Recent content by daleag

The 1st and 2nd Gen Leaf battery modules are 2 series each, so 7.4v each. Beware that they tend to have lost quite a lot of their original capacity in the car, often as much as 1/3, especially the 1st gen cells that didnt like heat. You'll want to do some capacity testing to identify any duds...

You need a motor controller that has regen braking capability. The controller will likely use the motor winding inductances to boost the voltage as needed to push current into the battery. The voltage attained will depend on the battery voltage, it's internal resistance, and the resistance of...

Running a higher voltage than you need to attain your desired speed does slightly reduce efficiency in the motor, and often in the controller as well. However, unless you're running GROSSLY more voltage than needed such that the controller is having to really pull back, I dont feel like it's...

Neat! Any concerns about the pedals being too far apart to effectively pedal? For me, the pedals will see moderate use and as backup to get me home in event of a failure, but the motor will be doing most of the work. I intend to gear it for only ~30mph as I'm more interested in...

Has anyone messed with this motor, or ordered from this company? I'm considering it for a longtail cargo bike build, possibly using the motor flipped around to drive the left side of the rear wheel through a disk brake sprocket adapter.