Carrera Vulcan Hub upgrade

[steffg60]

Hi,

I have finally fitted my new controller and throttle to my Carrera Vulcan which has improved performance a lot but the bike is still really struggling with the hills I ride.

Any ideas what hub I could upgrade to with 27.5 wheels? The battery is 36v and 11amps

Thanks in advance

 

[Nealh]

Getting more performance is down to battery capability and controller amperage .
You can either go the 48v route or apply more amps the 36v route though idealy you will need a battery with good 10-20a cells to deliver.

Your current 11ah battery is probably using mediocre 4-5a rated cells so controller rating of 15a is about their limit. Power comes at a price increase, namely a more expensive/better celled battery and a reasonably cheap controller/lcd combo that gives 5 PAS levels like the Kuenteng.

My Yose hub is paired with a 25a controller and PF celled batteries, PAS 2 gives me about 200w and if needed about 700w in PAS 5.

 

[vfr400]

How many amps does your controller allow? If it's a KT controller, you can turn the power up a bit in the settings. If it's not a KT, there are still ways to turn the power up.

 

[steffg60]

 

[steffg60]

Above is my controller my current motor though is only 250w

 

[anon4]

These controllers are weak, I'm using one temporarily on my Vulcan as my KT controller was faulty and blew in the end. A KT 20a controller really brings the Carrera hub to life especially with a 48v battery which I also upgraded to. Try out a KT controller, if you still aren't satisfied consider investing in a 48v battery, even with a crappy brainpower controller it is adequate for my needs