EVassemble

[Deleted member 4366]

On 12th Jan I ordered some stuff from EVassemble.com for my next project: A Bafang 250w front hub motor; a 350w controller; a 250w controller; two throttles and a pedal sensor - all for about £140 including shipping. The order arrived last week and everything is as it should be and I didn't have to pay any duty. There was a bit of a delay because of the Chinese new year and it seems that you can claim a 15% discount if they don't deliver within a month. Their communication was a bit patchy, but eventually thy gave me a shipping date estimate which wasn't far off. So, in summary, I'm pleased with my order as I wasn't in a particular hurry and I can say for me it worked. If anybody else orders from them, let us know so that we can monitor their performance. If you do use them, make sure your instructions are clear because I'm not sure that their English is good.

 

[John L]

Thanks for that link. I hadn't come across this supplier before Seems reasonable. Which controllers did you buy?

John

 

[morphix]

Nice review, looks like you got a good price on your stuff. Always good to have new reliable suppliers. Did your motor come with a wheel or are you going to lace it yourself?

 

[Deleted member 4366]

The controllers I bought are just the cheap ones:
PS-CN36V250WNHS Sensorless Controller
PS-CN36V350WNHS Sensorless Controller.
The reason that I bought two was because I wasn't sure which would be best. They're marked 7 and 9 amp.

The motor was without rim. I won't be fitting it in a wheel. I'm having a go at using it to drive the crank. I'm just working my way round a couple of problems and then I'll start reporting progress

 

[John L]

The controllers I bought are just the cheap ones:
PS-CN36V250WNHS Sensorless Controller
PS-CN36V350WNHS Sensorless Controller.
The reason that I bought two was because I wasn't sure which would be best. They're marked 7 and 9 amp.

The motor was without rim. I won't be fitting it in a wheel. I'm having a go at using it to drive the crank. I'm just working my way round a couple of problems and then I'll start reporting progress

Sounds interesting Looking forward to seeing how you get on.

John

 

[Deleted member 4366]

Here's how far I've got. All I need now is fix it to the frame and I have a cunning plan. Details will follow.

 

[John L]

Looks good How is it fixed to the motor? Will this be your only motor on the bike?

John

 

[Deleted member 4366]

It's screwed onto the 6 disk brake fixing holes and it will be the only motor. I'm only doing this as an experiment. Like everything, there should be some advantages of powering this way, but I expect them to be cancelled ou tby disadvantages. I expect it to be faster and much better at hill climbing, but a huge reduction in range because the motor should run near full power for more time. I think I'll need to get rid of the throttle and add a multi-stage switch to slow it down.

 

[stevebills]

Here's how far I've got. All I need now is fix it to the frame and I have a cunning plan. Details will follow.

I bet your going to super glue it! or use plastic ties

 

[jbond]

I've been following a couple of projects on ES like this with much interest. Curious to see what layout you're planning.

A freewheel on the disk side is going to be interesting, especially with the internal freewheel as well.