Recent content by Daytriker

With Tadpole trikes, your geometry & steering is essential for decent control at speed. ANY error in Ackerman, tracking, frame flex, or front to rear weight balance is going to effect your handling, braking & control. The faster you go, the more these deficiencies will show themselves. Riding a...

I know some Controllers have Cadence & Torque Sensor capability built in. Usually these are for Hub Motors but if using a Torque Sensor Bottom Bracket with a Motor & Controller set for a Cadence Sensor, will the Controller accept the variable voltages from the Torque Sensor Signal & govern the...

Thanks very much for that info. The kits are still under warranty as they are all less than 12 months old but try & get a response from China. I did manage to get one part replaced under warranty but had to do the labour myself & the kit was shipped back to me from the States, time & labour to...

casainho, for those of us over 50 years of age, what exactly is Firmware? How is it different to Software? & for the benefit of my customer, what would they do with it? Thanks

Where we live it is quite hilly so 3 Blue Gears replaced with Brass. One Clutch replaced under warranty, now runs intermittently. May be a faulty torque Sensor, controller or loose connection? Maybe these were all made on a Monday morning. I dunno. They haven't been reliable as far as I am...

Having had 3 out 4 of these TSDZ2 motor kits fail on trikes I wouldn't be installing them. My recommendation would be to make sure you install a system that takes into account several variables that can either provide you with a so-so Assist or one that gives you a satisfactory product good for...

I wish I live in a country like that. In my country, Portugal, because police has no resources, everyone drives cars and passing the legal limit speed and talking at mobile phones -- it is very dangerous and there are always news of people that get dead by cars because of that :-( Also I wish...

My first reaction to your problem was that it is possibly the magnet & wheel sensor spacing either being incorrect or dirty. If the Sensor/Magnet spacing is more than 3mm or dirty that could cause intermittent signal loss. My next step would be to check all the other connections & then go into...

Just wanted to make sure you were aware that you can buy a 52/56 tooth (can't remember which) specifically for the TSDZ2 for about $28. or so. Maybe the dish on the one made for the TSDZ2 won't cause you any clearance problems.

I have a customer that has installed a 350 watt/36 volt TSDZ2 without throttle or Brake Inhibitor levers on a recumbent trike. The biggest problem he has is the pedals are extremely hard to turn the motor over when there isn't any power energized from the battery. When there is power the pedals...

Thanks for your help. This must be what it's like doing surgery by remote control & a video camera. :D

Could you please confirm? - Have you tried pedaling with this motor turned OFF? Do you get much resistance through the pedals? How about with the Power turned on but with the power level set to OFF? Any difference in the resistance? I have a distant customer that is getting a lot of resistance...

I received an email from a customer that did their own install of a TSDZ2 36 volt/350 watt kit. This is the non- pedal brake/non throttle version. (That's what I ordered but maybe not what they received?) The install went well, but the customer finds the cranks very hard to turn. I am guessing...

Installing the motor retaining block shown in the photo looks like it would pose a problem on the Cruzbike as it may not reach far enough to the rear to fit through your chainstays. If that is the case you may have a problem figuring out where to attach a means of preventing the motor from...

Just an observation & maybe someone can verify. - The big gear plastic cover that has a gasket running on the inside around the perimeter - Should the gasket mount over top of the frame or run alongside the frame? The reason I ask is when tightening up the cover screws, it seems to tighten the...