Help! E-bike convert to throttle
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You need to give lots more information on the bike. What kind of bike, and especially a model number or photos of the display and the controller. The controller may be hidden in the battery mount.
Throttles are not and never have been illigal in the UK. The only applicable rule is that the power from the motor must stop when you stop pedalling unless your speed is less than 4 mph.
Electric bike throttle: Legalities
A throttle system in the UK converts an ebike into a moped. In mainland European countries too, throttles operating alone are generally illegal on e-bikes as when used can be considered to make a motorised bike.
This is because the bike can operate without the need for pedalling. To be considered as an ebike, you must be pedalling in addition to your assisted power.
So what? It’s a fair question but you deserve to understand the legal implications of using a thumb throttle on your bike.
A throttle system in the UK converts an ebike into a moped. In mainland European countries too, throttles operating alone are generally illegal on e-bikes as when used can be considered to make a motorised bike.
This is because the bike can operate without the need for pedalling. To be considered as an ebike, you must be pedalling in addition to your assisted power.
So what? It’s a fair question but you deserve to understand the legal implications of using a thumb throttle on your bike.
They don't know what they're talking about. It's just a bike shop. Many of them don't have a clue. A Throttle is just a sensor. It doesn't make the bike go or stop. It's the controller that does that, and the law relates to how it does it.
Actually, there's no such thing as a throttle for an ebike even though that's what people call it. A throttle is a device to regulate the speed of an internal combustion engine. It does that by throttling the amount of air that can get in. There's nothing to throttle on an ebike. The device everybody calls a throttle is a speed controller. It sends a signal between 1.2v and 3.8v to the CPU in the controller - that's all. There's nothing illegal about that! The pedal sensor and brake sensors do more or less the same thing. Nobody pretends that's not allowed.
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Do you have the connector for the throttle? if you do, you set P09=0 for independent throttle or P9-1 for legal throttle operating only when you pedal. You also set P10=2 to have both throttle and pedal assist working. P10=0 is PAS only, P10=1 is throttle only.
good afternoon and thank you for your help.
I do have a throttle connected and I've tried the settings you suggested but still nothing.
Maybe the throttle I have fitted isn't compatible
First.you have to check that you have the right connection sequence. It's tricky when you have those round moulded connectors. I'd never get one with them because there are always matching problems. If you can't figure it out, cut the connectors off and look at the colour of the wires. oin red to red, black to black and other to other. You don't need connectors anyway. They're just something else to go wrong.
Really appreciate your help and will look into the wiring and see what's what.I have ordered a hitway throttle so will see what happens when that arrives.Cheers
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