I have a Strong GTS ebike (crappy thing) 36 volt SLA geared hub brushed motor (don't know the manufacturer, made in France and here is French website http://www.velo-electrique.com/Pages/repprod7.htm. I'm trying to make the thing work to donate it to a high school for a project they have.
I have gone through two controllers. I'm sure I have the wiring correct. The first time I saw smoke was when I applied throttle.
So the second time I disconnected the throttle wire to see if the pedelic sensor would work and when I began peddling..poof !
I have one more controller to go and don't want to blow it. Any ideas ?
Thanks
Shorted wires in the motor could be the problem. It appears that any time power goes to the motor, a conroller fries. If the hub twisted up the wires, there could be a cut in the wires that you can't see till you take the motor apart.
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Thanks....I'll have a look, that makes sense