EZgo said:
Street use only but it's my regular transportation. That said I have a bad leg & I use a lot of motor support. ie if I lost power more than a mile from home I'd be waiting for a ride.
So, like me, you are looking for ultra-reliable (generally meaning something from a known "brand" with a good reputation for long-term reliability)? And not something that is "riding the edge" of it's components, or that has to be (or has been) modified to work at the voltage and power range you need it for?
Grinfineons come to mind first, out of the ones I've used.
I have also had good luck (but it is a one-unit sample size) with a few different generics from various sources, but those types are unpredictable in build quality and reliability; one of them I had to replace the main caps in fairly quickly, but after that it's been reliable on the trike (also had to reconnectorize it because nothing matched anything when i got it). Another problem with generics is that you may not get the same controller twice from the same place, so you can't be guaranteed of getting the same results anyone else did from the same seller even if it's from the same product page link.
The Phaserunner is probably also in the categories you've specified (except for the motor connector; you'd have to get or make an adapter cable, unless Grin now offers it with your motor's connector). But the PR has to be setup and tuned for your specific motor and usage, using a computer and a USB-serial cable and Grin's program, before you can use it, because of the versatility of features it has. So it's not plug-and-play, and that's been frustrating for some users.
None to speak of. I do not have regen, electric brakes, PAS, or cruise control. I simply need (or would like) for it to plug into my CA V3 & into my DD 9c rear hub motor. A 9pin motor connection would be awesome.
Which 9-pin motor connection? (presumably a single-connector solution) And which wiring / pin order, and what functionality for the 9th pin? (presumably 3 phase and 5 hall for the other 8)
Asking because some controllers use the 9th wire for speedometer, some use it for thermometer, and there is more than one 9-pin connector out there (the most common is the Julet / Higo common on Bafang type motors, etc). The wiring order makes a difference for any controller that does not have auto-learn functionality, because if the wiring doesn't match between your motor and that controller, you'd have to open up either motor or controller and swap phase and hall wires around to match the other device.
Which CA connector do you have? There are at least two types they have used. (6pin JST-SM and "WP8" I think Grin calls it) I'd guess it's the JST as that's what I have so far always seen on the Lyen controllers.
My battery will handle 50amp continuously. My Lynn controller will handle 100amps. The most amps I've ever registered was 40 something. I can only keep up (pedaling) to the motor until about 25mph but flat out w/no head wind I can easily maintain 35mph (I rarely do that) & that's 38 to 42amps. My average commuting speed is around 22mph.
If the most current you've ever seen on the CA was <50A, (closer to 40? or closer to 50?) then you can probably use a "40A" 12fet controller, like the Grinfineons. (which have generally been reliable (I've had three, a 6fet and three 12fets and the only one with a problem was a factory-wrong wiring problem quickly found at the start of use), and also have the CA connector preinstalled, and can probably be custom ordered directly from Grin with any of the motor connectors they sell installed on it). THe only catch is that they've had trouble getting / keeping them in stock, from what I recall.
But it could handle something as big as 4 "W x 2.25"H x 7" L. It goes between my rack & fender.
Sounds like at least a 6FET size, possibly a 12FET (some 12FETs are longer than that, but about the same H & W).
Edward Lyen is repairing this for me but I'm exploring other sources in case this would go down in mid season. (I'm in PA) I have been in touch with Grin & they are hoping to get a 72V into their inventory sometime soon but no eta on that.
What I didn't know was that between 2015 & now they went from a 10x6 winding to a 6x10. By the time I figured out that the reason my new wheel was only spinning at 26mph instead of 50mph I had screwed up my controller.
I am not certain, but I think one of the old 9C stators I have here was a 10x6 winding. If I find it, and it's actually marked with this, you could have it for the cost of shipping from Phoenix, AZ (keeping in mind you'd need to install the motor cable of your choice on it and swap it into your rotor/covers/wheel as it's just a stator...and I don't know the status of the halls so they might need replacing, too, but probably not).
I will not be happy with this new motor so repairing my old wheel has move up my to-do list by a lot.
If you don't have new motor wiring already, Grin carries replacment motor cables (some preconnectorized, some as just cable by the meter).