If you want your adaptto controller to measure consumption of your external dc/dc you need to connect negative wire of your dc/dc to black charging wire(- of charging coil) of your controller and positive wire of dc/dc to common plus.snejky said:Is it possible to correctly wire up headlight dc-dc converter with adaptto? I mean start light with ignition and measure consumption by adaptto. Thanks!
SUNDRIVE said:This will be very obvious to someone else, but its got me stumped.
Got the !Halls! error cut out coming up intermittently, associated with rough terrain and/or high current. Have read back through thread re EMF leakage. Motor has two sets of Hall wires incl Temp sensor, so I want to swap over, but here is the dilemma; on the frirst set of wires I originally used, the Halls worked fine but Temp sensor did not work, so I I swapped over the connector to the second wire set and it has worked ok for months up till this recent !Halls! issue. So now I want to swap to the other halls but keep the Temp sensor wire(s) from the second wire set, so which +5V and Grnd wires do I use? Can I simply just cut and swap over the three coloured Hall wires with those from the second set, but then they may not receive the +5V ???
Have not got a wiring diagram for the motor, not exactly a MXUS motor, got it through Hyena, nice fat phase wires and Axle.
Thanks guys.
Hyena said:I've also seen them where they get so hot the solder on the halls melts and then the impact throws the puddle from the joint (leaving little balls of solder inside the motor)
I do these things in the name of science, so you guys don't have to find out the answers the hard waySUNDRIVE said:Oh, you mean like some guy racing one of these motors up at the Hunter Valley till it hit 200 degrees C ?
Ah ok that's fine then, I misread your post an assumed it'd been toasty.This mutant Mxus motor has on maybe three occasions just nudged 120deg C on the Adaptto display, so I doubt I've cooked anything.
No fault as such, it's just that because there's only one actual sensor fitted it's only connected to one of the plugs. If I had realised up front I would have specified that either an independent second sensor be added or they were paralleled internally, but you know the Chinese and their surprise cost cutting measures...If there is only one temp sensor the first wire set I tried must have had a fault in TS wires because the TS has worked fine on the second set.
BCTECH said:OV_ said:GmagNeato said:Hey gang hope all is well.
It's been quite a while since I was on. I've put almost 3000 miles on my bike with no real issues to speak of.. until now.![]()
I got caught in a pretty bad rain shower yesterday on the way to work. Had no choice but to press on and try to make it there. After a couple of miles, the motor brought me to a shuddering stop. The screen displays "Protect" when I attempt to apply throttle, and nothing happens. From that point on, the wheel drags constantly as if slight regen is applied , (heavy cogging). It does this even when I turn the controller off. Only if I disconnect one of the phase wires does the cogging stop and the motor turn freely.
Today I opened everything up except the motor, to make sure all was dry and check connections etc. I can't detect any issues in the wiring. The halls appear to be working and moving in sequence on the display H1-H6. I tried a System Reset and then an autodetect. After a few moments, I'm getting Halls e2 error message and it stops. Also, if I attempt to charge the bike through the coil, it doesn't detect a voltage and won't charge. Anyone run across similar symptoms/issues and/or have an idea what could be wrong? What else could I test to try and determine if it's a controller or motor issue? I only have a few months left on the warranty, so if it's the controller I'll need to get it sent out asap.
Greatly appreciate any help you could offer!
I have same problem: https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=61183&start=4325#p1285676
I've contacted Adaptto via their web form two times first time 3 weeks ago and havn't got any answers :/
If u look at their sales thread: https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=58190&start=1450 it looks pretty dead allso at their forntpage u can see Interbike 2015 ad. So the site has been updated 2015 last time?
Great urge to go for ride so I orderd this: https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85156 It doesn't have adapttos monitor, but there's wireless programming and they are working to have wireless dashboard "Upgrade of the hardware to enable dashboard functionality is possible and is not that hard. With some basic soldering skills, anyone can do it. I am also considering using the CA connector thar is already present on many controllers to make it fully plug and play. I may offer hardware upgrades to already sold controllers. "
Still if there's way to get Max-e working would be very nice cause it's awsome controller. But don't have all summer to wait for it...
Allso Qulbix is/was OEM distrubtor: http://adaptto.com/Services-for-OEM/ but they don't have Adaptto controllers anymore? https://qulbix.com/qulbix-products/diy/controllers
pretty much something went wrong with the phase wires, either a short on the motor or pcb on the controller. better fix and TEST the motor 100% before connecting to the adaptto again.
if you are very very lucky, fix the short on motor might be ok. otherwise a trip to Russia.
Altair said:The only proprietary parts in the Adaptto are the microcontroller in the display and another one in the power module.
All the other parts are standard electronic parts available at all major distributors like DigiKey, Farnell, Mouser etc...
However you must be able to identify the parts, and also be qualified/equipped to remove and replace components without damaging anything else.
Keeping a spare Adaptto is not a realistic solution, as most people cannot even afford a single one.
What Adaptto really needs to do is to set-up a North-American REPAIR center!
Sending controllers back to Russia for repair is pure madness. Any qualified tech that has been properly briefed by Adaptto should be able to repair the controllers. It's not rocket science!
Adaptto should also:
Come here regularly to answer questions
Keep us informed of developments
Reply promptly to emails
... this list can be much longer...
Altair said:Usually, PCBs don't get damaged unless you have been in a terrible crash that crushed the display, or when FETs blow spectacularly and burn traces and the board itself. In those cases, it is sure that a complete replacement of a board is necessary.
But otherwise, I can assure you that a competent tech should not have a problem troubleshooting a defective unit. Of course he must have been supplied with all the schematics and pertinent info from Adaptto.
I think that having a third party collecting defective units until there are enough to send them to Russia would only complicate and delay the repair of the units, especially the first ones to arrive in the queue.
One blatant thing that is missing however is a "Repair Request Form" that an owner would have to fill up with all the pertinent info regarding his coordinates, the serial number of his unit, the reason for return, details about the problem, specific configuration of the whole system etc... As it is now, it must not be easy for the tech there to figure out what is the problem sometimes.
There is also the problem of the middle man (Oleg) who, although he is doing his possible to relay info between customer anf tech, sometimes cannot relay all the pertinent info in a timely manner to the tech, who maybe, isn't fluent in the english language.
I'm still advocating for a repair center in america. :wink:
Also, have you done a full system reset and reflashed firmware? Possibly try an older firmware?spektrolyte said:Hi, On the previous page I mentioned a problem with my Max-E that happened while charging. Well I found the 3 positive FETs on the charging phase had all shorted so I replaced those but it still doesn't work...