wyoplinker
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Hello everybody, longtime peruser, first time poster. I just received my motor kit from EM3EV and have several questions. I would like to do this right the first time. First of all, I got the MAC 12T motor, with the 9FET30A (36-52V, IRFB3077) controller. I bought everything, including the battery (the 25R), from EM3EV so it would pretty much be plug and play. The kit arrived and there is nothing for instructions or directions so I was hoping you guys could help me out.
First off, the motor itself was not in the hub as I thought it would be. I put it in the hub and was about to button it up when I noticed that there was some extra grease packed with it. What should I make sure and grease well before I put the other cover on? I did line up the marks on the motor housing and side case on the other side and will do the same on this side, but these don't need to correspond to anything on the motor itself, do they?
The next question involves the hall sensors. I believe they are the thin colored wires that are all terminated in shrink wrap coming from the motor, correct? There is an extra white plug included in the kit and I think this is to wire the hall sensors into if I want to connect them to the controller. Is this worth the effort? There is a corresponding plug on the controller. The only thing is there is an extra white wire on the group of wires coming from the motor. What do I do with the white wire if I do have to wire up the hall sensors? Also in this photo is the black "cap" with a hole in the side. It seems that this is supposed to protect the wiring coming from the motor where it exits the axle, but the hole is too small to feed the wires through to get it down to the axle. Am I missing something? What is this thing actually for? Do the motor wires come straight out the end of the axle, or are they suppose to make an abrupt 90 degree turn?
In this next photo you can see the black cap again. What is the deal with the 2 washers with tabs on them? My bikes original front tire had similar, but they fit into slots in the forks. What are these slots supposed to fit into? I do have a Grin Tech rev 3 torque arm I will be using, by the way.
The throttle and the HWBS sensor plugged into the controller pretty easily. There is also this switch. Do I need it? I'm not running a light or a horn.
Here's a photo of the controller with the throttle and HWBS sensor plugged in and a closeup of the throttle.
And finally this brings us to the HWBS sensor. I get that the brake cable needs to run through it, but how exactly is it hooked up? I've included photos of the front brake on my bike, any suggestions or tips would be greatly appreciated.
Sorry for the monster post, but I thought it would be better to get everything out there all at once. Thank you in advance for any help you might send my way. Any help on any of these questions is greatly appreciated. If you need a better view of anything I can take more photos. Oh yeah, one last thing. Should I charge up the battery fully before hooking it all up for the first time? Do I need an inline fuse anywhere for the initial hook up?
Thanks again!
Chris
First off, the motor itself was not in the hub as I thought it would be. I put it in the hub and was about to button it up when I noticed that there was some extra grease packed with it. What should I make sure and grease well before I put the other cover on? I did line up the marks on the motor housing and side case on the other side and will do the same on this side, but these don't need to correspond to anything on the motor itself, do they?
The next question involves the hall sensors. I believe they are the thin colored wires that are all terminated in shrink wrap coming from the motor, correct? There is an extra white plug included in the kit and I think this is to wire the hall sensors into if I want to connect them to the controller. Is this worth the effort? There is a corresponding plug on the controller. The only thing is there is an extra white wire on the group of wires coming from the motor. What do I do with the white wire if I do have to wire up the hall sensors? Also in this photo is the black "cap" with a hole in the side. It seems that this is supposed to protect the wiring coming from the motor where it exits the axle, but the hole is too small to feed the wires through to get it down to the axle. Am I missing something? What is this thing actually for? Do the motor wires come straight out the end of the axle, or are they suppose to make an abrupt 90 degree turn?
In this next photo you can see the black cap again. What is the deal with the 2 washers with tabs on them? My bikes original front tire had similar, but they fit into slots in the forks. What are these slots supposed to fit into? I do have a Grin Tech rev 3 torque arm I will be using, by the way.
The throttle and the HWBS sensor plugged into the controller pretty easily. There is also this switch. Do I need it? I'm not running a light or a horn.
Here's a photo of the controller with the throttle and HWBS sensor plugged in and a closeup of the throttle.
And finally this brings us to the HWBS sensor. I get that the brake cable needs to run through it, but how exactly is it hooked up? I've included photos of the front brake on my bike, any suggestions or tips would be greatly appreciated.
Sorry for the monster post, but I thought it would be better to get everything out there all at once. Thank you in advance for any help you might send my way. Any help on any of these questions is greatly appreciated. If you need a better view of anything I can take more photos. Oh yeah, one last thing. Should I charge up the battery fully before hooking it all up for the first time? Do I need an inline fuse anywhere for the initial hook up?
Thanks again!
Chris