Ezee Forza Dual

[Cyclezee]

Since completing my dual battery Ezee powered recumbent trike, I have now upgraded my Forza to utilize the same the same two batteries by fitting a rear battery rack and wiring them in parallel.
The job was quite straightforward. I had just one anxious moment after connecting everything and before heat shrinking the connections. I fitted the rear LiFePO4, switched on the power, but nothing happened , then I realised that the switch for the primary battery needed to be turned on too, whether that battery is installed or not. All OK now and working perfectly

And some photos

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J hn

 

[Scatty]

Thats one nice pic of a dodgem

 

[carpetbagger]

Thats one nice pic of a dodgem

is that not plural to be grammatically correct !!!

 

[Cyclezee]

is that not plural to be grammatically correct !!!

OMG, how did they get in the background Actually, I think the young lady is admiring the bike
By the way, don't you think the colours are exceptionally beautiful this Autumn, who needs New England.

J hn

 

[carpetbagger]

nice bike,what sort of range do you think you will get now ?

 

[Cyclezee]

nice bike,what sort of range do you think you will get now ?

I don't know about the range yet as I only completed the work this afternoon, but I hope to find out next weekend when I go on an organised ride. Problem is do I take the bike or the trike

J hn

 

[carpetbagger]

it will be interesting to see what difference there is between bike and trike ..if any...you could do with a garmin to record times etc to compare the two on the same route.

 

[Cyclezee]

it will be interesting to see what difference there is between bike and trike ..if any...you could do with a garmin to record times etc to compare the two on the same route.

You would expect the bike to use less power with it's 250w motor and 2 wheels, but the bike has a throttle which takes discipline not to open it fully.
However, the trike, despite it's 3 wheels and 350w motor has much lower drag and the EAF, which works like a cruise control and power limiter, means I am less tempted to use full power. With no throttle, it could be more economical on battery power than bike.

Time will tell.

J hn

 

[flecc]

That Forza looks the business John, even more robust looking than usual.

And yes, Autumn is looking very promising this year, though I suspect a little behind yours in my area at present.
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[Cyclezee]

That Forza looks the business John, even more robust looking than usual.

Thanks Tony,

I put it together in a bit of a hurry this afternoon to get it ready for the weekend. There are still a few improvements to make. I need to work on lowereing the rear carrier and 1" or so and bring it forward as far as I can to improve the balance. One of the carrier 'legs' was fouling the disc caliper and preventing me from getting it where I wanted, so I need to make a modification there. Once that is done I can neaten up the rear battery cable.

J hn