Just a tip when gluing your battery together, you want to leave the hot glue out of one of the holes at the center of the pack to place in a temperature probe at the very center of the pack. It was ridiculous that Max-E didn't include a battery temperature probe into their controller, especially for added safety while charging. You will probably want to do this to know what your battery temps are as my pack gets really hot during my long rides.
When speaking about controller wattage, the one thing I didn't like when going to the Max-E is that they limit the phase amps. Even if I turn up the amps / wattage on my controller, it will still have limited phase amps and lack the low speed power. I always wanted to upgrade my controller to the unlocked firmware but I wasn't sure if they updated this firmware and how it would work. My old Lyen 18fet controller had what seemed like unlimited phase amps and the acceleration from stop was more powerful and the bike was more like a dirt bike.
The reason I limited my controller wattage to 8KW, was mostly that I know myself and I know that with more power I was more likely to get hurt because I'm always pushing my bike to the limits. SO I decided that it was my best interest to just limit the power at 8KW as this is still a lot of power.
I really ride my bike aggressively and use it like a dirt bike, I know that more power may just allow me to take a fall at a higher speed than I would have if I kept my wattage lower. Getting injured is really a bad thing, especially if you damage soft tissues like ligaments and tendons, could be an injury that can last a lifetime. I always increased the power of my e-bikes slowly up from my first 1500 watts to now 8KW.
If you guys rode with me and saw how fast I ride both on the street and off-road, you would realize that it is a smart thing for me to limit my power. I like the feeling of speed so I'm always at full throttle. This is why I limit myself to 8KW, as I don't want to get injured.
Basically I can't trust myself with higher power like 12KW, so I put limits on myself.
When speaking about controller wattage, the one thing I didn't like when going to the Max-E is that they limit the phase amps. Even if I turn up the amps / wattage on my controller, it will still have limited phase amps and lack the low speed power. I always wanted to upgrade my controller to the unlocked firmware but I wasn't sure if they updated this firmware and how it would work. My old Lyen 18fet controller had what seemed like unlimited phase amps and the acceleration from stop was more powerful and the bike was more like a dirt bike.
The reason I limited my controller wattage to 8KW, was mostly that I know myself and I know that with more power I was more likely to get hurt because I'm always pushing my bike to the limits. SO I decided that it was my best interest to just limit the power at 8KW as this is still a lot of power.
I really ride my bike aggressively and use it like a dirt bike, I know that more power may just allow me to take a fall at a higher speed than I would have if I kept my wattage lower. Getting injured is really a bad thing, especially if you damage soft tissues like ligaments and tendons, could be an injury that can last a lifetime. I always increased the power of my e-bikes slowly up from my first 1500 watts to now 8KW.
If you guys rode with me and saw how fast I ride both on the street and off-road, you would realize that it is a smart thing for me to limit my power. I like the feeling of speed so I'm always at full throttle. This is why I limit myself to 8KW, as I don't want to get injured.
Basically I can't trust myself with higher power like 12KW, so I put limits on myself.