When the battery voltage reaches a 14.6-14.8 volts it jumps to step 2.Step 2. Did I mention I had This initial research step isn't finished until you spend an adequate amount of time researching the topic of motorcycle conversions.

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At first it's difficult to select and size these parts because it seems like you don't have enough information to make any decisions. This electric motor has full torque at 0 rpm so no gearbox necessary. This is the fun part where you get measure, calculate, and remeasure to figure out which hardware to use and where you will mount it to the bike. Undercharging of a battery will still allow sulfation of the battery of the portion not reactivated by the incomplete charging cycle.

It really varied unpredictably per battery so I guess the variants come from subtle differences in battery design.Step 1. Reply Programming an Alltrax is easy and involves choosing your throttle input type and how the controller should react to this input. 5 years ago Your motor controller must be specifically say it is capable of regen. You'll have to find a motor compatibility chart or list provided with the controller. This step is complete when the frame components are fabricated and all the large electrical components are mounted.These parts are also known as the 'balance of system' and they included a manual disconnect switch, a main contactor, a cycle analyst (voltmeter/ammeter/odometer), a DC-DC converter, and all the little things like diodes & resistors.

Maybe if I lived in Florida and had a smaller daily commute.Even if I just used a small 80 solar power system to recharge a portion of my battery bank the payback period would be 26 years, with a rate of return of 3.8%. From there I varied the number of driven teeth until I found the peak output. Most of the products out there are made for mopeds and would be under powered on a motorcycle. These are the relevant DC motor types:PROS: two wire control, replaceable brushes for extended life, low cost of construction, simple and inexpensive controlCONS: periodic maintenance is required, speed/torque is moderately flat, brush friction increases at higher speeds reducing useful torque, poor heat dissipation due to internal rotor construction, higher rotor inertia which limits the dynamic characteristics, lower speed range due to mechanical limitations on the brushes. Plug braking is required for vehicles that reverse the motor to change vehicle direction and/or are designed for the electrical braking to supplement the mechanical braking (some golf carts). Thanks!

Reply Do you think there's a way to attach the batteries with straps, or something? What you never see is the awesome engineering work presented in a conversational tone, let alone an instruction manual.

Sanding takes a significant amount of time to do right. Here's the low down on making the best use of today's tech. I ended up replacing it with 4 individual battery chargers from harbor freight. Reply First to go were the four big, mismatched 80Ah batteries. That bike is amazingly sweet!!! "loud pipes save lives". He sold me the batteries at the prices reserved for b2b transactions because he liked my project.