Switch hub? Weird sound

[Electricmover]

So I sort of fixed an old hub back-wheel, by wiring some cables to make it work. The idea is to have it as a back-wheel on my bike.

Now, it gives of a weird sound and does not seem to give continuos throttle when the throttle is pressed. Any idea if I better just get another back wheel entirely? Or could it be some small failure that is easy to fix? What do you think. See vid:

sinokilovipp33's Video - Feb 6, 2026

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The wheel spins and gives of a short burst but then kind of stops again. It does not seem to be giving continuos power when throttle is pressed in.

Thanks

 

[harryS]

There is something wrong there. It looks like you have the separate three thick and five of six thin wires to the motor. Two or more are out of order. Did you follow the color scheme, matching colors on each wire thickness? While this has always worked for me, people talk about some motor makers using different colors.

There are 36 possible combinations of wires, but if you follow this chart, only two or three combinations need to be tested.

If you started with all the colors matching, you will move from the start position in the top center to the top right box. Rewire the three thick wires like it shows. It will either work or not, If it doesn't, you move down to the next box below it. Rewire the thick wires again. According to the chart, the motor has to work now.

One caution. Apply just enough throttle to test the wheel. If it is spinning noisy or clunky, you can burn out the controller with too much current,

I have read on other forums that this flow chart works.

I have never needed to use it, but I did follow the instructions on the bottom right to reverse the direction of a motor, and that worked,