About to get a MAC motor - Input Appreciated!

[JoaqThroughRivers]

How much was your shipping charges?

Also did you get dinged for customs and duties?

Shipping charges were hefty. I think it was a bit over $200 USD for shipping everything: Battery, wheel, motor, accessories. I think the customs and duties were included within that price.

I have everything installed and hooked up;

Wheel with motor and 7sp freewheel
Rear torque arm
CA v3
Power Switch
Throttle
Controller
Triangle Battery mounted

I currently have the setup as follows:
Throttle --> CA v3 --> controller --> Battery
Power switch --> controller

I have also tried connecting the throttle directly to controller with included connector, which didn't show any signs of improvement.

I am not getting any power to the motor.

I just bought a multimeter, but I'm not sure how I should go about testing the battery and controller connections, as I am very amateur with electricity.

Any advice?

I haven't had much time to work on it the last few weeks. Next week is finals week for me, so I will have time to get this thing running (if there's not something wrong).
So close it seems, trying to keep breathing deep and refrain from getting antsy.

 

[footloose]

Hey -- my unsolicited advice: focus on finals this week and next week, then bike starting on 12/15!

Probably a very minor problem, loose connection or something. You *will* figure it out, and it *will* run... after finals :wink:

 

[cal3thousand]

Hey -- my unsolicited advice: focus on finals this week and next week, then bike starting on 12/15!

Probably a very minor problem, loose connection or something. You *will* figure it out, and it *will* run... after finals :wink:

I have to agree here. You'll get it, but there is no deadline. Finals are another story

 

[kriskros]

get the motor from cellman and ask for the BLACK gears... they are much more durable than any of the others... I believe he had t5hem specialy made

 

[JoaqThroughRivers]

Thank you guys for the replies.

Good point about the time on the finals, but I can't be constantly studying. I need to use this electric bike to ride around in the snow right now! It just snowed ~8 inches here in Eugene, OR. Usually it only snows around 0-2inches on the valley floor. I have lived here for almost 20 years and never seen it so white.

So, could anybody help me out with what connections I should test with the multimeter and what precautions I should take when using the multimeter. Are there any connections or settings, that when used improperly could short or potentially blow up the battery?

Problem: I have everything connected to the controller and battery, and I believe the battery is charged (could be wrong, but I plugged it into the charger for a while, and it was said to be shipped charged).

Question: How would I go about testing the connections of the battery with the multimeter?

Any help would be awesome, thank you.

Joaq

 

[vptech]

With the voltmeter simply test the the red and black plugs from the batt. output. It is the cable with tree plugs.
Sounds like you may have a problem with you on/off switch. Did you hook it up? It has the red button and green horn on it I believe. The horn button is left as a spare. Without this hooked up, you will have no power with or without the CA.

Victor