DD hub max amps?

blu joe

Finding my (electric) wheels
Oct 6, 2023
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How many amps could i run this DD
Hub motor at? Currently usimg 500w square wave controller. Does this motor seem big enough for 1000w? 57275
 

saneagle

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Oct 10, 2010
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The motor can, but those 13 amp wires can't. That's how all those modified bikes catch fire. get some proper motor wire.
 

blu joe

Finding my (electric) wheels
Oct 6, 2023
17
-1
Ok thanks for the advice, i will get some thicker wire, what size do you recomend?
 

soundwave

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May 23, 2015
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30a plus cable or it will melt and go kaboom :p