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Re:FlyKly Smart Wheel by kamjam on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @10:07PM (#6563288)
What constitutes a charging cycle? Connected to the mains? What about all those micro charges you get along your journey, going downhill or braking?

Presumably the battery capacity will diminish over time, and you have some smart software to counter that as much as possible? Any expectations on how much the range will reduce by? Will the app tell us the range?

Really interesting project, looking forward to it.

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Re:FlyKly Smart Wheel by wlesieutre on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @10:30PM (#6563366)
As far as I know, the general meaning of "charging cycle" is "used up a full charge worth of power." Whether you recharge from 50% to 100% twice, or only use 10% of the battery before topping it off 10 times, you've used one cycle.
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Re:FlyKly Smart Wheel by kamjam on Wednesday October 16, 2013 @11:32PM (#6563529)
Ok thanks, makes sense.
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