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  1. minexplorer

    Need a cheap rear rack for a battery

    Hi .Just got one of these for my giant sedona . To add additional range to the bottle mount batt. Been looking on ebay etc.But searches just find regular non battery ones or battery racks with batteries intergrated. Am i looking in the wrong place or will a regular rack do? Thanks if anyone can...
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    How to connect two 36v batteries and NOT getting 72v

    Hi ive got a bottle mounted battery on my bbs01 and am adding a second pannier one for long range.Can anyone tell me how i connect both sets of battery wires permanently ,without accidently blowing up my controller with 72v or something.Just want 40ah of 36v without having to unplug one when its...
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    Will type approved speed pedelecs wake the police up

    A couple of things ive noticed since joining this forum. One ,most derestrict their bikes speed. And two most seem to own ,or are building bikes with way bigger motors than 250w. Ahem,for use only on private land of course. But ive seen now the UK has just accepted type approved speed...
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    Anyone know the cheapest bbshd seller in uk?

    Unfortunately eclipse £564+ £15 p&p and ebike sales £585 free p&p,both sold out of the 68mm . I dont want pay more.Everywhere else looks way more expensive.Thanks if anyones seen a good price somewhere.
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    Bbshd realistic range on full power

    Am thinking of building one of these.On a marin hc xt.Typical mtb.What a buzz that power would be.But not if you have to ride it around on PAS 1-2 all the time. I have a bbs01 350w on a giant sedona and love it.But that only gives 22-27 miles from a 17.4 ah samsung 29E. using plenty of full...
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    Anywhere in uk/eu sell cyclone 3000w ?

    Fancied a project with one of these.Luna cycles in the usa sell them .Looked a good price too until i put one in the basket...$38 tax $100 p&p ,then no doubt a ton of uk vat/duty as they're a USA seller . Surely the manufacturers of these havent just allowed a USA vendor to sell their product...
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    Bbs01 350w replacement controller shadow of the old

    Short story.Was great out of the box.A problem developed after rain drenchings.Eclipse bikes tested the controller.It was the culprit and they replaced it.They assure me its programmed as 350w 18amp. But its gutless.Its like my grans motobility scooter ,nothing like it used to be...
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    Three speed wire question

    Started thinking this 3 speed wire connector might be useful. Having a throttle with low,med,high versatility.D8veh and other research indicate this is what it will do. However ive done the test bridging the ground wire to each of the other two. Both combinations however reduce the speed the...
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    Help, controller wiring all in chinese

    I could cope with chinglish but full on chinese is too much. Ive got a kt controller on the way from china.But in the meantime got a uk based one off ebay ,so i can get the bike back in use. [36v 350w 17amp brushless motor controller for electric bike,scooter.From seller prosper2018.] In case i...
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    Further info needed on repairing controller

    Hi,the situation i described in a previous post was this. Fitting a watt meter i carefully tweaked the shunt to give 17-18 amps on full.Ive ridden a couple hundred miles,with plenty of 2 mile long hill climbs at 17 amps all the way. Not once did this cause any overheating of controller or motor...
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    What Fet to replace with

    Well my pimped up tiny wee 6 fet chinese controller has handled the power increase well.Running at 17 -18 amp for long stretches has not given any controller/motor overheating issues.Its climbed the two mile hill to my home a score of times. So i was surprised when today just a mile into a...
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    Little confusion on suitable wire awg for watt meter

    The meter is fitted with 12 awg.Ive got tons of 16awg and cant see the point in buying more.I want to tune the controller to 18amps and prob leave permanently as its display,so is 16awg ok im wondering. After all i notice the wire from the battery and controller is 16awg. Also the wire from my...
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    Oh no..More problems with throttle interference with PAS

    Just bought a brand new wuxing 108x throttle for my bbs01. Works perfectly .But soon as i try an ride with PAS the bikes power is going along ,on off ,on off, on off.Disconnect throttle and PAS perfect again. In previous threads i detailed how the original throttle and a replacement sent by...
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    Purchase from china stuck at customs,advice needed

    Hi , I bought an ebike throttle from greenbikekit 20th jan.Delivery supposed be 7 -15 days.Arrived heathrow customs 31st jan. 2 weeks later royal mail say its still at customs !!! Many years ago i bought a few small items from china,they d arrive in couple weeks simple. Royal mail also said...
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    Any test to discover controller AMP rating

    As i understand it .A motors watt rating,is based on the nominal Amp output of the controller.Typically a 36v 250w motors controller is 7-15 amp. Hence 7amp x 36 volt =250w motor. The bike ive been working on was originally 24v.Motor rated 200w ,with only one level pas (full power). Logically...
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    Confused,bike has no magnet PAS,but a crank /torque sensor ?

    Years ago i was given a cheap ebay ebike with a single speed controller.Ive been getting advice on replacing it, with a simulated torque controller,for better hill climbing assist. Just now i took the PAS/crank off to clean away mud build up.I was suprised to find no magnet ring.Im using ps4...
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    Is Topbikekit T-06S controller same as the bmsbattery S06S

    Had decided to get the popular BMS S06S controller and LCD 3 .Then i saw the postage cost.After recovering i had a shop around.Found Top bike kit website.Their T- 06S externally looks identical to the S06S, down to the sub atomic level .The specs also the same .The postage with dhl,considerably...
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    More tech advice needed on 24v sla-36v upgrade

    Well the bikes a huge improvement with just the battery change and a volt meter display. D8veh suggested the CON621 controller from greenbikekit ,to get PAS and throttle function. Ive been reluctant too so far .Its not the most powerfull ( 200w brushless rear hub ) of bikes and i felt having...
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    High time ebike battery sellers were honest about battery AH capacity

    Ebike batteries are expensive investments.With each additional AH costing a premium.I think its high time the sellers of them,stopped hiding behind the CELL manufacturers misleading stats. This will come as no news to some ebikers.However if you ,like myself until recenly, are in the...
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    Anyone have experience of eliefbike / pswpower batteries

    I bought a quality 17.4ah samsung cells from eclipse bikes for my bbs01 conversion. i wanted to upgrade my other bikes sla 24v ,with a 36v battery for my missus.As it wouldnt get much use i wanted something cheaper.I was well aware of the pitfalls of chinese generic cells .So on ebay, i thought...