sens_dep said:
Pics of the inside? How did you fit all that into the original case? What cells?! Amazing!
I'll fill you in because I tried to get the same service done with my controller.
You can forget about the nuclear controller being installed the way Allex had it done in the post above. They had to design the controller in a way to mount the fets inside the case. Normally the fets are positioned to fit inside the nuclear case, but to mount it inside the sur-ron case they need to lay flat.
When I went and asked about the nuclear controller designer/owner, I got a big "NO" because it was too time consuming. I had a heated discussion with him about this and he would not be convinced even after offering him a good sum of money for it to be done like that. Unless things change in the future, and don't expect them to because they are like 3-5 months behind in getting the controllers out, they will not spend anytime mounting the controller in the Sur-Ron case like that. I guess you can't blame them.
I even asked about having the controller sent to me with the fets mounted differently and I would install it in the sur-ron controller myself, gut the internals, and tap the holes. Nope, not going to happen.
It is too time consuming for them because you have to first remove the original sur-ron controller internals from the sur-ron case that is potted into the case, and then drill and tap a bunch of holes in the sur-ron case, then mount it inside. They did a few like this and then decided it was too time consuming.
What people are doing instead, which I decided against, is just removing the sur-ron controller from the sur-ron case and then just putting the whole nuclear 24 fet controller, case included, inside the sur-ron controller case. A controller case in a controller case. I decided not to do this for a few reasons.
1) It will not cool as quickly if you just mounted it on the bike. Although, many nuclear 24 owners said that it doesn't matter the controller doesn't overheat. Remember, you are mounting a controller case inside a controller case here.
2) It will add extra weight, but may not be that much after you remove the sur-ron internals from the case. The x-controller weighs about 4 lbs 8 oz. So how ever much it weighs after you gut the internals that is how much weight you will be adding to the bike.
3) Removing the sur-ron case completly will allow better air flow across the motor as the sur-ron controller blocks the air-flow from directly blowing through the motor. This will give you an air gap for air to better enter and blow through the motor.
4) And the biggest reason was that I just felt it was stupid to put a case inside a case, just for the stupid sur-ron controller case. To me it was like buying a lamborghini body and putting a Peugeot motor inside.
I installed my nuclear controller without the case and I was worried it would not look good. But you will not really notice any difference between the x-controller and the nuclear controller. They both look good installed. They both are black. Unless you are doing a photo shoot for best looking bike it won't make that much of a difference. The nuclear controller also mounts pretty well and sturdy to the sur-ron, no reason to use the sur-ron case to mount it.
But you may still want to do it that way, its up to you. You really would only want to do this for the looks in my opinion, as that is the only benefit.
