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    35 amp controllers

    Mine were sold under different brands but had the same KT LCD8H display, so maybe both controllers came from the same factory as the display. The 35-amp was advertised for the Radrunner. I don't recall if the 25-amp mentioned the Radmission, or I just saw that it had the same connectors.
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    35 amp controllers

    I don't know, but I guess they're the same. I got one for my Radrunner, which came with much less output power and torque than advertised. The 35 amp controller doubled both. I sometimes had trouble with moisture, due to the exposed position on the Radrunner, behind the front wheel and not far...
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    What brake pads do I buy???

    It seemed like the rear pads in my Radrunner wore out very fast. Actually, it was 15 months of daily riding. Because I was in the habit of applying both levers together, maybe they had been worn out for weeks without I noticed. I learned from that to apply each brake independently at least once...
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    So how much was the last dozen eggs you bought?

    Today I bought 2 dozen @2.72 a dozen. I have a relative who produces organic eggs for farmers' markets. Customers would pay high prices for "better" eggs. If only they knew... By selling a little food, he could dodge standard property tax rates by calling his estate a farm. I'd run it while he...
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    Woman chased teen on e-bike to 'speak with his parents' for going too fast, Flagler deputies say

    The boy claimed the woman chasing him was 6 feet behind him. Then how did a motorist cut her off without a collision? Video shows him cutting across the walk path, then she comes along and turns so they can talk, driver's window to driver's window. The boy was anonymous until he showed his mama...
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    Riding Shoes; In Search of Something Better *Update!

    Mine are BV brand. I don't know who made them, but they passed the Zedler Institute's tests for e-bike pedals. That sold me because I imagine it would be dangerous if a spindle snapped! https://www.zedler.de/en/ BV is in Illinois. They started as a dog-care products store. They claim they got...
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    Chain education for me?

    I'd love to try your recumbent on a street around the corner where there's usually a bad headwind. I've had good luck with chains. I did spend maybe $10 on a breaker to remove a chain so I could soak it in gasoline to see if the dry lube had really kept it as clean as it looked. I spent about...
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    Can't Get My New Urtopia Bike to Work

    I believe there's an app for that. With the app, your smartphone can tell the bike your fingerprint or just turn the bike on. There's an app for my Abound. I downloaded it to my phone but didn't mess with it.
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    Riding Shoes; In Search of Something Better *Update!

    Barefoot! A year ago I spent $30 on a pair of Whitun Barefoot shoes. No heel cushioning.... who needs it? I'll switch to industrial shoes if I might step on a nail sticking out of a board or drop a cement block on my toe, but the thin, tough rubber soles and leather-like canvas uppers are...
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    15 MPH E-bike and Scooter speed limit announced for NY City by Mayor Adams

    Does Eric Adams have the authority to criminalize what was lawful? Is NYC a dictatorship? In 2023 the NYT published an article saying e-bikes should be banned because there had been 23 deaths in 2022. (In a city of 8 million.) The accompanying chart showed that 23 bicycle fatalities a year had...
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    Three Years with my RadMission, new brake pads

    I also bought a Radmission in the 2022 sale, and I love the way it rides, after I raised the handlebars and moved the seat back. I wish the wheelbase were a little longer and that it had a gearshift so I could manage more hills without motor assistance. I'd never liked the OE tires on my...
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    Show Us a Tool

    Wow! ... and using a roller with a pail on a ladder! I haven't done ceilings in 34 years, and I need to do it again. I seem to recall cutting in with a 2.5" brush and doing the middle with a Wagner device that used D cells for a pump that sent paint to a roller. Maybe I still have it.
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    I was high on a ladder painting my aunt's dairy barn when the bull approached. By his ears, he appeared to be on the verge of violent anger. I froze. He calmed down and went about his business. That barn was a lot of square feet, but I didn't know how to use a roller on an extension ladder. I've...
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    Handlebar alignment

    After I worked on my Abound, the handlebars felt misaligned. I'd always found aligning ebike handlebars a hassle. This one was especially bad. From behind the handlebars, the wide battery box hid the wheel. Handlebars were adjusted by turning the stem, but loosening the pinch clamp allowed the...
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    Did you find the cause? Fatigue can blow fuses. It can get a no-name fuse sooner and a reputable brand later. If the replacement fuse blows soon, then there's probably a circuit problem.
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    We used to heat 2500 square feet by wood. My favorite maul was like this. They call it 12 pounds but it weighs 15. For kindling I used a smaller maul and a 2-pound hatchet. The back view shows how decrepit the old axe heads were. I wondered why my grandfather hadn't discarded them. in the...
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    I don’t know how old these axe heads are. I think similar ones have been produced since the 1600’s. The 3-pounder is pitted 6mm deep. The 4-pounder is also badly pitted. Six years ago, I put edges on them, knowing they'd never be fit to use. The handles were a mystery. They showed no...
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    If you knew the watts the USB fan used and assumed the voltage step-down (whatever it's called) is 100% efficient, I guess you could calculate battery amps. The advantage to @6zfshdb 's board is that he can measure the amps and use a combination of bulbs to get what he wants. I don't see how a...
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    Your USB fan won't do those things. I don't know much about BMS, but maybe a wall wart would wake one up. Amazon ships devices only to the address on my charge card, so why would I want to charge them when I was in the boonies? ;) In the 70s, I had a friend who was a custodian. He loved...
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