Tranz ave bike controller connections

[Christriton]

Hi I have just bought a ave ebike without a battery I have connected my dolphin battery to the red and black cables in the controller ever thing works except the battery level indicator always shows empty. The photo is the front of the controller layout. Does anyone know what the unused connections should connect to. Thanks Chris

 

[Nealh]

Put a meter between Black/Orange then Black/White to see what voltage reading you get.

 

[Christriton]

Put a meter between Black/Orange then Black/White to see what voltage reading you get.

Hi thanks let me just check I have this right with my dolphin battery connected to the red and black on the controller and all powered up? Check the output between the black/orange then black/white on the controller what will this then tell me with regard as to what to connect to the Orange or white inputs.

 

[Nealh]

The two wires were most likely sending voltage info to/from controller and to the battery level indicator.

Do any of them show up any significant reading when a meter is put on them as you can't allow them to remain unprotected for fear of shorting and blowing the controller.

 

[Christriton]

The two wires were most likely sending voltage info to/from controller and to the battery level indicator.

Do any of them show up any significant reading when a meter is put on them as you can't allow them to remain unprotected for fear of shorting and blowing the controller.

Hi thanks for your help to prevent any shorts I have brought all the pins inside the controller and insulated them the two main feeds have the battery leads fed through the holes left by the pins and soldiered to the pins I have shrink tubing over the top but not shrunk in case I have to add either the white or Orange . Testing voltage between the black and orange or white both give a reading of five volts. If you can suggest what to do next would be very much appreciated Thanks Chris

 

[Nealh]

5v on both indicate they are sending info, either a signal or reading. How they were connected to the original battery no one really knows with out being able to see inside one.
We know red is the v+ supply from the battery an we know the black is the v- supply, I suspect they may have all been connected to a small pcb. White is most often used as a speed wire but in this case it and orange were probably just used for battery voltage/level indicator.

A real pic of your sketch may show us more of how or where they go or are connected to in the controller.

Other wise you will have to just insulate the two wires properly and if you want any real time voltage reading, rig up a separate cheap voltage meter vai the red and black wire to monitor usage.