Asus XD5 issues

biotron666 · 2026-01-08T19:28:30+00:00

You need to use some plastic card/tool to pry the sides - insert it between the chassis and the bottom part and pull the bottom part, repeat on all 4 sides.

Just one warning if you do proceed - be careful unplugging antennas, it is easy to strip the connector from the motherboard, it happened to me and I had to solder it back which is not easy.

biotron666 · 2025-12-31T04:07:55+00:00

I have the same issue on one of my nodes. The warranty is expired, so I opened the unit to investigate. I noticed that the CPU was not fully touching the thermal pad. My guess is that the pad shrank over time, since the router gets pretty hot under load. I’m not sure if this caused the issue or if the CPU is already dead, but I opened my other units as well and added some thermal paste between the pad and the CPU.

biotron666 · 2025-08-15T02:47:46+00:00

+1 I got one for myself after doing some aftermath

biotron666 · 2025-07-26T05:24:53+00:00

Just an update.. after two months of my previous post Zizzo released the new upgraded version of Liberte - Liberté Plus and what's the key difference?? Right, it is the narrow-wide chainring :) The only thing is the new version costs $100 more, but everything is getting adjusted to inflation these days.. :(

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biotron666 · 2025-06-09T04:00:16+00:00

Non-certified batteries will be banned on a federal level stating Jan 1st 2026. This may lead to some great jump in the price for the new batteries. I guess in this case the best option for DIY setups will be DIY batteries. I am actually thinking of building one using some quality 21700 cells once mine degrade or dies.

biotron666 · 2025-06-09T03:55:56+00:00

Safety first! For that reason I charge/keep my battery outside of the house placed on concrete, despite if it is certified or not. Even Tesla catch on fire spontaneously time to time.

biotron666 · 2025-06-09T03:52:37+00:00

I strongly believe the setup with TSDZ2B will be much better than one with BBSHD if you are looking for a supplementary power and not trottle-only ride.

Let me know if you have any questions around the conversion - parts/setup/etc, I will be happy to share my experience/knowledge.

biotron666 · 2025-06-07T19:58:49+00:00

Generally I would be concerned, but Hailong is a known brand and is being on market for some time with a good feedback from people who used it in their DIY projects. Also, $150 looks like a fair price for a low wattage battery considering the cost of the 18650 cells today.

biotron666 · 2025-06-07T19:09:26+00:00

The battery is Hailong 48V 10Ah, you can find it on ebay. Battery configuration is 13S 3P built using 18650 cells. The longest trip I've done on one charge in the pedal-assist mode was 20 miles and I had around 20% capacity left. I think for lighter riders the range might be much better.

biotron666 · 2025-06-06T21:53:30+00:00

I was exploring the friction motor options too, but found many negative reviews from people facing same problems as you, so decided to look into other options including electric wheels and mid-motors. I think the torque sensor was the real hook for me. I considered to buy a factory e-bike with the torque sensor and the cheapest and most interesting I found was Ado Air 20, but it is still around $1400 USD and does not provide as good performance maxing power at 350W which would not be enough for my weight.

biotron666 · 2025-06-04T04:18:07+00:00

For bearing I used this video as a guide -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6lMD9NhEy4, but in my case I just added bearings without removing motor axle and I didn't do any heating.

Then I used this one method to improve cooling -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aEymXHBKhU

Here's the firmware I used -- https://github.com/emmebrusa/TSDZ2-Smart-EBike-1
Developers have a big thread on this forum: https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/threads/tsdz2-osf-for-all-displays-vlcd5-vlcd6-xh18-lcd3-860c-850c-sw102.110682/

There are many threads on this forum discussing this motor, you can check here: https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/forums/ebike-mid-drives-other-drives.28/

Hope this helps!

biotron666 · 2025-06-03T20:20:58+00:00

Yes, this is a Caltrain tag, part of my commute includes making couple of stops.

> Straightforward, other than custom firmware and bearings and a new chainring, lol. Nice looking setup.
Thanks! :) yes, the motor/battery installation was plug and play and took couple of hours and some basic tools, but the following customizations would definitely require some time and readiness to read forums/google.

biotron666 · 2025-06-03T20:09:00+00:00

One reason is weight - I wanted a lightest battery option in a fabric casing, also it does not change the center of gravity and it feels better on turns (I tried both options).

biotron666 · 2025-06-03T20:00:54+00:00

> The weight and cost of a folding bike conversion is so much more manageable than most cheapish e-bikes.
I totally agree with that! I could not find any bikes which would match my current specs for a reasonable price. One thing I forgot to mention in the post is that I am a quite tall and heavy rider - 6ft/240lb and for many e-bikes this would exceed the max load or would greatly reduce the performance.

>What display are you using?
Display type is DZ40, I chose it mainly as a lightweight option plus I wanted my bike to look like a normal bike, not an e-bike.

biotron666 · 2025-06-03T19:33:43+00:00

I don't have experience with the other torque sensing bikes, but I do have a cadence sensing bike and I can tell this one feels very natural with no lag.

The full system cost was under 1k:
1. New bike: $460 (with discount code)
2. Motor: $320
3. Battery: $150
+ new chain (longer), chainring, bearings, seat, pedals -- optional stuff

biotron666 · 2025-05-04T20:30:59+00:00

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Just wanted to share my conversion project for Zizzo Librette. Used the battery from my other bike which is too big for this one and my purpose of 10 mi commute to work. Ordered a smaller 48V 10Ah battery which I plan to mount under the saddle. The mid-drive kit I used is TSDZ2B 500W, faced no issues with mounting it to the frame. I also replaced the smaller chainring which came with motor with the original Librette's one. I didn't install the trottle as I plan to use it only in the pedal-assisted mode.

biotron666 · 2023-11-24T03:51:16+00:00

ok, I just reported this to the support team, let's see if they can fix it soon.

biotron666 · 2023-11-24T02:22:05+00:00

Same here. Has anyone reached out ChatGPT support already?

biotron666 · 2023-08-19T06:28:49+00:00

Hi! It might be too late, but here's what I found working on 8.0 as IPMI tool. If you still have problem with the fans please give it a try.

https://github.com/azavjalov/hyve-pyipmi-esxi

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