Recent content by clueless987

The gears look perfect, no obvious marks or issues there. Though I understand there's a little clutch hidden somewhere that could be knackered? Very true, the controller/battery definitely aren't cutting out at all. You're completely right though, the gears are plastic and the motor was never...

You're very much right that the battery is pretty puny! Not sure it's causing this issue though. I tested the cells before building the pack, they're good for 10A continuous each with ~0.4-0.5v drop. At 50V nominal that's still 1500W of continuous power. No way the controller/motor are pulling...

Hi all, A friend was kind enough to give me his old, broken e-bike. It's a foldable "hopper" with a geared, brushless, sensorless hub motor on the front wheel. Battery and controller were both screwed from water damage, and were only 7S/24V anyway. Being the fool I am, I opted to build a new...