Care and Feeding of the Mini G

Cali · October 8th, 2006, 09:38 AM

ok.. So I got my new Mini G and took it out for a spin on the weekend. Great fun! Although, I've now got some questions re. the battery packs and cycling.

I was wondering if there were any other Mini G owners on the forums that would be interested in sharing their experiences re. battery charging and cycling. My buddies here all have standard Gavins, so they're not much help with the nimh questions.

Cheers

Nick

__vader · October 8th, 2006, 11:57 AM

Hi,
Try the Gavinscooterslist, they should be able to help you out.

decoweenie · October 8th, 2006, 12:26 PM

What is the diameter of the Mini-G main body ?

Also, what is the Ah or expected duration of the NiMH pack ? 18 or 19Ah ?

Thanks...

**Howard Payne** · October 9th, 2006, 12:19 AM

The main thing is to charge the two sides of the battery pack seperately by disconnecting the single cable red block connnector in the nose cone and then charging each of the three pin multiblocks separtely, one at a time. This stops any inequality of charging on the two sides of the pack. Does yours sink tail down?

Cali · October 9th, 2006, 04:13 AM

Howard,

thanks for the response regarding the charging. Are you cycling the batteries to get a solid charge?

Quote: (Originally Posted by Howard Payne)

Does yours sink tail down?

I did some initial weighting tests on the weekend, and its frontend is quite buoyant (out of the box). The backend doesn't sink, but in my weighting test the scooter tended to go vertical on ascent. I put 500gms of weight on the frontend and it reduced the tendency of it to go quite so vertical. 1kg was too much weight for the frontend - so I'm guessing around 750gms may be the right weight.

I'll be playing around with it some more next weekend and hopefully get the weighting right. If you're interested, I'll ping you with my findings.

Cheers,

Nick

decoweenie · October 9th, 2006, 06:06 AM

Quote: (Originally Posted by decoweenie)

What is the diameter of the Mini-G main body ?

Also, what is the Ah or expected duration of the NiMH pack ? 18 or 19Ah ?

Thanks...

Nobody knows, or is it a secret ?

**Howard Payne** · October 9th, 2006, 07:01 PM

Just using the standard charger out of the box. I've got about 600 grams in the nose for fresh - haven't re-weighted it for salt yet. Not George's finest hour I have to say - needs a lot of fettling to get it diveable. Haven't measure the diameter - subjectively I'd say its almost exactly the same diameter as a standard faber 12l cylinder. A fair bit lighter and more compact than a short body. 75 mins burntime

decoweenie · October 9th, 2006, 09:15 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Howard Payne)

...almost exactly the same diameter as a standard faber 12l cylinder.
75 mins burntime

Thanks for the info, Howard.

October 8th, 2006, 09:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
Cali(Offline) New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 45	Care and Feeding of the Mini G ok.. So I got my new Mini G and took it out for a spin on the weekend. Great fun! Although, I've now got some questions re. the battery packs and cycling. I was wondering if there were any other Mini G owners on the forums that would be interested in sharing their experiences re. battery charging and cycling. My buddies here all have standard Gavins, so they're not much help with the nimh questions. Cheers Nick __________________ www.southernoceanexploration.com

October 8th, 2006, 11:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
__vader (Online) New Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 87	Hi, Try the Gavinscooterslist, they should be able to help you out. __________________ All the best Ilhan Vardar "Vi gør det på den Norske metode - Jonas Lüttichau"

October 9th, 2006, 12:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
Howard Payne(Offline) Strokey Dokily Doo Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London Posts: 1,202	The main thing is to charge the two sides of the battery pack seperately by disconnecting the single cable red block connnector in the nose cone and then charging each of the three pin multiblocks separtely, one at a time. This stops any inequality of charging on the two sides of the pack. Does yours sink tail down? __________________ The Foxturd Chimp

October 9th, 2006, 04:13 AM	#5 (permalink)
Cali(Offline) New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 45	Howard, thanks for the response regarding the charging. Are you cycling the batteries to get a solid charge? Quote: (Originally Posted by Howard Payne) Does yours sink tail down? I did some initial weighting tests on the weekend, and its frontend is quite buoyant (out of the box). The backend doesn't sink, but in my weighting test the scooter tended to go vertical on ascent. I put 500gms of weight on the frontend and it reduced the tendency of it to go quite so vertical. 1kg was too much weight for the frontend - so I'm guessing around 750gms may be the right weight. I'll be playing around with it some more next weekend and hopefully get the weighting right. If you're interested, I'll ping you with my findings. Cheers, Nick __________________ www.southernoceanexploration.com

October 9th, 2006, 07:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
Howard Payne(Offline) Strokey Dokily Doo Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London Posts: 1,202	Just using the standard charger out of the box. I've got about 600 grams in the nose for fresh - haven't re-weighted it for salt yet. Not George's finest hour I have to say - needs a lot of fettling to get it diveable. Haven't measure the diameter - subjectively I'd say its almost exactly the same diameter as a standard faber 12l cylinder. A fair bit lighter and more compact than a short body. 75 mins burntime __________________ The Foxturd Chimp

October 8th, 2006, 12:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
decoweenie(Offline) New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: - Posts: 154	What is the diameter of the Mini-G main body ? Also, what is the Ah or expected duration of the NiMH pack ? 18 or 19Ah ? Thanks...

October 9th, 2006, 06:06 AM	#6 (permalink)
decoweenie(Offline) New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: - Posts: 154	Quote: (Originally Posted by decoweenie) What is the diameter of the Mini-G main body ? Also, what is the Ah or expected duration of the NiMH pack ? 18 or 19Ah ? Thanks... Nobody knows, or is it a secret ?

October 9th, 2006, 09:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
decoweenie(Offline) New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: - Posts: 154	Quote: (Originally Posted by Howard Payne) ...almost exactly the same diameter as a standard faber 12l cylinder. 75 mins burntime Thanks for the info, Howard.