Great price on controller

[lbz5mc12]

If anyone is interested I just bought one of these controllers on ebay: 48V 450W E Bike Scooter Electric Bicycle Brushless E-bike Controller Universal. With shipping it was only $26.80. I needed one for an ampedbikes front geared motor and couldn't pass up the price. I had just enough money in paypal to cover it. Here's the direct link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/151029842453?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

 

[dogman dan]

Nice price, especially if the shipping is that cheap. It will take some time to get to you, but should do fine.

If you are able to dope out the order of the connections yourself, no problem. It's not that hard to figure them out, but it's a challenge the first time.

Looks the right size to be a 6 fet, but it could be a 9 fet. I've bought a 12 fet 40 amps 48v controller well under $50 including the ship.

The big question here is what do they mean by the wattage? Chances are good that you have bought a 20 amps controller, so at 48v it will actually be capable of at least 1000w.

Mine was a "1500w" But I see 2000w on the CA all the time. It should have been a 30 amps, to be a 1500w, if they mean peak wattage when they say 1500w. Anyway, I like to look for a sale on ebay where they actually specify the controller amps. When I bought mine, I knew a 40 amps controller was coming.

 

[lbz5mc12]

You know what I may have bought the wrong kind of controller. It's for brushless motors and mine is geared. But mine is also a sensored motor. Do you think it will work with my motor? If nothing else it may come in handy down the line.

 

[DAND214]

Should work just fine.
Don't be scared cause it's geared.
I have more geared hubs than DD's at the moment and the controllers don't know which one is which.

Dan

 

[mlt34]

You know what I may have bought the wrong kind of controller. It's for brushless motors and mine is geared. But mine is also a sensored motor. Do you think it will work with my motor? If nothing else it may come in handy down the line.

Remember that brushes, sensors and gears are three very different things. Generally, geared vs gearless makes no difference to the controller. Sensors and brushes do make a difference so that's the important thing to match.

 

[mlt34]

Looks the right size to be a 6 fet, but it could be a 9 fet.

Just noticed in the description it says "9MOS" which I assume is their way of saying 9fet. You're right though, the real question is current. It's nice to know whatever current it's running, it will be divided over 9 fets and not 6.

 

[dogman dan]

Nice price for nine then for sure.

It will run a brushless motor with sensors. Geared or direct drive, either one.