when i got my controller fixed from ecospeed i asked them to set the e-brake throttle inhibition to their default which turned out to be inhibiting when the a circuit is CLOSED, however i just got an e-break throttle which is actually BRAKES a circuit when its pulled. so is there a standard to these things? how do i know which one is which?
e-brakes are on or off?
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dogman dan
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All I ever heard of is the circuit is off, disconnected, when you run. Grab brakes, and the connection is made closing the circuit and shutting off the controller. That's why you can remove the ebrakes, unplug them from the controller, and run the bike.
On the other hand, controller on off switches usually have to be on, connected, to turn on the controller.
Sure you have the ebrakes and not a controller on off circuit?
On the other hand, controller on off switches usually have to be on, connected, to turn on the controller.
Sure you have the ebrakes and not a controller on off circuit?
None of the ebrake levers with switches that I've got or seen so far work by openign a circuti when pulled--all of them work by closing a circuit.
Then there are the hall type levers that output a voltage on the signal wire when pulled, and go to 0V when not pulled.
If yours are different, then you would have to either have your controller modified to accept the reverse-operation type lever, or you would have to make a circuit (relay) to swap the signal the controller gets.
Then there are the hall type levers that output a voltage on the signal wire when pulled, and go to 0V when not pulled.
If yours are different, then you would have to either have your controller modified to accept the reverse-operation type lever, or you would have to make a circuit (relay) to swap the signal the controller gets.
I dind't say to reverse the connection. I said to reverse the *operation*, meaning use a relay to change the signal from what it is to what it needs to be. Either that or modify the controller or it's internal wiring to accept the signal that it actually gets.
dogman dan
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Sounds like you got some weird ebrake levers. It's part of the throttle now since you got something new?
Could the reed switch be backwards in the handles?
Could the reed switch be backwards in the handles?
dogman dan
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Ask them about it then. Maybe they come from something that works the opposite way.
Even if it was, it would still be the same mode of operation, as reeds are usually either normally-closed or normally-open. (though I have seen *one* that was rather large, size of a golf-pencil, that had both NC and NO in it, like many relays do). But even if it was both, it would still be the same mode of operation if physically reversed, unless you move the brake wire from the NC to the NO or NO to NC contact.dogman said:
I presume this:
http://www.ebikes.ca/store/photos/EbrakeEzee.jpg
is the lever you have? It does not specify on the ebikes.ca site if it is NO or NC, but it does specify it is for the Ezee controller. Perhaps that controller has a different requirement than most for it's ebrake line?
Either way, the fix is the same, if that lever breaks the circuit and you want to use that lever on your controller's brake line that needs you to close the circuit, you have to reverse the operation of the signal, so that it closes the circuit when lever is pulled. A relay will do this.
Optionally, if your controller has a keyswitch line, and you don't have to use the brake input for regen or something, then you can simply use the brake lever you have on the keyswitch line instead (in series with any other keyswitch or safety switch, etc., if you have one), and it will then shut off the controller when pulled.
