Hi, I'll try make this intro quick.
I was certain I getting a BBSHD and battery from Jimmy (Insat / BGA Reworking) totalling to just shy of £1000.
After speaking to some people on the Pedelecs forum and also seeing some builds using the Q128 rear hub I've decided I don't need the power and price of BBSHD and am excited about getting my head into motors / controllers and sensors etc along with going for a stealthy build.
My new commute is under 7 miles with a maximum hill gradient of around 4%. Pair that with that fact i'm only 5ft 4' and weight < 10 stone I think a 500w rear hub motor is enough considering i'm also using my light road bike.
So, after hours of researching and trying to get my head around everything I settled on the Q128C rear hub. This will be respoked onto my existing rear wheel so will just be buying the hub.
As i'm totally new to this, I need some advice on the controller side of things and required battery specs.
Advice from a member on Pedelecs said there is no controllers really suitable on BMS (where i'm buying the motor) for the Q128c. They linked me to the following controller: http://www.pswpower.com/peng/iview.asp?KeyID=dtpic-2016-3F-33C0.50CGS
I can purchase the PAS etc along with the throttle when I buy the controller. Is this controller suitable for the motor? Or is there a better brand / supplier / spec controller thats better?
Also, going with a 500w motor and any example controller what would the minimum battery continuous output need to be at 48v?
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A list of current purchase list:
- Motor £91 posted (currently going for higher RPM, feel free to suggest the lower one): https://bmsbattery.com/ebike-kit/768-q128c-135mm-500w-rear-driving-ebike-hub-motor-ebike-kit.html#/43-voltage-48v/214-rpm-328
- Controller £80 posted (including throttle, PAS, Speed sensor and display): http://www.pswpower.com/peng/iview.asp?KeyID=dtpic-2016-3F-33C0.50CGS
I'm not going to use or install the throttle to start with, simply going full PAS to keep this stealthy. The battery and controller with go into my backpack so its really just the motor on show.
For example, this is the first thread I saw that gave me inspiration: http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/q128c-25mph-fast-hybrid-commuter-build-ride-report.29244/
Thanks in advance!
I was certain I getting a BBSHD and battery from Jimmy (Insat / BGA Reworking) totalling to just shy of £1000.
After speaking to some people on the Pedelecs forum and also seeing some builds using the Q128 rear hub I've decided I don't need the power and price of BBSHD and am excited about getting my head into motors / controllers and sensors etc along with going for a stealthy build.
My new commute is under 7 miles with a maximum hill gradient of around 4%. Pair that with that fact i'm only 5ft 4' and weight < 10 stone I think a 500w rear hub motor is enough considering i'm also using my light road bike.
So, after hours of researching and trying to get my head around everything I settled on the Q128C rear hub. This will be respoked onto my existing rear wheel so will just be buying the hub.
As i'm totally new to this, I need some advice on the controller side of things and required battery specs.
Advice from a member on Pedelecs said there is no controllers really suitable on BMS (where i'm buying the motor) for the Q128c. They linked me to the following controller: http://www.pswpower.com/peng/iview.asp?KeyID=dtpic-2016-3F-33C0.50CGS
I can purchase the PAS etc along with the throttle when I buy the controller. Is this controller suitable for the motor? Or is there a better brand / supplier / spec controller thats better?
Also, going with a 500w motor and any example controller what would the minimum battery continuous output need to be at 48v?
--
A list of current purchase list:
- Motor £91 posted (currently going for higher RPM, feel free to suggest the lower one): https://bmsbattery.com/ebike-kit/768-q128c-135mm-500w-rear-driving-ebike-hub-motor-ebike-kit.html#/43-voltage-48v/214-rpm-328
- Controller £80 posted (including throttle, PAS, Speed sensor and display): http://www.pswpower.com/peng/iview.asp?KeyID=dtpic-2016-3F-33C0.50CGS
I'm not going to use or install the throttle to start with, simply going full PAS to keep this stealthy. The battery and controller with go into my backpack so its really just the motor on show.
For example, this is the first thread I saw that gave me inspiration: http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/q128c-25mph-fast-hybrid-commuter-build-ride-report.29244/
Thanks in advance!