Thanks for the link. I read the article and his problem was slightly different to mine. His screen went off in any power level over 1, but mine goes off at any level.This thread discusses a similar problem. First poster found corrosion in the VLDC5 cable. Second poster found it in his battery cradle. Both caused a voltage drop under load that shut down the bike.
TSDZ2 problem (display switches off when I start pedalling)
I believe yes it can be done, it must have been on one of the huge tsdz threads on ES where I have seen it.www.pedelecs.co.uk
If the new motor uses the old VLCD5, the problem could be in its cable or in the unit itself.
The thread also mentions running the system w/o the display. Not sure it wll work, as I've never tried it.
With my old unit i tried the LCD on a second bike and it worked, so that was not the problem.
With the NEW unit I removed everything from the old install, including cables and LCD. I also tried a second battery from another bike (that works)
So, with the new install if I remove the chain off the chainwheel I can press the 6km function and the motor will turn. As soon as I connect the chain back on the motor will engage and turn off straight away. This is the same problem the old one was having. Batteries tested were both connected directly to motor with XT 60 plugs.
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