EbikeMaui said:Making a motor mount and putting a chain on to a sprocket saves breaking spokes,spinning axels and hall sensor wires,Making a torque arm,or breaking your front fork.Hub motors are NOT nearly efficient in all ranges and can make a bloody mess.Hub motors can go fast on the down hill of flats if you can make or modify the controller. Oh yes they can cause a BLOODY Mess.TylerDurden said:SUMMARY:
Hub motor: Lots of power, but lower eff; easy-to-use package with no chocolate mess.
Etek: Lots of power, better eff; more difficult to install (DIY fabrication).
Could both be better? Yes.
Could both be worse? Oh yes.
IF there was a market for COMPLETE $2000. performance ebikes Heavy unefficient Hub motors may still be around for cheap troublesome kits.
No load WATTAGE to freespin the wheel at the same RPM is LESS THAN ANY CRYSTALYTE HUB MOTOR. Therefor the efficiency is HIGHER on the brushless etec at any speed along with MUCH more torque if needed.eP said:EbikeMaui said:Making a motor mount and putting a chain on to a sprocket saves breaking spokes,spinning axels and hall sensor wires,Making a torque arm,or breaking your front fork.Hub motors are NOT nearly efficient in all ranges and can make a bloody mess.Hub motors can go fast on the down hill of flats if you can make or modify the controller. Oh yes they can cause a BLOODY Mess.TylerDurden said:SUMMARY:
Hub motor: Lots of power, but lower eff; easy-to-use package with no chocolate mess.
Etek: Lots of power, better eff; more difficult to install (DIY fabrication).
Could both be better? Yes.
Could both be worse? Oh yes.
IF there was a market for COMPLETE $2000. performance ebikes Heavy unefficient Hub motors may still be around for cheap troublesome kits.
So tell us what is the idlle current of yours etek ?
And what is its efficiency at .2 HP load ?
EbikeMaui said:No load current to freespin the wheel at the same RPM is LESS THAN ANY CRYSTALYTE HUB MOTOR. Therefor the efficiency is HIGHER on the brushless etec at any speed along with MUCH more torque if needed.eP said:So tell us what is the idlle current of yours etek ?
And what is its efficiency at .2 HP load ?
safe said:
However, if you have an application that only needs very small levels of power, like less than 2 hp, then those motors might be too big for that...
EbikeMaui said:No load WATTAGE to freespin the wheel at the same RPM is LESS THAN ANY CRYSTALYTE HUB MOTOR. Therefor the efficiency is HIGHER on the brushless etec at any speed along with MUCH more torque if needed. At a hugher load than 500 watts the etcks efficiency rises as the Crystalytes motor efficiency goes down as you apply a larger load.eP said:safe said:
However, if you have an application that only needs very small levels of power, like less than 2 hp, then those motors might be too big for that...
I know that motor's and theirs characteristics of efficiency but i ask Randy if he knows that as well :wink:
If the motor is highly efficient at wide loads range it is unlikeli be too big.
The weight is not the primary concern at this case.
The primary are idlle current and stator loss.
EbikeMaui said:We only need to compare wheel RPM since the eteck to the wheel wattage is the measurement is what you need to compare.Or are :lol: you comparing apples to lemons again?EbikeMaui said:eP said:EbikeMaui said:No load WATTAGE to freespin the wheel at the same RPM is LESS THAN ANY CRYSTALYTE HUB MOTOR. Therefor the efficiency is HIGHER on the brushless etec at any speed along with MUCH more torque if needed. At a hugher load than 500 watts the etcks efficiency rises as the Crystalytes motor efficiency goes down as you apply a larger load.
Hey man.
Have you any brain problems or you cannot understand a very simple question ???
You cannot compare No load Wattage at the same rpms if they have QUITE DIFFERENT nominal RPMs.
So you acting like a stupid troll now repeating again and again what is completely useless and false.
So what is etek's efficiency at 0.2 HP power_out ?
EbikeMaui said:That's why I compare WHEEL RPM and WATTS OUT after the eteck is chain reduced. :lol:CGameProgrammer said:Randy, it makes no sense to compare efficiencies at the same RPM if the Etek spins 10x faster than a hub motor.
EbikeMaui said:What on earth are you talking about? Top Gear?eP said:EbikeMaui said:That's why I compare WHEEL RPM and WATTS OUT after the eteck is chain reduced. :lol:CGameProgrammer said:Randy, it makes no sense to compare efficiencies at the same RPM if the Etek spins 10x faster than a hub motor.
So what is etek's efficiency at 0.2 HP power_out and 20 mph at wheel (at the top gear)?
EbikeMaui said:Compare the BRUSHLESS Etek to the WHEEL RPM/Wattage Out to a hub motor and you may be suprised.Espically above 500 watts.safe said:eP, the Etek and the PMG 132 are the "superstar" motors on the market. No one comes close to those motors in terms of power or efficiency.
The real life "racing crowd" uses them... they are as good as they get...
(and the PMG 132 costs $900+ so you get what you pay for)
However, if you have an application that only needs very small levels of power, like less than 2 hp, then those motors might be too big for that...
EbikeMaui said:Now why would I want or need a HIGH ratio ? :lol:eP said:EbikeMaui said:What on earth are you talking about? Top Gear?eP said:So what is etek's efficiency at 0.2 HP power_out and 20 mph at wheel (at the top gear)?
The highest gear if you have more than one.
EbikeMaui said:1 RPM of the wheel with 1 to 90 ft lbs of torque can be efficient! But not wiith any 22 lb ebike hub motor.