foothead
Omnicide now.
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Just did a bit of range testing on the electric bike. Since I wanted to do a 40 mile ride, I threw together some old li-ion cells in a 9s6p configuration and also brought the lead acid pack to use after the li-ions died. Turns out they made it the entire 40 mile trip though, even with low tires and dragging along an extra 25 pounds of lead battery. I got back home, and the multimeter was still sitting around 33v (this would put each cell at 3.7v, which is their nominal voltage.) It was definitely getting pretty sluggish though, with very little acceleration. I'm really quite impressed with how it did. If I felt like it, I could throw both battery packs on and ride all the way to new orleans, 80 miles away. It'd only use about 800whr for that whole trip. I really don't see why electric bikes aren't more popular with the price of gas as high as it is. It's such an efficient way to get around.
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