Recent content by Markja

pics have been requested. so i will post when they arrive.

Thanks, I will check out the brake switch in the scenario you suggest. I am living near Chepstow and the bike is near Watford , so logistics are an issue. ( I visit watford quite a lot.) the control unit i have asked for a picture of it, so will get soon.

Hello folks, I have been a member for a while and have used answers on the group for a couple of problems before. but now i need help and can't find any posts that have done this before. I have just built a bike for a friend. It has the hub motor, controller, and pas. two issues, 1) the brakes...

Thanks guys, i will take note of the idea of maybe dropping the overall voltage and other suggestions. As i said, batteries are free from neighbour so if they die i just get a new one. This is just a bit of tinkering in my shed for my own experience. Not a radical reshape the world thing...

Yep, going to try car ones. Guy next door scraps cars and removes the batteries before taking them to scrapyard. So I'll try 4 same size ones. Thanks guys, just needed pointers on anything to look out for.

Thank you to d8veh. I didn't know about the direct drive motors getting hot if under speeding. I would have thought that the greater the speed the hotter they'd get. So learnt something new today. I will be trying the batteries in the trailer. Then I'll report back as to how successful the...

Nope, not what i meant. having the trailer will obviously not get rid of the weight but move it away from the bike its self. The trailer i have has, as stated in previous reply, been used for supermarket trips so i know it can be towed easily with weight in it. I wanted to try to understand any...

Thanks d8veh, it's not because i need to, its just an exercise in can i do it, and i have a 48v 1000w motor so hills aren't a problem. Sometimes i go to the local supermarket with the trailer for the weekly shop. No problems towing it all home. Just thinking maybe go to supermarkets further...

Thanks for the helpful reply. Maybe explain why it's a stupid idea? I bow down to your high intellect.

Have tried searching but no joy. Can anyone help to either poo poo my idea or say it's a good 'un. I can get 4x12v car batteries for free, (and swop for new when they die.) Can i put them in my trailer (so weight no issue) and just wire them (correctly wired with a fuse) to the power wire of my...