Simon Greenway

Might be interested, have messaged you

Hi, I have an ageing pedelec in need of an old style brushed motor. Since these are hard to come by I am looking at hand items on eBay. Can I buy a hub motor designed for a rear whee, take it off, and put it on the front wheel ?

Hello Pedlec community, who knows a thing or two about wiring? I have an older Smarta E-Bike/Pedelec, can be throttle drive or assit. Works well but the motor has gotten increasingly loud over the few years I've had it to the point I think it needs replacing, it doesn't freewheel very well either. So I'm looking for a a replacement motor. Easy I thought, there are lots on eBay. After a little research I found all modern ones tend to be brushless and tend to have hall sensors, and 9 pins is the standard. Mine is old and simple and has only two pins. Like this one https://tinyurl.com/yc5orgvx <- infact this is the exact same one I have. I want a simple brushed hub (front) motor that supports a two wire configuration (I don't want the above one in the link because it looks like its on its last legs and wouldn't buy me much!) Question 1) anyone know where I can buy a simple DC hub motor? That supports two wire? (Brushed or brushless) Question 2) Will a three wire motor (https://tinyurl.com/yamawytb) work with my two wire system? What are 3 wires needed for on a simple DC motor? I've scoured the web and can't find the answers, hopefully someone here will provide more insight. Many thanks.