I hacked car charging to work with my electric bike!

[concretedog@mastodon.social]

@mattgrayyes absolutely brill. Also here in deepest old N Wales we have lots of pre car infra (for example no road access the last 80meters to my cottage). On lane/track/gatepost bike charging would be utterly useful here.

[zymurgic@mastodon.online]

@jbond @mattgrayyes not a bad idea, since most ebike batteries don't charge particularly fast. Ditto for power tools. There's no reason why my drill batteries don't have USB-C PD at least as an option.
Only problem is most plug socket USB C supplies of the sort you find in cafes and trains only do +5V not the full PD spec.

[jfparis@rouge.eu.org]

@mattgrayyes Brilliant video.

I am amazed that the charger I have to carry is nearly as large as the battery itself.

[tryst@meow.social]

@mattgrayyes I need this for my wheelchair among other things >.>

[krnlg@mastodon.social]

@mattgrayyes
Extremely cool project!

[natanox@chaos.social]

@whophd @alda @theresnotime @mattgrayyes Rip. Hamburg's Hochbahn (Subway and busses) already got combined USB-A & USB-C ports.
I only see them being used very rarely though. They also only put out just enough to charge something like a smartphone (Something between 5V 1A and 2A I think, so 5 to 10W). Almost anyone is carrying a power bank by now capable of way more current.

[krono@toot.berlin]

@mattgrayyes exceptionally nice.

[risc@wetdry.world]

@Natanox in Moscow, Moskva-2020 metro trains only have USB-A (5V@3A), while some buses have USB-A and USB-C. i'm not sure what interfaces Moskva-2024 has

i have never seen either being used

@whophd @alda @theresnotime @mattgrayyes

[m0yng@mastodon.radio]

@mattgrayyes brilliant! Now I'm wondering if you could do faster by replacing the BMS...

[cheetahfluff@nyan.network]

@mattgrayyes the kettle was the funniest thing I've seen all week, lol. Great idea too!

[cinebox@masto.hackers.town]

@Natanox @whophd @alda @theresnotime @mattgrayyes yea I’d rather see the local AC outlet variant than gamble on a USB port

[cinebox@masto.hackers.town]

@csolisr Engineering companies will always need to manufacture prototypes. They might stop catering to individuals, but the service will exist (for a price)

[alda@topspicy.social]

@cinebox @Natanox @whophd @theresnotime @mattgrayyes As someone with a background in the electrical trades, I'd advice against running 230 V AC on a city bus.

[benhm3@saint-paul.us]

@mattgrayyes

I haven’t words for how brilliant your idea is, and the eloquence of your disclaimer.

You are an excellent engineer.