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    Controller Life and questons.

    Aloha, All. I have the hksunwin 800w 60v controller and it just died on me. It was 8 months old and had around 2500 miles on it. Is this a typical life span? Here are the conditions it worked under. I cruise at 800-1500w and up to 2500 sometimes @ 64v. then why is this controller...
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    Charging or is it overcharging?

    Aloha, All. ok this is really weird. I accidently "over-charged" my 5000mah LIpo 4x4s=16s hardcase turnagy cells to 72v (4.5v per cell) last nite. They didn't get warm and there was a LOT of AH in the 4.5v and down. (ie the battery did not deplete quickly at all in the 4.25-4.50v range...
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    CA v3 settngs

    Aloha all. for my CA...is there a way to: 1) change the display to show amps rather than amp-hr remaining? 2) slow the watt display so it is readable? Now it is a blur as the wattage changes too fast. thanks Francis
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    Hall Trouble, with Pix

    Aloha, I mentioned before I am getting jerky starts and suspect the Halls. Here are the tips from Leaf to trouble-shout and what the results: Connect all wires,power on.Just disconnect that white big plug with five wires( yellow,blue,green,red,black) Then measure controller’s hall sensor: *...
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    Discharging 400AH cells

    Aloha, I have a bank of 400ah "Thundersky" 3.5v batteries and one of them is a bit high. All the others are at 3.35v and this one is at 3.5v already. How do I knock it down? I read all about toasters and heating elements here but they assume 36v or so, but mine is only 3.5. What can I...
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    Jerky Starts

    Aloha, When starting out, the motor hesitates and goes into reverse for a split second and then forward causing a clunk. (If I slightly roll forward it is fine. I checked all my wiring and also did a "re-learn" but still happens. Probably totally unrelated, the motor is totally silent...
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    First M/C build. What do I need

    Aloha All, I have built my "bicycle" setup and now want a bigger road worthy motorcycle, so to cut to the chase ------------------ Here are my parameters For a motorcycle/Scooter (125-150cc frame) which motor and controller would I use to do the following: 1) 50-55 mph (85kph) 2) 72v-96v 3)...
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    Brake Pads

    Aloha, all. a couple of questions on my hydraulic disc brake pad setup. (pads are the smaller round ones, Avid BB5) 1: mine start to squeal after about 80 miles and I have to take them apart and file a bit of the glaze off the pads. is this normal? 2: What kind of life do you get out of a...
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    CA not working or setup correctly?

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    Lipos are dying on me!

    Aloha, all. My Lipos are loosing charge quickly when driving, (can only get 7 miles when I used to get 12 mile range) 1) 4 x 5000mah 4s = 16s system charging to 4.1 v each = 66.4 see below the actual battery...
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    Front Fork Suspension

    Aloha, All. OK educate me..... For my Whgelchair driving pod, i have BMX 16" wheel front fork with suspension. There seems to be no damping, only springing, so there is a hard thud on the rebound. Before i take it apart, do some of the cheaper "BMX" forks come only with springs and no...
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    Installing thicker Phase wires.

    Aloha, I have the Leaf 14" rim with 48v 1000w low torque/hi speed motor running at 16s 5000mah 66v to 60v. I noticed when running WOT for a few minutes the phase wires understandably get a bit warm. WOT is 38mph and I use it on a couple of scary car sections of the road, but use mostly...
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    Lipo Charging Via Outback Solar

    Aloha, All. I WAS doing great charging my 16s 5000mah pack. I am using solar panels going through an outback charge controller. I was getting very accurate and safe charges. (50 charges and 400 miles to date)---UNTIL last night. I decided to put the batteries on charge, even though...
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    Sourcing hub motor with coaster brake

    aloha, everyone. I am looking to build another Hand-cycle with hub motor for my wheelchair and wondering if the parts below exist. 1) Hub motor 500-1000w with Coaster Brake 2) Or a coaster brake assembly that would take the place of the sprocket cassette and provide a single speed gear? 3)...
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    Controller Dies and resets?

    Aloha, I have the HKsun 60v 800w controller with 1000w leaf motor running 16s 5.0 ah battery and I was going along the beach area and climbing over cement polons. The controller died out and I was faced to pushing my wheelchair 5 miles back home. I checked all the wiring and tried my...
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    Throttle jerky

    Aloha, I am having a couple of minor problems: 1) with 66V Lipo, 800w 60v Sunwin controller and Leaf 1000w motor, sometimes on opening the throttle I get reverse or a klunk where it want to go in reverse, but goes forward. 2) the throttle is not smooth acting and it is hard to give it a light...
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    Cycle analysis ....which one to buy?

    Aloha, I see several different models of CA at ebikes.ca/ Which one is the best for me? 1) I use anywhere from 35v-80v 2) kelly controller is rated at 40amp max 3) top speed mostly 25mph, maybe a burst to 30mph 4) I will be experimenting with over-volting, so a temp display would be nice...
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    Wheelchair with Handcycle

    Aloha all. A newbee here with lotsa questions, but I will limit it to 2. I have converted my Toyota Yaris to electric, so I am not totally ignorant about controllers, motors, Lithium, but need a quick course in building my "Clip-on hub-motor" attaching to my wheelchair. I just bought a cheap...
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    Just bought an EV Yaris

    Aloha, all. I just have not had any time to build my electric trike, so I saw this Yaris for sale on ebay and got it for $8199.00. Please check it out and tell me what you think. I am kinda surprised the owner only got 25 mile range out of it with Optima and thought maybe 55-60 miles or so...
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    Olympics

    Original message to Edmonton Buddy Canada only has 4 metals....behind France even.... And one of the silver was for curling and one was for making hot chocolate. whats up with that? Eh? His Response The best medal we're getting is the 'how to waste 100 million dollars on 200 athletes, trying...
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