David,
Cruise mode:
Without cruise mode enabled your bike is a class 1 ebike. Meaning, it will limit the pedal assisted speed to 20mph, no throttle (although the throttle still works), must be pedaled to enable the motor assist, and motor is limited to 750 watts (1 HP). Cruise mode turns OFF the speed limit!!
The best way to demonstrate this is to power up the edrive by turning on the battery. Do not make any other changes. It boots up in the default of assist level 5 and cruise mode is OFF.
Have the drive wheel off the ground and engage the throttle. You will see the motor pulse to speed then stop then pulse to speed then stop. It will continually repeat this behavior.
Now, without doing anything else, turn on cruise mode and repeat. You should (if this feature is enabled in your edrive) notice the motor will accelerate to the current limit of assist level 5 whatever it is set to. I did this in my garage. I set level 5 all the way to the max of 40 (amps) and with cruise mode enabled I pressed and held the throttle. Not recommended. It scared the sh*t out of me! It sounded like a jet engine and must have been spinning at 80mph!!! No joke!
I do not have the console. I use the iphone app and the wired +/-. I do not know how to turn on cruise mode on the console. On the app, the 3rd screen is a big padlock. You MUST first tap the lock to lock it then tap it again to unlock cruise mode.
As I said, I never ride without turning on cruise mode. I found the cycling on/off very annoying.
Turbo mode:
I do not currently have this feature. It is being added to the next update of the app. I was told (by Rakesh) that this feature IS available currently with the console.
I cannot wait to get this feature! I'll tell you why...
By design, the edrive will begin to roll back the available assist once the internal temperature reaches 60°C. This roll back percentage will increase as the temperature rises. By the time the internal temp reaches 90°C there is very little assist available. This is to protect the motor from overheating. Therefore, turbo mode must be used judiciously! If the internal temperature reaches 115°C, the motor will be shut off completely.
Turbo mode will allow the assist to stay at the level that turbo is set to and ignore these rollbacks. Except, of course the shut down at 115°C! Therefore, turbo mode must be used judiciously!
My primary home is in SE PA. It is rolling terrain and this is not a problem, usually. However, I have a second home in southern VT. Many looooong and arduous climbs! I must carefully manage the temperature of the motor or simply stop and rest my heart and let the motor cool. Pain in the A**!
Torque bars and washers:
See this document and make sure the torque bars and arms are installed!!!!!
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gT814K7MvOe26p0GZuJBW3yXJcC04AXWsIWqsJZEPuU/edit?usp=sharing
Harry
