Recommendations LCD display and Controller for front hub 240W 29Nm 36V

SilverTurfer

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Hi Pedelecers, does anyone have any experience or suggestions to control & display
for front hub 240W 29Nm 36V

What I'm looking for primarily is something that is reliable and mainstream.

Why am I after this?

I've got a Gazelle Innergy from 2009, but I'm going to replace all the control stuff but keep the motor.
As described at:

Grateful for any advice.
 

Nealh

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SilverTurfer

Finding my (electric) wheels
Jul 27, 2019
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Cambridge
Cheers Neal,
I'm going to have a poke around with my current setup to make sure I've got the right number of wires going to the motor etc.
Its a shame there is such a long lead time getting this stuff in from China.
But thank you, I'm looking forward to reporting back on the success of this project.
 

Nealh

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The delivery dates are a guideline usually most stuff arrives within 14 days. My last item I ordered arrived Friday last, seven days from placing the order.

From the controller link you gave it shows the motor has 9 pins outs so a sinewave/sensored hub. But always worth checking motor to confirm first.
 

Nealh

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You can probably buy other controllers 24v, though KT ones are the most user friendly after market ones available.
So you don't buy a lemon check back here to confirm an item/s are correct for your needs.
 

SilverTurfer

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Jul 27, 2019
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Cambridge
Cheers Neal,
I'm going to go out now and have a good look at my Gazelle Innergy and have a deeper poke at it.
If the misses does not find me something more useful to do.
Back later.
 
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harrys

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Here in the USA, I find it's a little less money ordering from the pswpower.com site and I get to use paypal, which I prefer to putting a credit into aliexpress. I ordered a LCD3 7 days ago. It is suppossed to be in transit, but the chinese tracking numbers don't tell us much, other than it's "in transit".

I like the KT brand. I have a few, but did have one controller not work right, but I waited 4 months to use it, so I never bothered to test their customer service.

You might consider a 36/48V unit . Might have better safety margins for the components.
 

SilverTurfer

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Jul 27, 2019
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Cambridge
Cheers Harry for your input,

I still have not got around to ordering my kit. I've had a few distractions over the last few days.
On closer inspection I'm concerned now about the front wheel motor hub.
When I spin the wheel backwards it makes a noise.
I don't know if that's OK or there is is a problem in that bit now.
I would have thought that if it was a bearing it would have made a noise in both directions.
Anyone got any ideas on this?
I think I'll put that question on another thread.
 

Woosh

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When I spin the wheel backwards it makes a noise.
that's normal you hear the noise and feel the resistance.
Spinning backward engages the clutch and forces the rotor to turn.
 

SilverTurfer

Finding my (electric) wheels
Jul 27, 2019
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Cambridge
Cheers Woosh,

You have cheered me up no end, thanks.
At least I don't think I have to worry about that bit now.

I see you have a picture on your website home page of something very similar to my Gazelle Innergy?
 

Woosh

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I fixed Emily Joy's Gazelle Innergy sometime ago, it was a one off job.
I added a Lishui controller and a LED panel to run the motor.
The main difficulty was to preserve the existing wiring.
If I had to do this again, I would use the torque sensor controller.
http://wooshbikes.co.uk/?tskit