Electra Voy 88911 & Phantom IV Electric Scooter
Hey all,
Information on this little bike is fading away fast! I was hoping to make this post for owners of the bike to sound off.
I'm also collecting info to stick on a little site I'm setting up just for this guy: http://www.electravoy.blogspot.com/
So who out there has encountered one of these? They were sold at Target I believe back in 2004.
I bought a used one from the original owner last month for $150.
I am upgradint the 180W hub motor. It should be a fast bike by the time I am done. I will blog on it.
i have one... throttle cable broke... "hot wired" it for a while.. then.. just died.. won't charge either... do i have a controller problem?
Can i upgrade the controller to a higher voltage.. will i get better performance.
thanks!
You can upgrade any ebike, but the question is if it is worth it.
My Voy came with a 180W hub motor. Im not sure if they were all so underpowered.
I spent ~800 to upgrade mine to a 1000W system (see my blog if interested).
I did it for the experience, not because I needed an ebike.
You can buy an 500W ebike for ~$700 brand new.
If it wont take a charge, then your battery is probably shot.
You can do a serious upgrade by putting a $400 LiFePO4 battery in. It will not go faster, but you will have a long range, and the battery will not degrade as fast as your lead acid ones. Also the new battery will come with a new charger with are typically pretty good.
-Mark
If the bike doesn't respond at all, first check the fuses. Usually there is one on the battery and also one at the key switch. Maybe other owners of this bike can help with the location of fuses if you cant find them. Next, see if there is any voltage coming from the battery box or pack. Best way to do this is with a voltmeter. Good lead acid or gel batteries are always over 12 volts each, charged or not. Anything lower than that from a battery and it is probably toast. Next check the key switch itself and maybe try shorting the wires to see if the gauges respond if you have good batteries. Scooters are really very simple. Any problem has to be battery, fuse, wiring, switch or controller related. It is usually never the motor, especially with the brushless motor type.
As for upgrading a bike or scooter, one needs to be sure that the controller and motor are matched. Attach a bigger motor to a lower rated controller and it will either not work at all or the controller will burn out.
Site address should be: http://electravoy.blogspot.com/