latecurtis
100 MW
my throttle on my currie ezip fell apart. me and my friend tried hooking the wires from the controller to the ped (pedal assist) tag (twist and go) for simple on off without a throttle. nothing. there is a brown , blue, green , black and a red. we tried every combination possible nothing. we touched the battery wires directly to the motor and sparks flew and wheel spun fast. so its not the motor. controller may be fried. can the controller be bypassed by some relay or something. perhaps I can get a lot more power from the motor without the controller and without going to 36 volts by using some sort of relay something that will gradually supply power to the motor acting like a controller but supplying much more amps to the motor than a standard controller once the bike gets moving. I am looking for a new throttle but do not have money for another controller also. I already have 2 - 12 volt 22Ah lead batteries and do not wish to add another one due to the weight. I am not concerned about the warrenty on the bike at this time but don't want to destroy the motor. it is a brushed earth magnet motor and a 24 volt currie ezip trailz. What would happen if I hooked up 12 volts directly to the motor instead of 24 volts with a on off switch. would it burn out the motor. i could hook the batteries in parelell for 44Ah if it would work and double my range. it seems to me that a controller holds an electric bike back.