni
My online store
Recently I’ve enjoyed working on my many hardware related projects, including my 18650 tester and power distribution board for the ebandit. I’ve had a few people ask if I’m selling these designs, so I
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Tail lights and 12v distribution board
It’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to write up an update, but I’ve still been busy! My new tail lights have arrived, and my 12v power distribution board has been ordered. They work well, and li
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Headlights, indicators, 12v wiring/battery, and HV bus bars
My headlight arrived a while ago, and I’ve finally had a chance to install it and wire it up. I ordered a handful of the AMP Superseal connectors to use for all my low voltage (ie 12v) wiring connecti
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Hub motor, controller and throttle installed
My hub motor, Kelly controller, throttle, and speed display arrived. The first thing I had to do was work out where to source a tyre from, and how to get it on the rim of the hub motor. Fortunately fo
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Announcing jCharge D8 – my open source battery tester
I’ve designed a battery testing board (the initial version is discharge only) specifically for testing 18650s. The aim is to have a “cheap and cheerful” board that is accurate enough to be useful. I’m
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Battery cage and 18650 discharger update
I’ve done some more work on the battery cage and it’s nearly finished. I’ve cut out, bent and riveted all of the front and rear aluminium sheet now. Soon I can start working on sealing all of the edge
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“Charge-o-saurus” – 24 way 18650 charger
I’m starting to focus a little more on batteries now that I have most of the components for my 18650 discharger/tester and I’ve got about 1/3rd of the cells I need. I have previously made a large 1865
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Progress on the battery cage
I’m now inducted on the HSBNE table saw which means I’m allowed to use it unsupervised. This means I can now cut up sheets as I need them and have progressed further along with enclosing the battery c
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I’ve started enclosing the battery cage
On the weekend I finished the bulk of the welding that needs to be done. I sourced some 1.2mm Aluminium sheets from Bunnings and headed into my local hackerspace. Although it was nearly twice the cost