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rootabaga said:
@olbriar ... As a former cabinetmaker I thought you might appreciate this:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1829171751007805
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That is indeed cool! Years ago the wife and I ran around with a couple that was renting an older home with some very interesting kitchen cabinets. The upper cabinets started out shallow and increased in depth as they approached the ceiling. Tea cups and saucer depth the first shelf and platter depth the top. The hinge side of the doors were mounted to stiles that were cut at an angle so that the doors would remain level and not swing open on their own. Once the angles were figured out, it could be duplicated in all the kitchens that carpenter constructed. It gave the cabinets a very different look than the normal kitchen. It seemed like a waste of storage space but it allowed greater access to the countertop area.
 
Today is the day I've been waiting for the last few years. Today I get fitted with new hearing instruments. To say I'm anxious is a gross understatement. I've put up with hearing aids that were a decent tool for my hearing but they failed to communicate with my phone. That made them not only awkward to wear but nearly useless in these times of connectivity. I only hope that the new aids will solve that problem.
To add to today's excitement, I may be buying a new e-bike today. New to me, I should say. My existing bike is giving me grief and I've yet to solve the mystery of what's going South on it. The used bike I might purchase is a rebranded bike that is mostly the same platform as my existing bike. Both the original manufacturer as well as the rebranded company are out of business. Both sold an exceptionally well built bike. Finding a used model with only 300 miles on it is a miracle.
 
olbriar said:
Today is the day I've been waiting for the last few years. Today I get fitted with new hearing instruments. To say I'm anxious is a gross understatement. I've put up with hearing aids that were a decent tool for my hearing but they failed to communicate with my phone. That made them not only awkward to wear but nearly useless in these times of connectivity. I only hope that the new aids will solve that problem.
To add to today's excitement, I may be buying a new e-bike today. New to me, I should say. My existing bike is giving me grief and I've yet to solve the mystery of what's going South on it. The used bike I might purchase is a rebranded bike that is mostly the same platform as my existing bike. Both the original manufacturer as well as the rebranded company are out of business. Both sold an exceptionally well built bike. Finding a used model with only 300 miles on it is a miracle.
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Good luck with all of it, @olbriar.

On the e-bike front, I rode mine down to a transit station to go pick up my wife's car from a shop (a weirdo story in itself) and though the battery pack was fully charged, it died less than two miles from home. We live in a pretty chilly area, and luckily there was a long downhill not too far. But then I had to walk it up a couple more before I hit the station.
As I'm sure you're aware, the battery packs in these things are just that, a shell that holds several lithium cells joined in a mix of parallel and serial connections, as well as protective and charging circuitry. This pack is at least held together with screws, so I can disassemble it, test the cells and replace the bad ones. My guess is there's probably only a few that are bad.
Like yours, my company is also defunct, though I could buy a new battery pack if I wanted; at $150 it's more than the bike is worth, though.
Good luck unraveling your bike issues, too.
 
s0 my m0ther and I where talking ab0ut getting myself a new lapt0p, i have pretty much every st0ry line I have back up t0 my edge and t0 my tablet bef0re this fiasc0 0ccured, still n0 such luck 0f remembering the l0cal passw0rd th0ugh,must 0f tried 200 0r s0 passw0rds.. n0 luck.
 
rootabaga said:
Good luck with all of it, @olbriar.

On the e-bike front, I rode mine down to a transit station to go pick up my wife's car from a shop (a weirdo story in itself) and though the battery pack was fully charged, it died less than two miles from home. We live in a pretty chilly area, and luckily there was a long downhill not too far. But then I had to walk it up a couple more before I hit the station.
As I'm sure you're aware, the battery packs in these things are just that, a shell that holds several lithium cells joined in a mix of parallel and serial connections, as well as protective and charging circuitry. This pack is at least held together with screws, so I can disassemble it, test the cells and replace the bad ones. My guess is there's probably only a few that are bad.
Like yours, my company is also defunct, though I could buy a new battery pack if I wanted; at $150 it's more than the bike is worth, though.
Good luck unraveling your bike issues, too.
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The e-bikes are too heavy to ride far without a battery. I was able to buy the bike I was talking about. It's like brand new and came with two more batteries that fit both bikes. Two bikes with five batteries should fix me up. If I can just fix my old bike... I'll be a happy man.
 
olbriar said:
The e-bikes are too heavy to ride far without a battery. I was able to buy the bike I was talking about. It's like brand new and came with two more batteries that fit both bikes. Two bikes with five batteries should fix me up. If I can just fix my old bike... I'll be a happy man.
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Mine is a little convertible e-bike, so it's not heavy like full-framed e-bikes. Still not a bantam-weight, but not a George Foreman, either. ;)

Glad to hear your deal worked out...and that you are able to figure out a fix for your old one.
 
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