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    New controller advice wanted brushed 48v

    Hi guys & gals, just a bit of an update, we have lift off, pretty much. Bought an 800w controller and wired it up with a new self built loom. A lot of the info I have read from looking on the internet has been wrong but the powabyke throttle does work backwards! You twist the throttle to stop...
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    New controller advice wanted brushed 48v

    Thankyou Geebee and everyone else. Hopefully the Powabyke throttle plays ball,if it doesn't I have found a guy fairly near that supplies them. Will have to upload a few pictures as I have made and fitted a rear facing seat and seatbelt for our son. Big thanks
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    New controller advice wanted brushed 48v

    Sorry more questions but what amp fuse should I use? I have a 30amp one fitted as that is what I had to hand. Thanks again
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    New controller advice wanted brushed 48v

    I considered adding a second crank drive motor at first but unless it has a trick freewheeling crank setup you would have to pedal all the time. My wife has no cartilage in one knee so can only offer some pedal assistance. I fitted a mountain bike crank which has longer crank arms for more...
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    New controller advice wanted brushed 48v

    d8veh you beat me to it on the throttle front. What is PAS? Thankfully the electrics are nice and simple 2 wires from the battery, 2 wires to the motor (although it will be trial and error whether it runs forwards or backwards plugging it in!) 3 wires from the throttle, 2 ignition, 2 brake etc...
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    New controller advice wanted brushed 48v

    Hello there, thanks for replying, to update. I bought another 12v 10ah lead acid battery to go with the 3 12v 10ah batteries that came with the bike and a 48v 800w controller. I had mistakenly bought a Sinclair Zeta motor previously (how rubbish) so am using the charger from that to charge the...
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    New controller advice wanted brushed 48v

    Hello there, I am upgrading my wife's Powatryke as she is unable to get up the hill where we live. It is 36v as standard, I have wired in another 12v battery so it has 4X12v 10ah batteries (48V) It is a brushed motor (2 brushes) The standard controller trips out with 48v, I wired the motor...