Crystalyte

So, about 30% of the time when starting from a dead stop, at about 2-3 mph, my system will cut out (goes dead) for about 1-2 seconds, then power comes back and all is fine.

My system:

Crystalyte 5305 rear hub.
36V 40amp Crystalyte controller
36V 20AH LiFePO4 battery pack
Grip-twist throttle (can't remember the name)

Any thoughts?

I planned on simply swapping the rear disk on my Giant Stiletto from the bike's hub over to the Xtalyte 5305R.

I completely failed to imagine that there would be no provision on the hubmotor to mount the disk. Well, gee, it has a Shimano 7-speed cluster - so it ought to have a disk (or at least a disk mount) right???

Any ideas or tips or (best of all!) actual experience mounting a disk on the motor greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

BC

i have heard from a crystalyte dealer that the phoenix brute is not safe to use on any bike it has caused frames to fail even though they are steel

here is the email i got from a local crystalyte dealer

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I was inspired by this build: (Credit to Doctorbass for his hard work)
http://www.evalbum.com/1422
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I have in hand 88V 8Ah 20C Lipo's (24S 2P 4150 20C Lipo) 160 amps no problem

On Monday I am going to purchase: (Please intervene if I have missed details)

Phoenix Bruit 5305 Rear on a 26” wheel w/7 sprocket
Phoenix 72V 40A Speed Control
XT100 Standard Thumb Throttle
X-CTK Cruise Control

Will all those Phoenix parts just plug together leaving me with only a Battery connector to worry about?
Is there anything else I should buy to make it more plug and play? Soldering and hacking is no problem but I don't want to reinvent the wheel.

I chose the Brute (highest turn, highest torque, lowest KV) because I am going to go high voltage and I have seen others go over 40MPH with a Brute, 26” wheel, and about 85V. 40 MPH sounds scary to me. . . (see citation at top to view this system)

My bike is a $10 craigslist special. It is steel. Advice on Brakes? I heard of something by bulldog? (I am a bike retard)

I have read a lot but not everything. Words of wisdom?
I got a helmet =)

I love acceleration and I like a little speed. I think I will get that here.

-methods

Alright, I'm new here, so sorry if this is the wrong forum.
Anyways, I'm looking into getting an EV, and an ebike was the best in price/features ratio. I do, however, have a long commute (25+mi round trip) Now, I know I can get that with Li-poly or Li-ion, but those are extremely expensive (best CONSUMER price was $1,700!!!) So I decided on NiMH, still pricey. Here's the battery I plan on using:

I previously reported that my Phoenix Cruiser system mysteriously stopped working after performing fine for about a week. I recently returned the system to Electric Rider who claim to have fixed it but when I received it back from them the system still will not run. The lights on the throttle come on as usual but the cruise control light comes on and stays on, unlike my wife’s bike (which has the identical system) on which that light flashes a few times and then goes out. Does anyone have any idea as to what might be wrong?

A recent ride through the rain has fried my Crystalyte Phoenix Cruiser (5304) motor and the controller. The controller stayed dry but the motor got very wet and apparently that is what fried the controller.

I have a Crystalyte CT4840 Controller with 4 12V 12Ah BB BP12-12T2 batteries. Voltage sag cuts out the controller after about 7.5Ah are consumed (at 40V pack voltage). I can monitor the voltage manually and would be interested in either resetting to, say 38 volts, or defeating the cutoff entirely. Has anybody found any technical literature on these controllers or have any knowledge on how to go about doing it?

I installed a journey kit on an old Giant Karakorum mountain bike. Runs great but I expected more speed. Starts out at about 17mph and goes down as I ride. I ride 20 miles to work and it take about an hour and fifteen to twenty minutes. Not but but would like to be there in an hour. I have the standard setup with 36v 8mah Nimh battery pack, 408 motor and 20 amp controller. Is this the speed I can expect from a bike like this. My weight is about 215 and the bike with motor and battery is about 65 pounds. Does anyone have a setup like this and getting similar results?

I want to buy a 3620 Crystalyte motor and controller but to save money, I plan to buy one of the Ping 36v LiFePO4 batteries from Ebay. It sounds like some folks here have experience adapting such batteries to the crystalyte system. My question is can anyone tell me what sorts of connertors or other accessories I need to buy to adapt they Ping battery to the Crystalyte controller? My guess is that I will need to buy a connector, some type of fuse system, and a rack bag to put everything in. Any advice would be appreciated.