First Budget DIY E-Bike Build n First Ride Recycled 18650 Batteries and Voilamart Rear Wheel Kit

 

Part 1 of 3 My First Budget E-Bike. Donner Bike came from the Tip / Recycling Centre, Free of charge. Calipers New £5 from Ebay. Seat Stem Used £3 from Excellent Bike workshop in Exeter. Rack New incomplete sale item £2. Nivea for Men controller bag Free from Boots. Mudguards found on roadside over the years, adapted to repair. Bike mate Bag, Charity shop £1.50. Wheel Kit (Rear Voilamart inc upto 48v controller, twist grip throttle, Brake Levers with motor cutout switch, Bottom Bracket Cadence Sensor, Tube and Tyre, Controller bag) New £110 discounted. Battery Box Bracket etc New Auction deal £4 plus £20. Solder, Nickel plates, wire fixings etc £8. BMS and Temp sensor connectors £8. Battery Cells, 52 Recycled Cells, setup in 13s 5p configuration (13 Series x 3.7v = 48.1 volts, 5 Parallel x 2.3ah = Approx 11-12ah) All used mostly salvaged some purchased in bulk. £30 approx. Includes First Ride. Other videos will cover battery construction, electronics and bms circuits for 48-72volt conversion experiment for off road use only. Links to Electronic / Construction Videos. At 21mins into the Video is the First Test Ride. It's really noisy, turn the sound down. You have been warned. Unless of course its a form of white noise for you in which case imagine you are sky diving and Enjoy. 2019 05 28 Voilamart Kit Arrives 004 001 https://youtu.be/zqS9hl9K-aI Part 2 of 3 Ride 2 To our Clubhouse and Back. https://youtu.be/38VSAfiGEm4 Part 3 of 3 Ride 3 To Willand and Chat about Project. https://youtu.be/cpoOV3lxlZI