Recent content by potatop

Thanks everyone! I didn't pay for it yet, I volunteer at the co-op and wanted to take the opportunity to test it before I or someone else pays money for junk or gets hurt. I may pry it out but I am a little freaked out by tearing batteries apart and if it already has shit cells I don't know if...

Yeah, this was just donated to the co-op with no explanation so who knows what its past life involved. The battery says 48V 8AH. The charger says 54.6V 1.5A. The battery had been sitting for a while so I charged it again. Here are some new figures from the different ground leads, all with the...

I know I can get a brushless motor setup for under $200, I'm just trying to get started at a low cost right now and reuse some used components to learn a thing or two. The voltage tests are listed above... i see you're saying I should have tested all possible combinations of leads, though...

It certainly is. The voltage at the black/blue ground is nearly nothing - 0.6V or so. using the charging lead as ground, it's 29v.

Thanks! I will borrow a voltmeter after work today and check the specifics. The battery is 48v, my motor is 36v but I had planned to only use the throttle under 75%. The controller is actually an Astroflight 204 model airplane controller that was used by a local high school with this 36v...

Hello everyone! I got a backup battery from the local bike co-op and it seems to have been rewired to remove the locking mechanism at some point: The large red and black wires (black connected to the light blue) are connected to the discharge terminals on the outside. The small red and black...

Hi everyone, have learned much from the forums from lurking, but it's time to seek some specific help. I got a Heinzmann 36v 750w 30A hub motor from the local bike coop. I plan on lacing it to a 20 inch rim and using a Crust Clydesdale type fork to upgrade my food delivery bike and hopefully...