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  1. Yako

    Orbea Gain D40 - loss of assist

    Did you get this sorted Mick? If not, it was most likely the PAS sensor, in the rear chainstay. It may need to be moved closer to the magnets. There is a grubscrew right underneath the stay, undo it, and push/tap the plastic nub that you can see on the side of the chainstay facing out. The face...
  2. Yako

    External battery for Ebikemotion x35/ Speedfun Ghost

    I made a range extender for my Orbea Gain for €120, just a few parts and a little soldering. You can make them for a lot less, but I don’t trust no-name cells etc. An electrical appliance shop could make it for you for very little if you buy the parts. It’s been working faultlessly for 12months...
  3. Yako

    Orbea Gain M20i Mahle X35+ observations/performance - is it a 20mph bike?

    I’m really sorry, but the ‘drag’ you are experiencing isn’t drag. At least, not much of it. It is, sadly, a widely reported sensation that occurs when the assist goes off with ebikes. With the X35, particularly in level 3, and at 25.2 ish km/h, this cut off is instant, and you feel you have hit...
  4. Yako

    Ebikemotion x35 speed limiter "fix"

    I‘m afraid your experience ties in with many others on this and other forums. Some are happy with getting an extra 2kmh or so, others are not. The companies generally only claim 2-3kmh though…They also reduce or remove the on-off surging sensation at 25kmh in level 3 from what I’ve read.
  5. Yako

    Range extender: Alternate mounting locations?

    You could cut the connector off your external battery and then from your battery charger and splice the longer cord from the charger onto your battery and put the short one on your charger.
  6. Yako

    Ebikemotion x35 speed limiter "fix"

    Oh, you don’t have to watch all the guff, jump to the schematic at the end for what you need and how to make it.
  7. Yako

    Ebikemotion x35 speed limiter "fix"

    I made my own range extender. It works, and I’m glad I didn’t pay over the odds for a low capacity battery charger that Ebikemotion sell for crazy money. I made a how-to vid, this is it, no fee. Suitable batteries are on AliExpress from 22bucks. Don’t get ripped off. After I made the vid I had...
  8. Yako

    DIY Ebikemotion Range Extender

    A bit long-winded - but that’s me, I‘m afraid.
  9. Yako

    Range extender: Alternate mounting locations?

    And spare charging cords are gold dust. Check the price of an Ebikemotion charger. They should be 10 bucks, but are 120.
  10. Yako

    Range extender: Alternate mounting locations?

    It would obviously be easier to mount the second water bottle elsewhere…there are single and double water bottle mounts that fit to the saddle rails, and others - even insulated ones - that fit on the handlebars so you can sip on a skinny latte as you ride…sorry I didn’t respond earlier, I have...
  11. Yako

    DIY Ebikemotion Range Extender

    I thought about that, but if it’s for my bike, I can (and have) used the charger cable plug. But given more time (I’m always impatient) I would unscrew the charge port, lift it up to expose the cables, and splice into the two larger power leads and run the cable up inside the seat tube. Neater...
  12. Yako

    DIY Ebikemotion Range Extender

    These aren’t quite the same - do you know if this is the company that made the connectors Pablo21?
  13. Yako

    DIY Ebikemotion Range Extender

    Yup I’d ordered a ‘momentary on’ not a ‘latching on’ switch. I was too impatient to wait for a replacement so went ahead without. It works, perfectly. Those third-party guys have really been taking the piss. I’ll post that video later today and link on here. Though I confess if I could get hold...
  14. Yako

    DIY Ebikemotion Range Extender

    I have also done lots of looking re people who have successfully made their own range extenders. There have been quite a number over the years. They all seem to rely on protection provided by Ebikemotion within the controller as some have just hooked up an external battery by cutting off and...
  15. Yako

    Our Rides in Words, Photos & Videos

    So jealous of all these frozen rides I’m seeing. Stuck with this here in Catalunya (currently in Spain). And these damn empty roads.
  16. Yako

    What's the advantage of high T (winding) motor

    I thought the winding determines where your Max power/torque comes. Like a sweet spot. On my bike it’s at 15-25kmh which isn’t where I need it, it’s at 8-10kmh when I think I’m about to die on a nasty climb.
  17. Yako

    DIY Ebikemotion Range Extender

    Phil what have you used to slow the aux battery from instantaneously equalising it’s charge with the Gain’s battery? Or do you make sure the two batteries have the same voltage when you connect Them up?
  18. Yako

    Ebikemotion x35 speed limiter "fix"

    FedEx will fly lithium batteries and operate here in Spain…but I guess if he says no…
  19. Yako

    Ebikemotion x35 speed limiter "fix"

    You could ask Tomas to use a different courier, maybe. He seems nice.
  20. Yako

    UK supplier for better spokes?

    I was happily blaming myself until I started researching, though it is of course possible that the spokes becoming loose are the cause of the all of the breakages. If that is the case though, loosening spokes still doesn’t happen regularly with other bikes to the same extent as the Gain, so...
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