Hello all, I have reading up around the forums today and just wanted to ask a few questions.
I have a Currie/IZip I500 scooter. For those that do not know, this is a 24v 30a scooter with a 500w motor. I really like and it moves me around pretty good, but I am a big guy at about 260 pounds. Flat ground is no problem, but it struggles to get me up some of the bigger hills around the neighborhood. It does it, but very slowly.
I have some general knowledge about electronics and thought I could get away with just replacing my motor since Currie makes a 24v 750w motor, so I ordered one, installed it and no change. Did some more research and found that it does not matter what size motor I put on there since my controller is 24v at 30a so it will put out the same amount of power regardless of motor size. Whoops. So now I have a motor I can't return and a scooter that is still kind of too weak for me.
What I am thinking through now is buying the 36v controller and throttle and installing a 36v battery. Theoretically, that should be able to output a little over 1000 watts giving my motor more power. I don't think running it at 1000w would hurt it since my 500w motor was being ran at close to 700w assuming I understand this correctly now and am doing the math right haha. I know I would be overvolting my 24v motor and overheating is a concern, but how big of a concern is it?
TL;DR
I have a 500w 24v scooter than I want to have more torque. Bought a 750w motor without doing enough research and it obviously does not have any more torque due to the controller outputting the same amount of power. Can I just buy a 36v controller and 36v battery to increase how much power is going to it? Will that give me more torque and should I be worried about overheating the motor?
I have a Currie/IZip I500 scooter. For those that do not know, this is a 24v 30a scooter with a 500w motor. I really like and it moves me around pretty good, but I am a big guy at about 260 pounds. Flat ground is no problem, but it struggles to get me up some of the bigger hills around the neighborhood. It does it, but very slowly.
I have some general knowledge about electronics and thought I could get away with just replacing my motor since Currie makes a 24v 750w motor, so I ordered one, installed it and no change. Did some more research and found that it does not matter what size motor I put on there since my controller is 24v at 30a so it will put out the same amount of power regardless of motor size. Whoops. So now I have a motor I can't return and a scooter that is still kind of too weak for me.
What I am thinking through now is buying the 36v controller and throttle and installing a 36v battery. Theoretically, that should be able to output a little over 1000 watts giving my motor more power. I don't think running it at 1000w would hurt it since my 500w motor was being ran at close to 700w assuming I understand this correctly now and am doing the math right haha. I know I would be overvolting my 24v motor and overheating is a concern, but how big of a concern is it?
TL;DR
I have a 500w 24v scooter than I want to have more torque. Bought a 750w motor without doing enough research and it obviously does not have any more torque due to the controller outputting the same amount of power. Can I just buy a 36v controller and 36v battery to increase how much power is going to it? Will that give me more torque and should I be worried about overheating the motor?
