DC Power supply question

[orcasmarx@yahoo.com]

I have purchased a DC Power supply to test the phase and hall sensor wires for a Infineon controller and a 1000w rear hub motor purchased from Luna. I read that while testing you only use 2 to 3 amps. This DC POWERsupply is 0-60v and 0-3A. I know the voltage is good but I also read that while testing the amps can jump up indicating incorrect sequence. I am wondering if the 3 amps will be enough. I am totally new at this. With some feedback I would know if I need to send this one back and exchange it for one that will do what I need.

 

[amberwolf]

No way to know for sure if the PSU will work without trying it out. As long as there are no high-current surges beyond what hte PSU can handle, it will probably work.

But....why not use your battery for the test?

 

[orcasmarx@yahoo.com]

Thanks amberwolf for the response. I read in a thread in this forum that it is safer (for the motor & controller) to feed it just enough juice to be over the LVC with no load. This thing was only around $100 so I thought what the hell. The person who wrote the article also used one. And reason #3, I haven't built the battery yet. I plan on using 2, 24v batteries in series off a cheap Chinese ebike I have until I can scrape enough together to get all the stuff needed to build the battery. I figure I can run on the 2, 24's for around a year.