Sacman
10 kW
Hi everyone,
I'm trying to find out if the Crystalyte Journey controller can handle the 406 motor with 48-volts going thru it. Can it handle it or will it blow up? Does anybody know?
This is what I've got right now:
Right now I only have the basic Journey kit with the 20amp controller and a 408 motor running on the 36v/10ah NiMH battery. This setup works but is kinda slow for me. It only tops out at 18-19mph on the flats. Oh well, I didn't know much about ebikes back when I bought it so I find it lacking in speed and range.
Well now I'm trying to "soup up" the system now and I bought a 48v/15Ah LiFePO4 battery that is on the way. I'm expecting it to bump the speed up to about 24mph. I was also told that by changing the 408 motor to a 406 motor I can get an even higher top speed of about 30mph. There's only one catch tho.... can the controller handle it?
I'm told by Justin at ebikes.ca that the Journey controller should be able to handle the 408 motor at 48 volts, but it might not be able to handle the 406 motor at 48 volts since the 406 pulls a lot more amps.
I also read somewhere here in this forum that the 20amp Journey controller has the same guts as the regular 20amp Crystalyte controller, only difference is that the 20amp Crystalyte controller is placed in the same aluminum housing as the 35amp Crystalyte controller and that the Journey controller was placed in a new plastic box that is mountable to the tube frames of most bikes. Can anyone verify this?
I'd really appreciate any help or info anyone can give me on this. Thanks
I'm trying to find out if the Crystalyte Journey controller can handle the 406 motor with 48-volts going thru it. Can it handle it or will it blow up? Does anybody know?
This is what I've got right now:
Right now I only have the basic Journey kit with the 20amp controller and a 408 motor running on the 36v/10ah NiMH battery. This setup works but is kinda slow for me. It only tops out at 18-19mph on the flats. Oh well, I didn't know much about ebikes back when I bought it so I find it lacking in speed and range.
Well now I'm trying to "soup up" the system now and I bought a 48v/15Ah LiFePO4 battery that is on the way. I'm expecting it to bump the speed up to about 24mph. I was also told that by changing the 408 motor to a 406 motor I can get an even higher top speed of about 30mph. There's only one catch tho.... can the controller handle it?
I'm told by Justin at ebikes.ca that the Journey controller should be able to handle the 408 motor at 48 volts, but it might not be able to handle the 406 motor at 48 volts since the 406 pulls a lot more amps.
I also read somewhere here in this forum that the 20amp Journey controller has the same guts as the regular 20amp Crystalyte controller, only difference is that the 20amp Crystalyte controller is placed in the same aluminum housing as the 35amp Crystalyte controller and that the Journey controller was placed in a new plastic box that is mountable to the tube frames of most bikes. Can anyone verify this?
I'd really appreciate any help or info anyone can give me on this. Thanks