7.2 miles in PAS1, 1130maH used at at average speed of 11.1 mph, Battery voltage went from 37.3 to 35.5 volts, which is 2 bars. I forgot that my Kt-LCD3 display can display voltage. Just put it together recently.
I thought the power switch on the Everstart was on/off, but is apparently only for the lamp. Always hot. Strange,Two of them charged to 12.7, but the third, which sat in a hot/cold car trunk all year is at 12.5. Under load, it maintains that .2 volt differential. If it doesn't I will exchange it as defective.
I precharged with a 100 ohm resistor til the cap side got to 37 volts, but there's still a small pop on inrush. As this is a temporary thing, I'm connecting and reconnecting.
PAS1 on my fatbike is just about the same as normal pedaling on a regular bike. It takes the edge off, and it's decent exercise. Wattmeter indicates about 50 mw used. My next trial will be at PAS2, where it feels like an ebike. This uses 2X the power though.
I used 14G wire. I agree with heavier wire in principle, but it's a small motor. I could save a few tenths of a volt in voltage drop with thick wire at the controllers max current of 17A. If I had a megawatt motor, That would be about a volt for a 2 megawatt motor, so would use heavier cable if I had a big motor. I think normal consumption here is like 3A average.
Tomorrow, I will be using these batteries to start my son's car. He hasn't used it since last summer and hasn't been able to charge the battery.