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Sourcing tsdz16 kits

masterdogtrainer

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I am opening a ebike conversion shop and i want to use these motors specifically. could someone point me to a real person i could talk with about sourcing these for me please?
 
You could probably get Johnny Nerdout to sell you the TSD16. as he sells Tong Sheng kits. but you're talking with a reseller. Varstsrom is another option, If you want to deal direct with the factory, you might need to know Mandarin, and be able to buy a pallet of motors.

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Suspect information on this forum comes from people like me who look at the internet.

who manufactures TSDZ16

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The TSDZ16 mid-drive e-bike motor is manufactured by Suzhou Tongsheng Electric Co., Ltd. (also known as TongSheng or TSE).
  1. Get a few $1000 dollars.
  2. Research who manufactures TSDZ16.
  3. Contact manufacturer. Ask where to buy a boat load of what ever you want to buy.
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AI provided decent advice here;
Typically there's a minimum order quality wall ( ~10-100 units ) you need to get over. You also probably need a registered business.
Then you need to talk in broken chinese-glish with the manufacturer.

People on ES used to do group buys from these companies when no vendor was available.
 
AI provided decent advice here;
Typically there's a minimum order quality wall ( ~10-100 units ) you need to get over. You also probably need a registered business.
Then you need to talk in broken chinese-glish with the manufacturer.

People on ES used to do group buys from these companies when no vendor was available.
In my experience it depends, many Chinese OEMs will say they have high min order quantities but when you ask they are flexible on those. You will pay more for shipping per motor though as for a smaller quantity you may be shipping via something like DHL and not ordering a container full of them.

They also do not care one bit if you are a "registered business" but having your paperwork in order does help with customs and make sure you ask them to put all that information on the customs form, then watch the tracking carefully and be ready to call the customs department of your shipping to get things straightened out.

Just make sure you are clear on everything and don't assume anything.
 
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