What does this do? its for the Bafang BBS01 and 02 motors

[whiteturbo]

8fun Bafang DP E12.UART Display with Bluetooth (Android) and USB For BBS01 BBS02 mid motor.

I cant find a jpg to download to show what it looks like but if you copy the above line into google it will show it. It seems to fit on your handlebars and appears to be a simple plastic led type display, but i cant work out whether its to replace your normal display or to supplement it, i found a pdf for it but it didn't show how to connect it, just its specs. It has an app to go with it and if its a display replacement i cant see the point of the app unless you have your mobi on your handlebars too.
If its a replacement display it would be good to make my bike more stealthy and it would garner(good word that) less attention from thieves as it can't be confused with a bike computer.

I would be grateful if anyone has any knowledge of this little device and what it is actually capable of.
Thanks guys!

 

[wheeliepete]

Replacement for your LCD display with basic PAS control and battery indicator. The rest of the functions are through bluetooth to your mobile device.


Bit more info here;

http://www.topbikekit.com/8fun-bafang-dp-e12uart-display-with-bluetooth-android-and-usb-for-bbs01-bbs02-mid-motor-p-518.html

 

[anotherkiwi]

And we wish that KT would copy it soon...

 

[whiteturbo]

Right it was what i thought then, thanks guys, now can i afford it yet hmm, of course i can. Pity they dont do one for my Tongsheng as well.

Just ordered it so will see and will report findings.

 

[spanos]

Great find whiteturbo!

Perfect for stealth but also a good swap out for the lcd in terrible weather , I’d guestimate it’s a darn site more weather proof

 

[anotherkiwi]

Great find whiteturbo!

Perfect for stealth but also a good swap out for the lcd in terrible weather , I’d guestimate it’s a darn site more weather proof

cwah needs 3...

 

[harrys]

Naht for me.. Can't find my phone again. How do I ride my ebike,

 

[footpump]

good little gadget
lots of ebike stuff on there site
but is it free shipping?

 

[whiteturbo]

good little gadget
lots of ebike stuff on there site
but is it free shipping?

$43 for the display and $12.62 postage so $55.62 and i asked them to mark it at $15 for customs so hopefully no duty to be paid.

 

[whiteturbo]

The good News, it arrived and it seems to work.
The Bad news, 1st they sent it to a guy in Austria, and i got his BMS so we had to pay to swap them around, they did say we could reclaim postage.
The real bad news, the lead is far too short,and for it to even reach the handlebars i need an extension of about 18 inches. Wish i had not bothered.

 

[Fordulike]

Expensive, but would solve your problem.

https://fasterbikes.eu/en/matching-wires/178-bafang-bbs-display-extension-cable-50-cmmatching-wires.html

 

[whiteturbo]

Expensive, but would solve your problem.

https://fasterbikes.eu/en/matching-wires/178-bafang-bbs-display-extension-cable-50-cmmatching-wires.html

I have just ordered the same thing from greenbikekit $6 and $7 postage.In real money it came to just under a tenner.

 

[tommie]

Is that the lead going to the Display?

Extension lead?

https://fasterbikes.eu/en/70-accessories

oops didn`t refresh!!

 

[whiteturbo]

It better be, or i have wasted £9.51. its the green connector that goes from the loom thingy to the lcd display

 

[Fordulike]

Yeah, sorry folks, the original link was the first one that came up on Google.

Here's the Green Bike Kit one. Basically the same cable, but cheaper.

https://www.greenbikekit.com/c961-c965-c963-dpc14-lcd-bbs-extension-cable.html

 

[whiteturbo]

Thats the one i bought just have to wait a bit for it to come from China.

 

[whiteturbo]

I have got the lead now and have fitted it and its OK up to a point.



I am having a problem with the App though. I can only log on as a guest which limits what i can adjust, for example the speed is in KPH and although i could adapt i prefer MPH. I am also unhappy that the battery readout is either in bars or percent neither of which i have found of much use in the past, i need volts then i know exactly where i am. To be fair i have only done a short ride down the road(it started raining) since i fitted it so maybe i can get past those minor problems.



My phone is a little bit on the large side so maybe a smaller cheap/older Android phone would be a good investment. I will play with it for a few weeks and see if i can get it to do the job. I dont need to use the moby of course as it works perfectly well with the little display but i do like to know how fast i am going. I have looked at one called eggrider but £75 and no reviews of it yet, I think i'll stick with what i have and see if i can sort it out.

 

[wheeliepete]

Surely the whole point of this minimal display is to do away with all the unnecassary data that the LCD gives you. If you feel the need to know speed and volts etc. just stick with what you have already.

 

[whiteturbo]

My concern is the thieving junkies who see something like an lcd display and think its an expensive bike computer, i can take the moby with me, plus i dont need to see the speed etc, i was just testing the app that connects via Bluetooth, ideally when i get used to it i wont use the phone.