Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Battery pack received

On Tuesday July 28th we have received the battery pack (48V) and the charger.

It has taken 15 days, but it was actually shipped 3 days after the kit, so shippments from Shanghai to Spain take around 10-12 days.

The material seems to be in perfect condition. The battery voltage is 53 Volts, so we decided not to charge it before using it.
The only drawback is that the battery pack does not fit in the bag that was provided with the kit. I guess the bag is thought for the 10 or 15Ah battery pack, not for ours (20Ah).

The wheel was already mounted, so we have connected all the wires and needed components (brake levers, thumb throttle, regular controller) and the battery pack, and have switched it on for the first time.
It works perfectly! And how powerful the motor is! It's virtually impossible to stop the wheel, even with the whole weight of our body.
You should have seen the EV grin in our faces... (EV stands for Electric Vehicle).

But a lot of things are still pending: looking for a proper way to hold the 11kg battery, trying out the pedelec sensor, trying out the regenerative controller, ...

We are having fun!

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