whereswally606
100 kW
Today I rebuilt the rear 250w 24v hub motor wheel using 12g spokes from alibaba.
Couldnt have done it without the very helpful blog post by our very own dogman
http://www.electricbike.com/lace-hub-motor/
at first it was hard to get started. I was trying to do it with the motor on its side. Then i saw a youtube clip of a chap lacing with the rim and motor vertically held between two dropouts.
My solution was to clamp one side of the axle in the vice and lace from below 4 spokes at a time for a single cross pattern. Didnt have to measure anything since i matched the spoke lengths from the rusted ones i removed. Difference in gauge meant i had to drill the rim to enlarge the hole for the nipples but that was very easy.
I pretty much have everything to get this up and running again except a 24 volt brushless controller. The one i had i accidentally reverse polaritied a while back and saw the magic smoke.
Another cool thing i noticed is the lefthand side thread which i could stick a southpaw acs free wheel on and do a hybrid hub and RC drive. cool thing would be it could all run of 6s so one battery to bind them all.
Its a joke of a Chinese frame but i only have £18 pounds of spokes invested thus far. anyone wanna donate a 24 volt brushless controller in the UK
anyway glad i did it cause learnt a good skill today. It is nearly true not bad for a first attempt.
Couldnt have done it without the very helpful blog post by our very own dogman
http://www.electricbike.com/lace-hub-motor/
at first it was hard to get started. I was trying to do it with the motor on its side. Then i saw a youtube clip of a chap lacing with the rim and motor vertically held between two dropouts.
My solution was to clamp one side of the axle in the vice and lace from below 4 spokes at a time for a single cross pattern. Didnt have to measure anything since i matched the spoke lengths from the rusted ones i removed. Difference in gauge meant i had to drill the rim to enlarge the hole for the nipples but that was very easy.
I pretty much have everything to get this up and running again except a 24 volt brushless controller. The one i had i accidentally reverse polaritied a while back and saw the magic smoke.
Another cool thing i noticed is the lefthand side thread which i could stick a southpaw acs free wheel on and do a hybrid hub and RC drive. cool thing would be it could all run of 6s so one battery to bind them all.
Its a joke of a Chinese frame but i only have £18 pounds of spokes invested thus far. anyone wanna donate a 24 volt brushless controller in the UK
anyway glad i did it cause learnt a good skill today. It is nearly true not bad for a first attempt.
