PCeBiker
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The first thing that I figured that I needed to do was get the speedometer reading correctly, and it just happened to be dead on with P1=40 and P2=6 BUT the speed would only go up to 28.8 kph then I could feel the power cutting in and out to maintain that speed, and the watt meter was showing it as well.
The number of magnets and the gear ratio should should have nothing to do with a speed limiter other than reaching the maximum RPM of the motor and I didn't reach maximum motor RPMS.
I did set my wheel diameter at 29 inches because that's the overall diameter of the wheel, but it's a 26 inch rim.
So I'm going to set my wheel size at 26" next time and see what that does.
As long as my bike will go the speed limit of 32 kph I'll be happy, but if my speedometer reads correctly, maybe I'll set the wheel diameter to the smallest size and see what that does.
All of that should have nothing to do with my riding style unless my style is to go as fast as possible, and it's not.
I did play with the C4 settings and found that I like C4=4.
With that setting I can use my Throttle Gears just like PAS modes.
Each gear is a little faster and I can limit the power and/or speed (I'm not sure yet) from between 20% and 60%.
That works pretty cool for me because I want to reduce the power output of my controller anyway, and I don't have PAS modes without a PAS sensor.
I was hoping that the Throttle Gears would lock in on a set power output, but that doesn't appear to be the case.
It is still set to speed, but limits the power to get to that speed, and I'm pretty sure that if the bike can't reach the set speed with the set power output, then it won't reach the set speed? (like a headwind or uphill)
What I was hoping for was to be able lock in an adjustable set power output regardless of speed.
I'm pretty sure my throttle works that way and holding the throttle steady will hold the power steady, so I will go faster downwind than upwind.
So @6zfshdb 's cruise control modification might still be something I do in the future.
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The number of magnets and the gear ratio should should have nothing to do with a speed limiter other than reaching the maximum RPM of the motor and I didn't reach maximum motor RPMS.
I did set my wheel diameter at 29 inches because that's the overall diameter of the wheel, but it's a 26 inch rim.
So I'm going to set my wheel size at 26" next time and see what that does.
As long as my bike will go the speed limit of 32 kph I'll be happy, but if my speedometer reads correctly, maybe I'll set the wheel diameter to the smallest size and see what that does.
All of that should have nothing to do with my riding style unless my style is to go as fast as possible, and it's not.
I did play with the C4 settings and found that I like C4=4.
With that setting I can use my Throttle Gears just like PAS modes.
Each gear is a little faster and I can limit the power and/or speed (I'm not sure yet) from between 20% and 60%.
That works pretty cool for me because I want to reduce the power output of my controller anyway, and I don't have PAS modes without a PAS sensor.
I was hoping that the Throttle Gears would lock in on a set power output, but that doesn't appear to be the case.
It is still set to speed, but limits the power to get to that speed, and I'm pretty sure that if the bike can't reach the set speed with the set power output, then it won't reach the set speed? (like a headwind or uphill)
What I was hoping for was to be able lock in an adjustable set power output regardless of speed.
I'm pretty sure my throttle works that way and holding the throttle steady will hold the power steady, so I will go faster downwind than upwind.
So @6zfshdb 's cruise control modification might still be something I do in the future.
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