I would be interested in hearing more about Fred's Ariens Amp Rider and what geographic region of craig's list it is listed.
John M "Money doesn't talk, it swears"--Bob Dylan Jun 19, 2025, 7:39 PM by [email protected]: > As a current and previous owner of the CycleAnalyst, I can attest to the > value of the device. We started with one on my velomobile, equipped to keep > track of consumption, within the 80% DOD, as well as make use of the current > limiter to keep the Human Power in the equation. That requires that the > controller has an interface appropriate to the device. > In the high-current aspect, our Xebra certainly had one installed to manage > the VRSLA pack, to keep within the 50% DOD, followed by one for the NEV > Gizmo, first for its VRSLA pack, later for the CALB LiFePO4 pack, and finally > for the VRSLA pack in an Ariens Amp Rider mower. The summer heat cooked the > VRSLA pack, despite staying within 50% DOD and US$600 replacement cost paved > the way to a split Chevy Volt 96v into two 48v modules currently powering it. > The CycleAnalyst is wonderfully easy to use. I wired each unit so that the > device went dark when not in use, to keep the drain from doing nefarious > things to the pack. > > I wasn't aware there was a GPS option, perhaps that's a new development. It > does have a logging module to record real-time values. > We've since gone to a robo-mower and I'm hopeful the internal programming > keeps proper track of things. The Ariens Amp Rider is on the market, both > Spacebook (courtesy of a friend) and Craigslist. The original VRSLA pack was > replaced twice over before I went lithium chemistry and it's holding strong, > especially since I can alternate module use with each mowing. > ------------------------------ > > Original Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2025 14:56:16 +1200 > From: Bill Dube <[email protected]> > > One of the least expensive and most capable plug and play type battery > monitors is the Cycle Analyst: > > https://ebikes.ca/shop/electric-bicycle-parts/cycle-analysts.html > > https://ebikes.ca/product-info/grin-products/cycle-analyst-3.html > > It does all sorts of things like a speedometer, pedal torque sensor, > optional GPS, etc. As I recall, the Cycle Analyst uses the battery > voltage (11 to 150 volts) for power and can run on some external source, > if desired. It can optionally be run on up to 500 volts. Its current > draw is ~10 mA, plus whatever accessories you might add on like a torque > sensor. It draws a constant power, as I recall. > > The "E-Meter" (LinkPro and LinkLite) is also an excellent battery > monitor as well. It is the industry standard for State Of Charge (SOC) > monitoring. It can run on the battery itself if it is between 9 and 35 > volts. Otherwise you need an additional DC to DC converter. The draw is > at 7-9 mA. The greater the battery voltage, the lower the mA draw. (It > draws a constant power.) > > https://xantrex.com/products/accessories/linkpro/ > > Bill D. > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20250619/13699bfd/attachment.htm> > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to [email protected] > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
