Recent content by RageNR

Maybe some of the tips in this thread would help my situation? Finished building my wheels, but can not get my tires to stay seated to save my life. Using CST Cyclops tire on DX32 rims. Going tubeless. Have managed to get them to seat about 3 times and hold air, but they leak down after a few...

What? Wouldn't that make the rim really unbalanced? Never heard of such before. I'm intrigued. Please share info about this setup.

What is the reasoning for drilling out the eyelets and using washers? Is it because the washers can rotate, whereas the eyelets are under strain from the twisting forces of tightened spokes? Yeah, the hookworms have been one of the highest recommended tires for this setup. Also the Cyclops...

... :cry: Well, that sucks. I was under the impression the DX32 was much better than that. The only issue I was aware of was the potential weakness in the split and pinned seam. iirc, I only found 2 or 3 posts anywhere on the net where they had either bent or cracked. (1 cracked rim...

Where was all this advise when I was asking for help with building a heavy duty wheel? (grumble grumble) Anyhow, after thinking on it and researching over the last year, I went with a pair of Alex DX32 36h rims. From what I could find, these rims were pretty well regarded, and I only found just...

This one is easy. Anything that breaths goes outside. Plenty of room for muh hobbies now. :lol:

No, I have one of those Cyclone 3kw mid-drive kits. Plan was to buy a couple of those cheapo Sunwin controllers (preferably the 12fet), and experiment with them. As cheap as those are, I am not sure if they have much of any protection. Spinningmagnets is right though... can't prove/disprove my...

Ok cool, thanks for the feedback. Shame it did not work out, but I have a theory. When you connect both controllers to the same 3 phases and halls, and apply the throttle, both controllers are going to try and start off on whichever phase the MCU chooses. This results in 2 phases receiving...

I think that is a different scenario to what we are discussing here. Idea is to use 2 identical controllers to run a single motor. Both controllers hooked up to the same 3 phases and set of halls. Single throttle Y'd and providing input to both units simultaneously.

Can you tell us what happened? Motor will not spin up, extreme stuttering, overheating, or controller(s) go pop? Asking because I am interested in trying this myself, albeit with 2 identical controllers purchased from the same manufacturing batch. Hoping they would be closely enough matched to...

The rim and hub I have chosen should be more than capable of holding up to the abuse. (Alex DX32 36hole rim, Novatec enduro hub) I am more concerned with spoke choice for such a high power application. As I explained in the OP, Sheldon Brown mentions that some wheel builders opt for stronger...

Alright, so there are many threads about wheel building, but I have yet to see any of them that pertain directly to building wheels for mid-drive setups. Most of them discuss building wheels with a hub motor. With the high torque forces applied with some of the more powerful mid-drive kits...

I am with you guys on thinking that 2 controllers in parallel would never work. I thought it would fail catastrophically, either with the phases not being in sync, or one controller backfeeding into the weaker one. But some time ago, I read someone claiming that they were using 2 controllers in...

Prices on these seen to have gone up. I am trying to find a suitable replacement for my Cyclone 3000w. I am considering 2 options here, but not sure which way to go. - Get the 15fet version (18fet would be physically too large), and try to beef it up. - Or go with 2 identical 12fet controllers...

Anyone have a dead 3000w Cyclone motor that I could steal a part from? I need a back cover for an experiment. And also hi everyone. It has been a while. :D