I've been tinkering with my spares box, trying out a few combinations of motors and controllers and I've come across what seems like a strange anomaly, (to me anyway).
I've hooked up an old (but hardly used) 1000w direct drive rear hub motor to a BMS S12S sine wave controller and a 48v 10ah bottle battery.
I'd previously only used that motor with a much simpler throttle only square wave controller, and I was hoping to at last enable peddle assist, so that I could pootle along at 15mph, to maximise range.
The various levels of assist don't seem to moderate the power though, even at level one the motor takes all the effort, leaving me to just turn the pedals with no effort, just to keep the PAS going.
When I've used that controller with 350w geared motors, level one and two PAS enabled me to move at sub 15mph speeds and provide some of the effort.
I've hooked up an old (but hardly used) 1000w direct drive rear hub motor to a BMS S12S sine wave controller and a 48v 10ah bottle battery.
I'd previously only used that motor with a much simpler throttle only square wave controller, and I was hoping to at last enable peddle assist, so that I could pootle along at 15mph, to maximise range.
The various levels of assist don't seem to moderate the power though, even at level one the motor takes all the effort, leaving me to just turn the pedals with no effort, just to keep the PAS going.
When I've used that controller with 350w geared motors, level one and two PAS enabled me to move at sub 15mph speeds and provide some of the effort.
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