nonoise
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Location: Seattle
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You can paint the footrest yourself. Get high temp spray paint from the auto parts store, anywhere actually. Paint it, and let it dry. Then bake it in your kitchen oven at 350, maybe 325 degrees. -
I don't think it fits very well in any market. It doesn't look too good off established trails that a decent wheelchair and freewheel can handle. Yeah sure it has power. So it looks like an ATV, but it is not an ATV.Leave a comment:
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Nice catch Phil, the ESP site says the terminal is a Faston F2 which when looked up is only 1/4 inch wide. When I re watch Spinergy's battery installation, I can't tell the size they have. One thing though, I've never encountered corrosion with lithium at the terminals like what happens with lead...Leave a comment:
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Just be sure you do know what, why it was totaled out and you are willing to live with that. Also resale value, when you do want to sell is affected. When I used to rebuild cars, I did not have to deal with the salvaged title business. It is a buyer beware deal they started after my conscious got to...Leave a comment:
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Not sure what you mean by "short damage" but if there is a chance of flood damage, avoid this vehicle. The wiring harness connectors are subject to later failure amongst other corrosion problems. OTH, if you do know the full extent of the damage, it can be a great find properly fixed. Get...Leave a comment:
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Google the vin number, nothing else, just the vin.
Remember it is a salvaged title because the vehicle was totaled. The cost to repair exceeded it's value.
Confession, I used to buy wrecked cars and rebuild them. It was quite profitable.Leave a comment:
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I exactly agree about the external bms. It may be overkill and not necessary or may be absolutely required. Without more internal knowledge it is hard to say....Leave a comment:
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Spinergy's site shows the conversion to Lithium. I closely watched and the battery pair the installed seemed to match the specs of those under consideration exactly! https://youtu.be/687CW1QxkJI 15Ah 180Wh It's at about 0:30
Have you looked at the wiring diagrams of the LA vs Lithium...Leave a comment:
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These are 180 Watt hours. https://electricscooterparts.com/lif...batteries.html s The price might be indicative of a shorter travel time. I could not find online the Wh requirement/specs. So what I would do is to pull an existing Lithium battery out of a ZX-1 and see how it is marked/ra...Leave a comment:
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When I took my MX-1 Smartdrive LiFeP04 battery pack apart I found no battery management system inside to keep the cells balanced. It bothered me so much that I took it apart another time just to be sure there was none. There wasn't. As a result of this cool thread I'm learning why, thank you. That...Leave a comment:
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Here is 50 A continuous discharge USA
https://dakotalithium.com/product/da...motor-battery/Leave a comment:
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Check this link out: https://www.rapidtables.com/calc/ele...alculator.html
Phil's photo above shows each motor having a rating of 320 watts. The ZX-1 runs on 24 volts. Plugging those into the calculator reveals a draw of 25.8 A which would be worst case.
These...Leave a comment:
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I think these are what you are looking for. It is a short supply, but free shipping:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Medline-Sen...IAAOSwxDFemh4yLeave a comment:
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There are definitely lithium cells that will work, these for example, but might be a little large:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000...39.128609.0&am...Leave a comment:
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Just noticed something else as shown on Phil's ZX1 motor photo above. The rating sticker shows 3amps and 320 watts, each, for a total of 6 amps and 620 watts.possible demand. Compare that with what your specs are and what is available in lithium. These are big power chair motors, are they not?
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