Canondale "Super-Vlectric" build

[DaHose]

I finished putting together my 12V DIY welder, and found that I will would have to buy another battery of at least 350CCA to have enough energy for welding...

[DaHose]

Those look like generic, crimp-on bullet connectors.

Jose

[DaHose]

I also can find many videos of folks who soldered up their packs. I found some neat videos of folks comparing the techniques. One used a FLIR camera...

[DaHose]

Ok folks,

Quick and short update on my battery build.

I tried putting together a 12V battery spot welder to assemble the battery,...

[DaHose]

Ooh! Forgot a couple details I learned in building up my battery. Charging to only 80% of capacity increases cell life about 10X. So if charged to full...

[DaHose]

Battery size is about balance. As an example, if you know you need a max of 30A current, and each battery is rated at 10A continuous. You need a minimum...

[DaHose]

Hey philtahu,

I notice one thing that seems different from my build. Your drive gear has a fair bit of gap between its face, and the end...

[DaHose]

Before I get to my battery, I would like to share what I am doing for charging. Since my battery is arranged with cells 16 in series, my max voltage (67.2)...

[DaHose]

For anyone checking out this thread, here is the full custom build thread. I will continue my comments in that section, as my build questions seems to...

[DaHose]

Hmmmm ..... no description on the motor, or controller to give a hint as to what brand/schematic to search for?

Jose

[DaHose]

Assuming the coloring follows common practices with wiring, I would expect the red is power, the black is ground, and the yellow is signal.
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[DaHose]

That last pic. hints at what I did with the motor. To keep the primary drive chain tensioner in place, I bent a piece of stainless TIG welding rod, and...

[DaHose]

Hi everyone,

Over in the Cyclone specific area I have asked, and been lucky to get answers to a lot of questions while I researched exactly...