Momentarily ignoring the wisdom of buying a cheap bike from the lowest bidder, we took such a vehicle slightly outside of its operational envelope this weekend (a 20" fat bike on +1 "blue" single-track) and, according to the error the controller is throwing, killed one or more Hall sensors. While it's theoretically still under warranty, the vendor has not inspired confidence by deferring my post-sale support to another company.
If I end up on my own, what am I getting into here? If, indeed, it's a Hall sensor failure, what's typically involved in sourcing and replacing those - are they usually a fairly common off-the-shelf component in this sphere? I'm reasonably mechanically inclined - I do all my own mechanic work, have hand-soldered basic SMD components before, and have more than passing familiarity with places like Mouser and Digikey, but haven't ever disassembled a hub motor.
I see mentions on these forums of using a multimeter to test them for failure which I'm certainly equipped to do, but any other pointers? Do we tend to see scorching or other similar signs one does on certain failed components?
If I end up on my own, what am I getting into here? If, indeed, it's a Hall sensor failure, what's typically involved in sourcing and replacing those - are they usually a fairly common off-the-shelf component in this sphere? I'm reasonably mechanically inclined - I do all my own mechanic work, have hand-soldered basic SMD components before, and have more than passing familiarity with places like Mouser and Digikey, but haven't ever disassembled a hub motor.
I see mentions on these forums of using a multimeter to test them for failure which I'm certainly equipped to do, but any other pointers? Do we tend to see scorching or other similar signs one does on certain failed components?