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  1. Ebike Commuter

    EASYMOTION WIRELESS BLUETOOTH CONTROL

    I purchased the Bluetooth module from the store where I bought my bike and it seems to work. For short trips and around town, I don't think it is needed. The stock control unit works well and allows for use of the throttle. The Bluetooth module works with PAS only. For longer trips, it seems...
  2. Ebike Commuter

    Grin Technologies Cycle Satiator charger on BH?

    I am using the satiator with two different kinds of batteries. One is from BH and the other from LEED. It is easy to do. Just cut the wire on the existing charger. Then solder a male XLR connector to one side and female to the other. I used the same brand that comes with the unit and purchased...
  3. Ebike Commuter

    I need some help. . size of Street handlebars

    How do you like the ergon grips @mamerc ? I was considering getting them for the Street bike, but am not sure which is best, the GP1 or the GC1 for swept back bars. The bars seem to be swept back ~30 degrees. Also, which size is the correct one to accommodate the throttle, the "Nexus," or the...
  4. Ebike Commuter

    Batteries Accept Only 85% of Stated Charge

    The Easy Motion bike also comes with a display unit that provides numerical values for %battery charge. The %battery charge does not correlate linearly with the battery voltage, as shown in the chart below. However, it does correlate linearly with the amount of charge accepted by the battery...
  5. Ebike Commuter

    Batteries Accept Only 85% of Stated Charge

    The Grin Technologies Satiator used to charge the batteries was set to the same Amps and Voltage values as the OEM charger. For the 36V Easy Motion 11.6 Amp*Hour battery, the fully charged voltage was 42V and the charge current was 2 Amps. The Satiator uses the common 2 stage charging scheme to...
  6. Ebike Commuter

    Batteries Accept Only 85% of Stated Charge

    I recently purchased a Satiator Charger from Grin Technologies. The charger is user adjustable and provides information related to the amount of charge each battery will accept in amp hours. I drained 3 lithium batteries to the point that the bike would not move and charged them fully. I used...
  7. Ebike Commuter

    What kind of headlight do you use (or recommend)?

    The 15 lux spanninga that came with the Easy Motion Street bike was held on with 1 small screw that came loose. This light was replaced with an AXA Luxx 70 plus that cost approximately $100, casts a bright beam the width of a bike lane, and has a USB connection that can be used to charge...
  8. Ebike Commuter

    E-bike for a VERY extended trip...

    @Mark Troup, sounds like quite an adventure. I read a blog related to an individual who completed a long trip in Australia on an electric fat tire bike pulling a trailer. He was off road much of the time and used solar panels to recharge. The motor used was a Bafang mid drive. Interesting blog...
  9. Ebike Commuter

    "NTC option" in BH Easy Motion Li-ion Battery Charger

    The Modiary 36V charger that comes with the BH Easy Motion Street has 3 output wires: red + DC, black -DC and a thinner white NTC wire. One can use a voltmeter to ensure the correct polarity. I'm not sure what the white NTC wire if for. Seems like it could be some type of temperature protection...
  10. Ebike Commuter

    "NTC option" in BH Easy Motion Li-ion Battery Charger

    Seems to me like it could be a viable replacement charger. The main issue is that you would need to ensure that the connector to the battery is of the same type as the existing charger. The singatron plug looks to be identical to the receptacle on the frame of my street. One could also purchase...
  11. Ebike Commuter

    "NTC option" in BH Easy Motion Li-ion Battery Charger

    I was looking at the back of the 36V charger that came with my Easy Motion Street bike and noticed that in addition to a "+" and "-" output there is a "NTC" output on the charger. The charger is evidently made by a company named "Modiary Co. Ltd," located in Shenzhen, China. Searching the web, I...
  12. Ebike Commuter

    EASYMOTION WIRELESS BLUETOOTH CONTROL

    The BH Premium app is available for mobile phone download and has some cool features and displays: navigation, PAS control, ascent, calories, heart rate, time, speed, cadence, distance, motor power, power and total power. There is also a settings pane with user profile, bike profile, connection...
  13. Ebike Commuter

    EASYMOTION WIRELESS BLUETOOTH CONTROL

    Very cool! Is the bluetooth module actually available? If so, does anyone know the price?
  14. Ebike Commuter

    battery life: better to not fully charge?

    The following link has some information related to the effect of charge voltage on lithium battery cycle life. http://www.powerstream.com/lithium-ion-charge-voltage.htm The information in the link provides data and charge profiles from a small lithium battery. Also, an equation that describes...
  15. Ebike Commuter

    Electric Bike Carrier Racks

    The Thule 9032 looks like a very versatile ebike rack and it is onsale labor day weekend at REI.
  16. Ebike Commuter

    Spare Battery Carrier

    The Arkel Metropolit @Trinity, the Arkel Metropolitan pannier is sufficiently large to hold an extra battery and the BH rack is strong enough also (See orange pannier in avatar picture.). The pannier can be expanded using an internal zippered pouch, which is needed because the battery is so...
  17. Ebike Commuter

    Questions about "Distance To Go" and "Ah" setting on new display unit

    If Easy Motion plans on updating the display code, perhaps they could either eliminate the discontinuity altogether, or if that is not feasible, display no numbers in the "To Go" field for the first 25% of battery depletion. The current display generates "To Go" readings for the first 25% of...
  18. Ebike Commuter

    Questions about "Distance To Go" and "Ah" setting on new display unit

    The data from the graph above was generated with an 11.6ah battery. Values could be different, depending on battery size. It is apparent from the data that the values from 100% charge to 75% are not indicative of expected distance. If one wanted to use the values prior to the discontinuity, one...
  19. Ebike Commuter

    Questions about "Distance To Go" and "Ah" setting on new display unit

    The Miles to Go readout is not random and is in fact very ordered over a wide range of battery charge (see chart below). However, as can be observed in the chart, there is a discontinuity above approximately 75%. If one extrapolates the data contained within the linear portion of the chart for...
  20. Ebike Commuter

    Easy Motion Street: System Power Cuts Out

    It can be frustrating to have a bike that loses power unexpectedly and even more so to have multiple trips to the bike shop result in no improvement. In my case, I contacted the BH Technical Service department by phone and after I indicated That I wanted to return the bike, they offered to ship...
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