one4torque
Active Member
LCD Controller arrived today from Shang-hai China. Paid +/-$50 several weeks ago... and it got here before the sondors LCD I ordered months ago
If you are on the fence about the controller, this might tip you to get one... observations on my 26mi ride today with the LCD on the rear sondors geared drive:
1. ACCELERATION BURNS AH's!! holy cow.... the rush of jack-rabbit starts was fun..... but boy does it burn watts..... as seen on the LCD controller...... I was able to milk my watts and pedal to accel to cruising speed, and then "sip" watts... with the adj pedal assist...... from 1-5. 1 was right at 50watts cruising, 2 - 78-100watts, 3 - 150 watts , 4 - 200, 5 - 250+watts.
2. REalize I have two thumb throttles to deal with..... with the adj PAS, I was able to just use the front dir drive thumb throttle for the entire ride... and just rely on the rear motor PAS with PAS adj levels.
3. Seeing your voltage real-time is fabulous... like watching your gas tank.
4. motor temps never got above ambient.... perhaps it's inop?
5. I was able to pedal assist up to 29mph with front motor pinned, and rear PAS @ 5....... my legs going as fast as possible.. not clown pedalling.
I will have a spare sondors LCD coming this weekend if someone wants it.... I"m not sure of forum rules...... so I can list it on fleabay if necessary. I don't plan to make money off of it.... just pay what I paid.
Cheers, all.... oh yeah.... here is my flight control panel:
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OH and a special tales-from-the-road section below from saturday's ride @ 5AM - I slow down to 4mph as I approach 3 joggers spread out across the entire 10' wide bike path...... I ding my wee little $2 bike bell one time @ 50' and closing.... then ding again @ 10' and closing @ 2mph...... far left guy moves in slightly and snarks "you didn't have to ding twice!"..... whilst I offered a cheery "Thank You! "...... such a friendly ebiker ..... this was brought to you from "TALES FROM THE ROAD"!!!! O4T !
If you are on the fence about the controller, this might tip you to get one... observations on my 26mi ride today with the LCD on the rear sondors geared drive:
1. ACCELERATION BURNS AH's!! holy cow.... the rush of jack-rabbit starts was fun..... but boy does it burn watts..... as seen on the LCD controller...... I was able to milk my watts and pedal to accel to cruising speed, and then "sip" watts... with the adj pedal assist...... from 1-5. 1 was right at 50watts cruising, 2 - 78-100watts, 3 - 150 watts , 4 - 200, 5 - 250+watts.
2. REalize I have two thumb throttles to deal with..... with the adj PAS, I was able to just use the front dir drive thumb throttle for the entire ride... and just rely on the rear motor PAS with PAS adj levels.
3. Seeing your voltage real-time is fabulous... like watching your gas tank.
4. motor temps never got above ambient.... perhaps it's inop?
5. I was able to pedal assist up to 29mph with front motor pinned, and rear PAS @ 5....... my legs going as fast as possible.. not clown pedalling.
I will have a spare sondors LCD coming this weekend if someone wants it.... I"m not sure of forum rules...... so I can list it on fleabay if necessary. I don't plan to make money off of it.... just pay what I paid.
Cheers, all.... oh yeah.... here is my flight control panel:
(Link Removed - No Longer Exists)
OH and a special tales-from-the-road section below from saturday's ride @ 5AM - I slow down to 4mph as I approach 3 joggers spread out across the entire 10' wide bike path...... I ding my wee little $2 bike bell one time @ 50' and closing.... then ding again @ 10' and closing @ 2mph...... far left guy moves in slightly and snarks "you didn't have to ding twice!"..... whilst I offered a cheery "Thank You! "...... such a friendly ebiker ..... this was brought to you from "TALES FROM THE ROAD"!!!! O4T !