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Controller Terms 101  | Controllers 01/29/25 3mo ago  neptronix

Basic controller programming terminology

Term
What it does

Battery current
This determines the maximum amperage drawn from the battery at any given time, regardless of low or high RPM.

Phase current
This is the maximum current deliver...

About our KB  | 1 - Welcome 01/28/25 4mo ago  neptronix

The ES Knowledgebase's spiritual purpose
ES has about two decades of material on EV DIY. It can take months of reading to go from beginner to intermediate level EV builder.
The main objective of this knowledgebase is to provide a way to distill o...

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Motor Tuning 101  | Controllers 02/11/26 4mo ago  neptronix

Hi, my name is neptronix and i was once a broke ebike enjoyer.Before i could afford a cheap FLIR and other nice tools, here is how i tuned my motor for maximum power.Required ingredients:Something that can display watts and amps, for example:

Cheap...

Connectors  | Connectors 01/28/25 5mo ago  ljbred08

Guide to EV connectors

Stub Battery terms 101  | Batteries 03/11/25 5mo ago  E-HP

Preface: If the deal is too good to be true, it is. A general rule, currently, for a pack made with name brand cell (Samsung/Sanyo/Panasonic/LG/Sony) $5 x the total number of cells in the pack is the minimum you should expect to pay. If the pack is mad...

Anti-theft registries  | EV Related resources 03/11/25 5mo ago  neptronix

Location
Website + notes

USA
https://bikeindex.org/
USA
https://project529.com/Let me know if you know of more of them!

Intro and History  | VESC 04/29/25 11mo ago  A-DamW

VESC is an open source software and firmware for controlling brushed and brushless motors, named after the creator, Benjamin Vedder.

New Article with Video  | _KB Testing area 04/29/25 1yr ago  neptronix

with video

About the testing area  | _KB Testing area 01/27/25 1yr ago  neptronix

This section is for testing the knowledgebase software. If you have editor privileges, feel free to go buck wild here.- Neptronix 01/28/24

Stub Build or Buy  | 2 - Newbie Guide 01/28/25 1yr ago  hjns

Text will come here..

Editor Manual  | 1 - Welcome 01/28/25 1yr ago  neptronix

How editing works:The left hand menu is Windows/Mac File Explorer:- you can right click on something to delete, rename, etc.- you can drag and drop articles from one place to another if you are an editor ( watch out! )- clicking a little triangle will ...

Becoming an editor  | 1 - Welcome 01/28/25 1yr ago  neptronix

See forum thread:https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/threads/about-our-knowledgebase-apply-to-be-a-kb-editor.126380/

New Article  | Battery Technology 04/29/25 1yr ago  neptronix

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editors only article  | _KB Testing area 04/29/25 1yr ago  neptronix

This is how you make a draft!Set the article permissions to 'editor'Logged in members should not see this.

supposedly private article  | _KB Testing area 04/29/25 1yr ago  neptronix

only admin should be able to see it!

Buck wild time  | _KB Testing area 02/15/25 1yr ago  A-DamW

Get ready boss, it's happening.

Stub Motor Terminology  | Motor Theory & Tech 01/28/25 1yr ago  neptronix

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Stub Anatomy of a DD hub  | Ebike Direct Drive hubs 01/28/25 1yr ago  neptronix

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Stub Anatomy of a mid drive  | Ebike Mid Drives 01/28/25 1yr ago  neptronix

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Stub Anatomy of a geared hub  | Ebike Geared hubs 01/28/25 1yr ago  neptronix

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Stub For first time builders  | 2 - Newbie Guide 01/28/25 1yr ago  neptronix

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Stub Selecting the right cell  | _KB Testing area 01/28/25 1yr ago  neptronix

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Stub EV electronics 101  | Electronics Zone 01/28/25 1yr ago  neptronix

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Stub My Bike Won't start  | Ebike Troubleshooting 01/28/25 1yr ago  neptronix

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