Thermistor

[Tightlikedrumb]

Does anyone know what to do if my controller doesn't have a thermistor wire and my apt96600 requires one ??

 

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Not quite understanding the question, but to restate:
Your apt96600 controller needs a thermistor to work, but didn't come with one installed? I'd return it. If you can't and the controller still works, then maybe do nothing and monitor, or add one.

A temp sensor will have a certain resistance (e.g. 10k) at a certain ambient temperature (e.g. 25C) that decreases as the temp goes up, so without one, the circuit will see a high resistance and assume a cold temp.

So if the protection function is to cut back power when the temp rises, it won't cut back power. Similarly, if your motor didn't have one, but the controller had an input for one, it would assume low temp and not cut back power. But, for battery temp monitoring, low temp would cut back power, since using a battery at low temps is bad for it.

 

[Tightlikedrumb]

Not quite understanding the question, but to restate:
Your apt96600 controller needs a thermistor to work, but didn't come with one installed? I'd return it. If you can't and the controller still works, then maybe do nothing and monitor, or add one.

A temp sensor will have a certain resistance (e.g. 10k) at a certain ambient temperature (e.g. 25C) that decreases as the temp goes up, so without one, the circuit will see a high resistance and assume a cold temp.

So if the protection function is to cut back power when the temp rises, it won't cut back power. Similarly, if your motor didn't have one, but the controller had an input for one, it would assume low temp and not cut back power. But, for battery temp monitoring, low temp would cut back power, since using a battery at low temps is bad for it.

Not quite understanding the question, but to restate:
Your apt96600 controller needs a thermistor to work, but didn't come with one installed? I'd return it. If you can't and the controller still works, then maybe do nothing and monitor, or add one.

A temp sensor will have a certain resistance (e.g. 10k) at a certain ambient temperature (e.g. 25C) that decreases as the temp goes up, so without one, the circuit will see a high resistance and assume a cold temp.

So if the protection function is to cut back power when the temp rises, it won't cut back power. Similarly, if your motor didn't have one, but the controller had an input for one, it would assume low temp and not cut back power. But, for battery temp monitoring, low temp would cut back power, since using a battery at low temps is bad for it.

I'm sorry I should have been more clear. The wiring from the 96600 has an extra wire attached with the hall sensor group ,it's meant for the thermistor in the hub motor,but the clip from the hub does not include such wire . And this is causing a fault in the controller,that I can't get passed . I was thinking of taking a thermistor out of a hair dryer and just wire it to the controller as a bypass pretty much . ? Thoughts?

 

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I'm sorry I should have been more clear. The wiring from the 96600 has an extra wire attached with the hall sensor group ,it's meant for the thermistor in the hub motor,but the clip from the hub does not include such wire . And this is causing a fault in the controller,that I can't get passed . I was thinking of taking a thermistor out of a hair dryer and just wire it to the controller as a bypass pretty much . ? Thoughts?

I got two for $9 on amazon. Put on in my hub, and will put the other one in my old hub. Depends on the circuit, bit I think you could just get a 10k resistor if you're not planning on putting it in the hub.

 

[Tightlikedrumb]

I got two for $9 on amazon. Put on in my hub, and will put the other one in my old hub. Depends on the circuit, bit I think you could just get a 10k resistor if you're not planning on putting it in the hub.

Ok now it looks like I got passed that , and now I'm getting solid red light wich says use pc software, wich I don't have.
So does this mean this controller can not be driven right out of the box ? Cause I've had this for a year and everytime I try and get somewhere on it , I get stumped . DOES ANYONE KNOW THE SIMPLEST WAY TO TEST OUT THIS APT 96600 . I CANT SEEM TO GET THE WHEELS TO MOVE AT ALL .