Originally Posted by
yopappamon
Rode to work this morning. Didn't even break a sweat. 4 miles and the pack is at 39.96v The individual cell are at 3.33v pretty much across the board. Very well balanced at this point. I don't have the watt meter or voltage monitors yet, so I'm kind of winging it as far as how much capacity I have left. But from what you all have said, I should be good for the 4 mile trip home without charging again.
Now the next issue. With all that weight up high, the kick stand doesn't support the bike. It leans too far over and want to just keep on going. Any suggestions? Is there a scooter type stand that will hold it up vertical?
I built a 24V 20AH battery pack using the same Thunder Sky cells you ordered. I installed the Currie conversion kit on my mountain bike last summer and this is the second pack in my rear rack--I'm still using my original SLA pack. I have to say that I'm glad I installed an M-Wave bi-pod kickstand last fall as part of my winterization projects. (I retired to the far northern US Rockies and am using my bike so much more after adding electric assist to help my knees handle the steep hills here that I've been modifying it to handle more cargo.) The M-Wave is affordable and doing an excellent job of keeping the bike steady when parked, especially now that I've got a second battery on board. You can get the M-Wave for $19 on Amazon (with free shipping if you get your order up to $25.) Here's what it looks like on my bike(this was taken after a shopping run in the winter when I still had pogies--AKA handlebar mitts on the bike) as well as a photo giving you an indication of it's size.
