Recent content by sam charlton

I would like to see that. they need at least 50 time more power than you do. i mean normal car batteries, not power the entire car haha, sorry

hi, thanks for the telling off. i have no doubt an afternoon on Wikipedia could provide me with something close to a B-Tech, but i was simply interested to hear if anyone has real world experience with super capacitors. Some people say they are hand grenades so don't touch them, others use...

Hello, what is the consensus on using super capacitors to power a 500w electric bike motor. cheap and innovative alternative to li-po batteries or explosion between thighs waiting to happen? the plan is to create something like this: i will use a 24V motor...

hello, thanks for your reply, it's good to know you have used the batteries and motor haha! the first switch i got was from china so am not even going to bother sending them a message. the new switch is from a uk distributor so if i encounter the same problem in my next test i will definitely...

Hello, I'm currently constructing an electric bicycle using a 500w 24v motor, 2X24v 7ah batteries (maybe 4 later on). I bought a 24v 30a dimmer switch to use as a "throttle". During the intitial test (on a table, not on the bike!) It worked absolutely fine for 2 minutes, but then began to smoke...