Recent content by oscahie

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    Help! Replaced the controller and now the hub motor is making an odd noise

    Turns out the culprit was actually the connector of the hall sensors! First thing I did is remove the aluminum foil and the bike was still working fine. But the story didn't end there... I replaced the bullet connectors for the phase lines and then replaced the temporary terminal block I used...
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    Help! Replaced the controller and now the hub motor is making an odd noise

    Well well well... the hub motor is now working properly! :) The 'problem' is I fixed two things before giving it a quick test outside, so I don't yet know which of the two did the trick: 1) Replaced the old hall sensor plug with a big chunky electrical terminal block as a temporary workaround...
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    Help! Replaced the controller and now the hub motor is making an odd noise

    Ok, I've tried to perform the procedure the way you guys say but the outcome doesn't seem to what you'd expect. With everything off: 1) Connect the self-learning wire 2) Switch power on - the wheel spins correctly after a few secs 3) Switch power off and disconnect the self-learning wire 4)...
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    Help! Replaced the controller and now the hub motor is making an odd noise

    On the self-learning, the controller has the wires named as "intelligent identification" on one of the pictures in Amazon. Anyway, I've done that procedure, though always with the power already on before connecting or disconnecting the wires, I don't know if that makes any difference. I think...
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    Help! Replaced the controller and now the hub motor is making an odd noise

    Years ago I bought a second hand e-bike in pretty bad mechanical condition for dirt cheap. I did all the repairs and it's been running mostly fine all this time, except for intermittent waterproofing issues, specially during the winter. Unfortunately a few weeks ago the LED display finally died...