Quote from: inoxa on October 04, 2023, 03:12:28 PMDid you upgrade your headlight? That can burn controllers out if they have too much current.
Both Area13 and Electrobikeworld have not only confirmed this to me when I asked, but they also said the 35A controllers will burn out eventually with just the Rad "premium" headlight in place - they can't even handle that. This is the first truly-negative bit of data I've ever heard about these controllers, and love mine, but I almost never turn on the headlight or ride after dark; I use a Planet Bike 800-lumen on the handlebars, mostly in slow-strobe mode for daytime visibility. It's also great after dark, with a wide and bright beam pattern So I think I may have dodged a fried-controller bullet unknowingly.
Even the Rad "premium" headlight sucks hard, so I replace it with one of these, but now I have to remove it and go back to the truly-shitty stock light to have in case of emergency need. That sucks.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/234738995390
Apparently these are fine with the stock controller; that's the ONLY reason to recommend not upgrading to 35A IMHO.