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Alright, so finally I think I've got all things (except for warmer gloves perhaps) that I needed, and took it for a spin. This is my 3rd trip - the longest. The 1st one was too exciting and short to write anything about, and 2nd was even shorter due to an accident which involved the battery being completely thrown off on the ground after the rack came off due to cheap plastic parts (or perhaps me being naive or stupid thinking that a mere plastic clamp can reliably hold anything other than a night light).
So this is the setup - pics attached - Montague Paratrooper Pro, wide seat (and boy did I learn that the seat is among the most important parts one can have on an ebike), 1000W 6T MAC, IRFB3077, 16S 20Ah split A123 pack (props to Paul the Cellman for this; a note about that and the CA later) with 40A BMS inside a Topeak MTX Trunk Bag.
Now a quick note about the CA monitoring. Something I noticed on my 2nd trip a week ago. I completely charged the battery on Friday and took the bike for a spin early Saturday, CA showing a little less than 20Ah (19.83 Ah I think). So I'm cruising around, gentle on throttle (being only 6T, it's still a bit torquey, don't want to push my luck), depleting the battery, or so it seems - the CA actually shows the Ah numbers increasing - I left home with 19.83 Ah; 3 miles later it shows 17.50 (this was the test mode - testing just how powerful the thing is), another mile later - 18.96, another mile - 19.57, I get home with 20.90 Ah. 3rd trip today - same thing - I leave with about 20 Ah, it never goes below 19 Ah, I get home with 28.14 Ah. Battery remains cool to the touch, visually nothing out of ordinary. I'm a bit confused, because it still takes over an hour for the battery to charge up (in pics). Both the CA and the controller are stock the way I got them, I have not adjusted any settings (the I/II switch remains on O).
But overall the experience is great - though the bike is definitely heavier (the kickstand alone doesn't hold it anymore), I give some cars a serious run for their money. I still can't get the CA to record the speed though - don't know what it is, I placed the magnet probe on the wheel, mounted the sensor on the fork next to the probe. I read that I need to set the CA for the 26" wheel so that it can properly record the speed and RPM, so I'll look into that when I get a chance, and I probably have to tinker with the controller to get the correct battery values.
Feedback!
So this is the setup - pics attached - Montague Paratrooper Pro, wide seat (and boy did I learn that the seat is among the most important parts one can have on an ebike), 1000W 6T MAC, IRFB3077, 16S 20Ah split A123 pack (props to Paul the Cellman for this; a note about that and the CA later) with 40A BMS inside a Topeak MTX Trunk Bag.
Now a quick note about the CA monitoring. Something I noticed on my 2nd trip a week ago. I completely charged the battery on Friday and took the bike for a spin early Saturday, CA showing a little less than 20Ah (19.83 Ah I think). So I'm cruising around, gentle on throttle (being only 6T, it's still a bit torquey, don't want to push my luck), depleting the battery, or so it seems - the CA actually shows the Ah numbers increasing - I left home with 19.83 Ah; 3 miles later it shows 17.50 (this was the test mode - testing just how powerful the thing is), another mile later - 18.96, another mile - 19.57, I get home with 20.90 Ah. 3rd trip today - same thing - I leave with about 20 Ah, it never goes below 19 Ah, I get home with 28.14 Ah. Battery remains cool to the touch, visually nothing out of ordinary. I'm a bit confused, because it still takes over an hour for the battery to charge up (in pics). Both the CA and the controller are stock the way I got them, I have not adjusted any settings (the I/II switch remains on O).
But overall the experience is great - though the bike is definitely heavier (the kickstand alone doesn't hold it anymore), I give some cars a serious run for their money. I still can't get the CA to record the speed though - don't know what it is, I placed the magnet probe on the wheel, mounted the sensor on the fork next to the probe. I read that I need to set the CA for the 26" wheel so that it can properly record the speed and RPM, so I'll look into that when I get a chance, and I probably have to tinker with the controller to get the correct battery values.
Feedback!
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