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Sspokewrench replied to the thread Spoke length for Milano rear wheel.In my experience, spoke length means the distance from the rim where the nipple comes out, to the near edge of the hole in the hub. It...
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Sspokewrench reacted to Slowhan47's post in the thread Safety Wiring { Maybe not a great title ? } with
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Got the message / I rode motorcycles and drove truck; establishing a visual presence and even possibly Eye contact with others are good... -
Sspokewrench replied to the thread Safety Wiring { Maybe not a great title ? }.I turn my headlight on at sundown or in rain. A motorist or pedestrian might assume the coast was clear after a quick glance from 100...
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Sspokewrench replied to the thread Help! Bought a used ebike with battery/BMS issues...i’ve analyzed the last 14 times I charged my Abound battery, rated at 47.1 volts and 678.2 watt hours. My display tells me what percent...
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Sspokewrench replied to the thread Help! Bought a used ebike with battery/BMS issues...I discovered that the KT controllers on two bikes would draw a little current unless the battery was switched off. If I switched a...
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Sspokewrench replied to the thread machinists don't use torque wrenches.Yes, for example, an M5 x 0.8 is typically torqued at 5 Nm for a clamping force of about 1400 pounds, but my designer used them to clamp...
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Sspokewrench reacted to mschwett's post in the thread machinists don't use torque wrenches with Like.
you‘re making a general statement about best practices of working on bicycles based on a handful of parts of specific type and...
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Sspokewrench reacted to harryS's post in the thread Help! Bought a used ebike with battery/BMS issues.. with Like.
Self-discharge on healthy cells is largest at full charge, and drops significantly as the charge decreases. The UB3480 shipping...
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Sspokewrench replied to the thread machinists don't use torque wrenches.Hi. No offence meant here, either. Just my five cents! An ISO 2936 H8 hex key is only 12.5% longer than an H6, but I can apply twice...
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Sspokewrench reacted to oldmanonoldwheels's post in the thread machinists don't use torque wrenches with Like.
Hi all, I registered here for the single purpose of commenting on that topic. Torque to apply goes with screw diameter in third power...
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Sspokewrench replied to the thread Help! Bought a used ebike with battery/BMS issues...In 2020 Radpower said to leave a new battery on the charger 12 hours 3 times. I didn't like that advice, and they now say balancing...
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Sspokewrench reacted to Gionnirocket's post in the thread Help! Bought a used ebike with battery/BMS issues.. with Like.
Can you provide a source for this information as it's contradictory to all I've read. Are you saying this information is provided by...
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Sspokewrench replied to the thread Help! Bought a used ebike with battery/BMS issues...Probably most e-bike batteries lack active balancing, but if they didn't have passive balancing, their service life would be short. In...
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Sspokewrench reacted to DaveMatthews's post in the thread Not really advanced but - cassette wear after first 180 miles? with Like.
I do check it often with a Park Tool device. I am amazed that it hasn't reached .5 yet! I took my bike to the LBS for its annual once...
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Sspokewrench replied to the thread Help! Bought a used ebike with battery/BMS issues...I'd see what the watt meter reads with the timer on but the charger disconnected from the battery, probably under 2.0 watts. With the...