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    LightningRods Smallblock kit at 3000W+ Review

    Your experience matches a few other people who have turned down the power to 3kw as their was too many failures and too much wear. I have been reading belts last only 200-700 miles before needing changing. Whats the point of having such a big powerful motor if you cannot use it? You might as...
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    Cyclone 650w-1680W up to 60v @2100W without overheating

    Yes you are happy with your choice as it seems to be working well for you at very high power of 2310w ! :) And yeah AFT has upgrades that made this motor very reliable with steel gears, Cheecky bloke has done 8900 miles with original motor and gearbox with the AFT mods like ceramic bearings and...
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    AFT mid drive build

    wow 20s 80v ? 5-6kw peak? That's going to be an awesome build i haven't seen it run at that voltage, but as Crossbreak mentioned it will be more efficient at that voltage. In that motor comparisons thread actually they were saying the efficiency is so close to an 3220 ASTRO if you add higher...
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    Cyclone 650w-1680W up to 60v @2100W without overheating

    The BBSHD works well as its low powered ! the only advantage it has is that it's quiet, otherwise its a lot heaver than the cyclone and low power compared to the cyclone. In stock form the BBSH is only 1.6kw peak vs the cyclone peaks at 2800w ! It has the same power at the 36v 960w cyclone I,e...
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    Tangent Build...V10...Astro 3220

    This is no surprise and many people from the start said this was the main weakness of this kit and other RC motors on a ebike. ESC's are not meant for stop start loads that you get on an ebike. The same for the motor ! Yes it will work for a short time but long term reliability is not one of rc...
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    Cycle Analyst V3 preview and first beta release

    So I put the pullup voltage as 4.96 ? or do I need to measure the voltage on the pin of the CAv3 temp plug with a multimeter ? This motor is an old one I got shand someone else put this sensor in.
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    Cycle Analyst V3 preview and first beta release

    Hi I have a CA v3 and want to connect a motor temperature sensor , its already got a sensor built in its a KTY84-130 so don't want to run another sensor. I noticed you made a lookup table of values for this so if I just put it inline exactly as the plug in the CAv3 what is the pullup voltage...
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    Dave's 80:1 RC mid drive kit build log

    Hi Dave how heavy is the whole motor setup compared to the bafang BBSHD ? I.e how heavy is all the parts the chainwheels, the bottom bracket, chain, controller, mount and motor, i.e everything except the throttle so I can compare. And also what is the peak power of the standard 3210...
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    Cycle Analyst V3 preview and first beta release

    Yes its a combination throttle the common ORO cyclone throttle for Kelly controller with on/off switch and LED voltage indications. yeah I don't have on hand a plane throttle, I also need to keep a switch to enable the controller Positive. the red low voltage LED flashes when I switch the...
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    Cycle Analyst V3 preview and first beta release

    Ok I did the test in 4.2.1 and yep the wheel spun with no throttle, so mine is A= Ca v3 large screen compatible. Then a did a factory reset of all settings and reflash firmware again, Did 4.4 4.5 and 4.6 and setup throttle as per guide. and 4.7 their is no LImit flags and no temperature...
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    Cycle Analyst V3 preview and first beta release

    Hi I tried what you recommended I reflashed the latest 3.0 version software in the CA and then I check the limit flags and their is NOTHING showing as capital letter when I test it under power. And again the same thing happens when I run the CA it limits to about 17A and when I bypass the...
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    Mini IPM Motor

    What advantage does that motor have of the more common Cyclone motor ? You can see in the photo here is quite similar and an IPM design also . https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=51346
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    DH dual motor = LR mid drive + Grin all-axle front hub

    I think half the problem is the LR kit is just a prototype and LR doesn't even test any of these parts? and uses the customers as the guinea pigs to see what will break? with the big block it has so much torque bike parts simply can't handle that power. Maybe if the crank RPM was higher like...
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    Help with AFT build

    From that photo it looks like the motor chain is a lot wider then the bike chain? if so thats unusual as i think they normally have the same 3/32 width wipperman chain on the AFT kits same as the bike whereas that looks wider ? Also from that photo its hard to tell the angle but it seems the...
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    Cycle Analyst V3 preview and first beta release

    So does the battery settings 40v also have an effect on current limiting ? why is that its confusing if so? The reason is this battery is 40v but I swap to series sometimes hence 80v to get this power. I thought that voltage setting is only used for the battery fuel gauge. No this controller...
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    Cycle Analyst V3 preview and first beta release

    Hi I found a cable and have attached the hex file now. So what is limiting my power ?
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    Cycle Analyst V3 preview and first beta release

    i downloaded the setup utilitiy. But I cannot find my USB to ttl cable?? does that come in the box of the Cav3 or analogue or is that an optional item ? Can I make one myself from a USB cable and stereo pin plug ? otherwise this will take a long time to come from grintech.
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    new cyclone 3000 w mid-drive kit?

    So this motor only peaks at 3000w at 72v and 2200w at 44v ? i thought that 3000w was the continuous rating hence more like 5 to 6kw peak at 72v. That is not that powerful or much different to the smaller and lighter 48v 1680w cyclone that's a continuous rating, i have seen that motor peaks at...
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    Cycle Analyst V3 preview and first beta release

    I have a CAv3 that is limiting power without me doing anything ? I have set the AMP, power and speed limits very high but for some reason when i run the throttle through the CA i get only about 1600w then when i run the same motor and bypass the CA i get 4500w ! this is a mid drive so the only...
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    Motor comparison spreadsheet

    is it true that the astro motor has been optimised to suit an aeroplane and hence minimise the weight, which is a compromise when used on an ebike as a mid drive ? i.e the weight is so low their is no thermal mass and the RPM is so high that you need another stage of reduction which adds...
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    LightningRods mid drive kit

    I think that's the problem you don't know when you will reach a blind corner if its a new place, hence if you are going very fast and very quiet that is a recipe for disaster, i can't think of anything worse then hitting a pedestrian on a high power illegal ebike.... lawyers/jail come to...
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    LightningRods mid drive kit

    1kg more for the new cyclone then the original 1680w cyclone motor which weighs 2.2kg is quite porky like 45% heavier ! and on an ebike where you want to peddle 1kg is a lot of extra weight, the original Cyclone/AFT was in the same weight class as astro motors i.e less then 2.2kg and the new...
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    LightningRods mid drive kit

    I think the problem with the new cyclone motor is the size and weight, its a lot bigger and hence heavier then the first 1680w motor, maybe 1kg more ? Also it has only 5:1 reduction in the gearbox vs the original 9.3:1, and hence lower KV so the original one has a lot higher magnet speed and...
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    And then there were three.......

    What is the total weight of the bike now ? i think that's one of the problems with lots of smaller motors vs 1 big one, efficiency, as you have 3 motors with 6 bearings just for the motor shafts... Then add the gear reduction stages and losses, so the power to weight maybe good but not as good...
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    Drew12345 Alpha Flux, Max-E, MXUS 4T

    or you could upgrade your AFT to the new TITAN series ? i saw online coming soon : http://www.aft-ebike.com/kits--pricing.html Seems they have an EMAX 2 higher efficiency option with sinewave controller, hardened gears and http://www.aft-ebike.com/upgrades.html it mentioned a vented...
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