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In the 1970's my college,work,home commute vehicle was a new Aurenthetic
http://brucedp.0catch.com/aurenthetic/
(warning a Very-Slow loading site w/ popup ads)
so I can say, on the cl ad Lawrence posted, it shows an old gutted
Aurenthetic
with no: seat, e-motor, wiring harness, charging circuit. And it has rust
everywhere= It basically is a rusty hulk of its former self.
$999, no.
IMO, they would have to pay me to take it to the metal recyclers for them.
The cl ad sez you can't find these for sale anymore, but ebay has 1 in much
better shape that would be worth what they are asking:
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=auranthetic&_sacat=0
Here is a link about the Aurenthetic, but even that site states errors:
https://www.bike-urious.com/1973-auranthetic-charger/
that links to a page with the specs, diagrams, etc.:
http://www.econogics.com/ev/auranthe.htm
The truth is, in the original configuration, top speed was 15mph, with a
30+mi
range. But I paid extra to have a 2nd e-motor added, and geared higher, so
that my top speed was 30+mph, with a 15mi range.
The e-mini-cycle is small, best for 5'8" or shorter riders. But back in the
70's
this 6'6" tall, svelte, young 20's-something guy (with his knees sticking up
in the air) rode it to morning classes, then to my swing-shift work at
Memorex
(my pre-hp days), where I maintained the reel-to-reel computer-tape testers,
later the 'new' 8" floppy disk media testers, and later still, the 5" then,
3.5"
floppy disk testers.
Even if you buy an auranthetic in original condition, its cheap, weak, wimpy
7A on-board DC charger takes much-too-long to recharge the 2 group-24
12V deep-cycle batteries.
I used the transformer from an old-school 20A 12V ice starter-battery
charger,
and rewired it to charge both 12V batteries independently, using full-wave
bridges. I had to keep the transformer cool with 2 box fans since those
were the days of dumb chargers (high current initially, then tapers off to
nil
as the surface voltage &SOC rose).
That charging power upgrade allowed me to charge to 80%SOC at college
while I was in class, again while I worked my shift, and again when I got
home. All that charging racked up the battery cycles, so I used up the life
of the wimpy deep-cycle batteries quicker.
IMO, skip the cl ad, and spend your money on a modern e-motorcycle that
has support.
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