Recent content by Ster1

Scratch that, there's definitely an IC on that board. Just didn't see it before. .7mm shunt was too big and .5mm was too small, so I actually found some .64 which is 22 ga. That, combined with a programmed top speed of 9 MPH seems to get me where I want to be. PAS1 will still go a little too...

The speed is plenty easy to control with the throttle. It's the PAS that's the issue. PAS1 comes on too strong and goes too fast. It's really trying to take over pedaling instead of assisting. The whole bike definitely goes too fast anyway, I should have got a smaller kit. A think a 500W would...

The shunts are 1.4mm. I removed one, and got no change. So I took the other one out and replaced it with a 1.0mm. That's when I got an error 09, which translates to "the controller is broken" or "cpu error". I thought I smoked the controller. It turns out there is a SMT capacitor that I knocked...

I think I found the shunt. It looks like it's actually 2 wired in parallel. Middle of the pic to the right of those 2 capacitors. I'll try just removing 1 and see what happens.

That's brilliant thank you! I'll look into it. I already had to extend the wiring, so I can't return the kit anymore, so I may as well dig in. I think I'll raise her final gearing as well. I had lowered it to make hill climbs possible, but I think with maybe higher overall gearing and lower...

I have everything installed, and I've already run into a problem. PAS1 is too fast. I understand this is a common problem with these cheaper setups. I've read several forum posts, some on this forum, some on others. Folks are saying it's the display that sets the speed, and a different display...

Thank you folks! That's what I needed to know! Much appreciated. I'm going to mount the controller on the basket with the wires facing down. I may add a little sealant to them as well. Also going to seal up all the wiring connections and run it in split loom tubing. I may have to extend wires as...

Hi folks, I'm doing an e-bike conversion on my wife's Schwinn trike. First, a little history on the bike: We got the trike a 4 or 5 years ago because my wife wanted to ride but she was a little too unstable to use a 2-wheeler, and she just loved it. It was great that we could all ride together...

Hi folks, My name is Pete and I live just outside Denver, CO with my wife and daughter. She's 12 going on pain-in-my-a$$. I'm working on an e-bike conversion for my wife, and I'm here to hopefully gain some insight from others, and maybe help someone else along the way. Thanks for having me.