Hi everyone.
I wasn't looking for an e-bike, but came across this Benelli being sold locally, and was taken by its looks. I'm very familiar with doing up regular bikes, and also happy with electrics, but there's a lot I don't know about these fellows. I've obviously been researching, but I have a number of what are probably basic Qs that I'd appreciate guidance on.
First, the bike itself.
It would appear to be an early model, as it has cable disc brakes - which suits me as it's closer to normal brakes to sort... Everything appears to be there, and the real biggie is that it has a recently refurbished battery by a pro company. It came with a bag of parts, mainly a couple more control modules, a second display, and some speed sensors.
The motor is an 8FUN by Bafang MS CoLtd. It has BF1604H60322-1 on it. The current loosely-fitted controller is a KT36/48 ZWSR-ffF01.
My starting QS, please, are;
1) Does that 8FUN hub include speed sensors, hall-effect or similar? The pack of bits I was given included a remote speed sensor, which needs mounting on the fork, with a magnet on a spoke - is this actually needed? It also included one of these disc crank-speed sensors - is that also needed? Isn't that all effectively built in to the hub and controller?
2) I think the Benelli had a 6 speed/assist set, but this controller seemingly has 4. Would this mean I'd need an LCD control unit to suit? Or can they they be tweaked via a menu?
3) Is there any way for a layman to test each of these main units individually - the motor, the controller, the LCD unit - to see if they are functioning? I can wield a multimeter, and understand electrickery, but not enough to delve into proper electronics.
Thanks for any pointers
I wasn't looking for an e-bike, but came across this Benelli being sold locally, and was taken by its looks. I'm very familiar with doing up regular bikes, and also happy with electrics, but there's a lot I don't know about these fellows. I've obviously been researching, but I have a number of what are probably basic Qs that I'd appreciate guidance on.
First, the bike itself.
It would appear to be an early model, as it has cable disc brakes - which suits me as it's closer to normal brakes to sort... Everything appears to be there, and the real biggie is that it has a recently refurbished battery by a pro company. It came with a bag of parts, mainly a couple more control modules, a second display, and some speed sensors.
The motor is an 8FUN by Bafang MS CoLtd. It has BF1604H60322-1 on it. The current loosely-fitted controller is a KT36/48 ZWSR-ffF01.
My starting QS, please, are;
1) Does that 8FUN hub include speed sensors, hall-effect or similar? The pack of bits I was given included a remote speed sensor, which needs mounting on the fork, with a magnet on a spoke - is this actually needed? It also included one of these disc crank-speed sensors - is that also needed? Isn't that all effectively built in to the hub and controller?
2) I think the Benelli had a 6 speed/assist set, but this controller seemingly has 4. Would this mean I'd need an LCD control unit to suit? Or can they they be tweaked via a menu?
3) Is there any way for a layman to test each of these main units individually - the motor, the controller, the LCD unit - to see if they are functioning? I can wield a multimeter, and understand electrickery, but not enough to delve into proper electronics.
Thanks for any pointers
