Recent content by rooel

Anyone else agree with my interpretation of grandfather rights? I have two folders to each of which I fitted a 250 watt kit with twist and go throttle prior to 01 01 2016. They are therfore still legal to ride on public roads. However what about ongoing maintenance? My commonsense...

Many thanks to shemozzle999 and d8veh for all their advice. However, having discovered that hall sensor motors and controllers have been superseded with more reliable designs (no mosfets), with replacements well nigh impossible to find, I have decided to revert my Dahon Speed TR to human power...

Thanks, I have disconnected and put all connections back to the original configuration so that the wheel does not turn but the motor makes a loud somewhat rough humming noise. I wonder if in fact the hall connectors have suffered some damage at the motor end.

I have checked the wheel speed and sound against my other ebike which has the very same configuration and the motor wheel turns very much more slowly, therefore still something wrong with the one with the motor wheel rebuild, but at least I now know the motor works.

I should add that having lifted the front of the bike and put the motor on full throttle, I find it does seem to be running rather faster than usual, and the phase cables at the controller end are becoming very hot.

Thanks to the advice about switching round some wires I seem to have solved the problem. I first switched the greens and yellows (phase and Hall) with little effect except that the wheel, while still humming roughly, turned very slowly in reverse. I then had a closer look at the connectors and...

Thanks for your advice. The controller is a Santroll 24 volt date of manufacture 03 2008 Model number WZKD2415KA-QAQ and 022-58218688. All I can say about the motor (as it has lost its label) is that it is a Suzhou Bafang 250 watt 24 volt, brushless with the three thick phase wires and the 5...

I recently had a 250 watt Suzhou Bafang which was in good working order rebuilt into a new rim. Now with everything reconnected when I work the throttle the motor makes a loud humming noise but does not drive the wheel. There is also a much quieter whirring noise inside the hub as though the...

Scotland is already devolved (since 1999), but following independence, will certainly drop the "Union" flag and substitute the Saltire, just as the United States, Republic of Ireland, and many other former colonies have substituted their national flag. Perhaps for the sake of accuracy the...

"...we have also dropped the union flag from our logo on the site and will continue to do this on all our advertising and publicity. We think now most people know we are a British company and as all our bikes are now made in Germany the inclusion of the flag is not necessary?" Good idea...

"Dear Gawd, this ONCE PROUD COUNTRY, that ruled half the world, has become populated with old women.." Seems like some motormouth, perhaps with the initials JC, has joined the forum!!

Thanks for all the comments so far, but Jackhandy's is really the only one which addresses my concerns. There is unlikely to be any legal problem with using an illegal vehicle until an incident occurs which invites the attention of the local police and my own (public liability) and the other...

Donegal certainly is, and is therefore in the EU where the no-throttle-power without also pedalling regulations apply.

A very interesting thread for someone like myself who is hoping to do some ebiking in Donegal in the near future. Rather than remove the throttle control I have been thinking of disabling the throttle by unplugging it from the controller, provided of course the pedelec and other controls will...

See this story in Edinburgh Evening News 28 05 13: Edinburgh mulls electric bike hire scheme - Transport - Scotsman.com