Emily VelascoMar 9
Step one of rebuilding the e-bike my co-worker gave me is grafting a different battery management board onto the battery pack.
Show threadEmily VelascoMar 9
Transplant complete!
Show threadEmily VelascoMar 9

I still need to figure out how to wire up the charger plug. They used an XLR connector with four pins, and the charger doesn't turn the power on until it senses something (maybe a temperature sensor?)

Edit: i just needed to check the back of the charger for the pinout

Show threadEmily VelascoMar 9
A lot of fiddling later and i have the charging port connected and everything stuffed back in the original case.
Show threadEmily VelascoMar 9
Good news! It charges!
Show threadEmily VelascoMar 14
It's Friday night hacker meetup and i am working on reviving the e-bike with the parts i ordered from AliExpress
Show threadEmily VelascoMar 14
It's gonna work!
Show threadDianeMar 14

@MLE_online

Congratulations!

Show threadAI6YR BenMar 14
@alienghic @MLE_online Oooh, no random tariff madness with AliExpress anymore?
Show threadDianeMar 14

@ai6yr @MLE_online

I have bought some random cheap junk for my family like pens or stuffies and everything went through smoothly.

I think china bullied trump into behaving by threatening to take away the rare earths needed to manufacture the fancy weapons

There may be tariffs but the chinese vendors know how to include it into the price.

Show threadAI6YR Ben
@alienghic @MLE_online Good to know! (not that AliExpress would let me order last time... they were using some phone number checker, which I swear is tied to FB, and believes I do not exist. 🤷 )
Mar 14 at 4:37amWeb
Show threadDianeMar 14

@ai6yr @MLE_online

i gave in to that identity validation to deal with begging by kid.