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by Saladin
Thu Nov 07, 2024 11:02 pm
Forum: Transport
Topic: Building an EV more efficient than walking
Replies: 66
Views: 6359

Re: Building an EV more efficient than walking

Other upgrades and Winterising I swapped the cargo bike pedals for grip taped flats over the pinned ones the bike came with, my feet kept slipping off the metal predecessors when I changed gear rapidly. https://www.bike-discount.de/media/image/74/89/cc/Ergon-PT-48010021-1_800x800.jpg They're ideal. ...
by Saladin
Thu Nov 07, 2024 10:09 pm
Forum: Transport
Topic: Building an EV more efficient than walking
Replies: 66
Views: 6359

Re: Building an EV more efficient than walking

Thx Resy. Actually the steering damper makes one-handed operation way less sketchy. I'm fine with it now. There's a much less expensive and neater aftermarket solution here . As for the big guy upstairs I think my comfort zone to safety margin ratio is a much narrower bandwidth than most. I thrive i...
by Saladin
Thu Nov 07, 2024 3:48 pm
Forum: Media and Culture
Topic: What are we all investing in for the next 4yrs?
Replies: 18
Views: 684

Re: What are we all investing in for the next 4yrs?

Thanks for the advice gents but I'll pass. As I say 3 years and not dead. Humans survived for 10s of thousands of years drinking nature. Not much bird poo on a ground mount because I can easily clean the glass and the rain does a lot to shift it before I stick the pail out. I process the rainwater t...
by Saladin
Thu Nov 07, 2024 12:40 am
Forum: Media and Culture
Topic: What are we all investing in for the next 4yrs?
Replies: 18
Views: 684

Re: What are we all investing in for the next 4yrs?

No hope to do water harvesting yet as the the cost of water is ludicrously cheap and in no way reflects its scarcity or the true costs to clean use and reprocess. The only real incentive there is to strip out the residual pharmaceuticals that many ingest unawares in their tap water and since our wa...
by Saladin
Thu Nov 07, 2024 12:18 am
Forum: Media and Culture
Topic: What are we all investing in for the next 4yrs?
Replies: 18
Views: 684

Re: What are we all investing in for the next 4yrs?

Hard assets! Stocking: Omni-directional Microgrid forming battery gensets plus a central 6kVA, 10kWh plantroom of gubbins. 10kW of PV 5kW of GTIs Plethora of Studer Xtenders. 400Amps of Morningstar DC Charge Controllers Ebike Fleet: Hybrid, cargo, 3 x eMTB. Self-reliance tools, workshop etc... Cable...
by Saladin
Fri Aug 30, 2024 12:05 pm
Forum: Transport
Topic: Building an EV more efficient than walking
Replies: 66
Views: 6359

Re: Building an EV more efficient than walking

Hi Gents, Come to think of it yearsh..I've welded a few spanners to the chassis of vehicles with the battery terminal on thuther end. I forgot to take a pic of it making coffee onnan induction hob. I was building "solar" gensets since before they were a thing. The preceeding hardware confi...
by Saladin
Fri Aug 30, 2024 1:50 am
Forum: Transport
Topic: Building an EV more efficient than walking
Replies: 66
Views: 6359

Re: Building an EV more efficient than walking

While I was at it I decided to reinvent the self-propelled welder-genset with EV battery support, in an 80kg zero emission package, pushing 3.5kVA 230V & 180A of stick welder, combined 4kWh, indoor safe and 30dB. Micro-grid forming and integrating with AC and DC coupled solar compatibility. One ...
by Saladin
Fri Aug 30, 2024 1:31 am
Forum: Transport
Topic: Building an EV more efficient than walking
Replies: 66
Views: 6359

Re: Building an EV more efficient than walking

Let's talk loadouts...I've already hauled the aluminium braces for a 15 panel ground array 30kms across the hillside. Kiddy carrier. https://i.imgur.com/NPqAtZv.jpeg Need mains on the go? https://i.imgur.com/RHTY2WS.jpeg 400VA "48" volter is a not terrible match for a 14S NMC Li-Ion. Input...
by Saladin
Fri Aug 30, 2024 1:28 am
Forum: Transport
Topic: Building an EV more efficient than walking
Replies: 66
Views: 6359

Re: Building an EV more efficient than walking

Bike handles the horses well. https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2Foriginals%2F72%2F87%2Fc6%2F7287c6a74111a8de7a4b51e858d37529.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=daf97b7aaa090e2a5d695c3dddcf9b8ee4e72188b549b6769e258e601008fccb&ipo=images The steering damper is f...