Commented 9 years ago2014-10-21 20:16:29 UTC
in journal: #8452Comment #56021
Awesome Stojke, thanky for the great tips! =PP
Striker: Nice, we can trade our failure stories back and forth
Stu: I bet! I'm definitely gonna wait for them to improve more before I ever buy one.. They are awesome though; I find resin printers are particularly fascinating ;P
Commented 9 years ago2014-10-21 09:01:03 UTC
in journal: #8452Comment #56026
When you pull a lot of current from the battery it can heat up, same goes for charging. Use solder that has flux inside of it so it attaches to the metal easily, also use clean solder (don't buy dirty crap from 3rd person sellers) it is not expensive and you don't need more than 100g , 2mm diameter (darn TWHL not supporting unicode for diameter symbol >:( ).
Make sure there are no short circuits with the frame of the bicycle.
Commented 9 years ago2014-10-21 06:34:15 UTC
in journal: #8452Comment #56022
I will check this out later, I'm at work now. If it's interesting perhaps I will invest some money in buying a couple of cells from dx.com or some site that sells them cheaply.
Commented 9 years ago2014-10-21 02:14:52 UTC
in journal: #8452Comment #56020
That's an awesome idea Stu, do you have a thing maker yourself?
Stojkens: OK thanks. it makes sense, I know by using the batteries a lot, they get REALLY hot if you are cutting/drilling through metal.. Is there any particular type of solder iron you'd recommend for the best results?
Commented 9 years ago2014-10-21 00:17:09 UTC
in journal: #8452Comment #56023
Ha! Curiously I've been thinking of making a dual battery for my cell phone. But then I'd have to 3D print a new back cover, because it normally only has room for 1 battery
Commented 9 years ago2014-10-20 21:57:35 UTC
in journal: #8452Comment #56019
If you set the bike up with a super duper high voltage battery, and you set the wiring up to shock your leg muscles right, you wouldn't even need to put on a motor!
Commented 9 years ago2014-10-20 20:29:00 UTC
in journal: #8452Comment #56025
Its fairly simple to connect two cells, just practice a little. The only down is that if you overheat it, which wont happen due to its thermal capacity (Only if you use an 100W iron or something), it can explode.
Used cells have decreased capacity. Other than that, I don't see why you shouldn't make an battery powered bicycle
Commented 9 years ago2014-10-19 23:28:52 UTC
in journal: #8451Comment #51039
Kewl shit Instant! I have a keen interest to learn about this stuff too, if not very much experience..
A bit exasperating having to wait a whole year to reapply, but least you found something you are truly interested in, and now you can pursue it.. Great story!
Cool-looking campus BTW!(It looks like Hogwarts!) WAAAY nicer than the lowly state uni I went too
Commented 9 years ago2014-10-18 04:37:19 UTC
in journal: #8448Comment #62636
I don't actually have the nerve to.
I had that photo and I wanted a caption that said "Don't be cheap, hire a professional" without actually telling people "Don't be cheap, hire a professional". This is what it digressed into.
Commented 9 years ago2014-10-17 20:52:09 UTC
in vault item: de_pizzaComment #20714
Now that's Italian! =P
Looks damn sexy from your screenshot, and coming from you I KNOW it's amazing... Port it to CSGO down the road for the win/fun, if you get feeling frisky
Commented 9 years ago2014-10-17 13:03:21 UTC
in journal: #83Comment #35077
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Striker: Nice, we can trade our failure stories back and forth
Stu: I bet! I'm definitely gonna wait for them to improve more before I ever buy one.. They are awesome though; I find resin printers are particularly fascinating ;P
Use solder that has flux inside of it so it attaches to the metal easily, also use clean solder (don't buy dirty crap from 3rd person sellers) it is not expensive and you don't need more than 100g , 2mm diameter (darn TWHL not supporting unicode for diameter symbol >:( ).
Make sure there are no short circuits with the frame of the bicycle.
Stojkens: OK thanks. it makes sense, I know by using the batteries a lot, they get REALLY hot if you are cutting/drilling through metal.. Is there any particular type of solder iron you'd recommend for the best results?
TJB: That's a fucking good idea!
The only down is that if you overheat it, which wont happen due to its thermal capacity (Only if you use an 100W iron or something), it can explode.
Used cells have decreased capacity.
Other than that, I don't see why you shouldn't make an battery powered bicycle
A bit exasperating having to wait a whole year to reapply, but least you found something you are truly interested in, and now you can pursue it.. Great story!
Cool-looking campus BTW!(It looks like Hogwarts!) WAAAY nicer than the lowly state uni I went too
Also Ninjas
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pi_tree2.mdl
pi_tree3.mdl
Apologies for the small size of some of them, and they aren't arranged in any order; I'll try to update this album properly when I have time
happy birthday urby!!!!
I had that photo and I wanted a caption that said "Don't be cheap, hire a professional" without actually telling people "Don't be cheap, hire a professional". This is what it digressed into.
Looks damn sexy from your screenshot, and coming from you I KNOW it's amazing... Port it to CSGO down the road for the win/fun, if you get feeling frisky
--Elizabeth Weir
i hate: not spamming old journals not spamming old journals and not spamming old journals
i love in greenland
and i have nothing to say anymore for now.