soapycoyote
1 µW
All, I found this kit on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/ELECTRIC-BIC...qid=1511999979&sr=8-12&keywords=mid+drive+kit
The reason I am considering this is because I am on a tight budget, but I have some amazon gift cards to spend.
My objective with this build is to slowly climb hills with a low gear ratio and not overheat my motor, or waste my batteries. That's why I'm considering a mid-drive and not a hub drive.
I weigh 210lbs. I want to go up about a 10% gradient hill (in some parts, not all the way up) that is about 1.5 miles long. at about 5 mph. I am thinking about using a couple of these batteries https://hobbyking.com/en_us/multistar-high-capacity-4s-20000mah-multi-rotor-lipo-pack.html in series. Can I over-volt this controller? This kit will be going on an old mountain bike without any suspension - old cro-mo Bridgestone steel frame mountain bike from the early 90's. I have some experience taking motors apart and cleaning up commutators and replacing brushes, windings, bearings, etc. My questions are:
Have any of you tried this motor?
What do you think about it?
Is this compatible with other controllers?
What is a good inexpensive charger for these batteries?
The reason I am considering this is because I am on a tight budget, but I have some amazon gift cards to spend.
My objective with this build is to slowly climb hills with a low gear ratio and not overheat my motor, or waste my batteries. That's why I'm considering a mid-drive and not a hub drive.
I weigh 210lbs. I want to go up about a 10% gradient hill (in some parts, not all the way up) that is about 1.5 miles long. at about 5 mph. I am thinking about using a couple of these batteries https://hobbyking.com/en_us/multistar-high-capacity-4s-20000mah-multi-rotor-lipo-pack.html in series. Can I over-volt this controller? This kit will be going on an old mountain bike without any suspension - old cro-mo Bridgestone steel frame mountain bike from the early 90's. I have some experience taking motors apart and cleaning up commutators and replacing brushes, windings, bearings, etc. My questions are:
Have any of you tried this motor?
What do you think about it?
Is this compatible with other controllers?
What is a good inexpensive charger for these batteries?