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Messages - Plaid

#1
RadRover / Re: RadRover 5+ motor failure
November 09, 2023, 08:00:26 PM
Well i solved my problem? so to speak.  I ordered a new 750W motor from Electro Bike World.  That transaction was impressive, $249, free shipping and it was on my porch via UPS in three days.  The new motor had a larger armature and has quit a bit more power.  I opened the new motor and moved the new planetary gears and armature to the old hub and put it back on the bike.
Smooth and quiet, i can do 0 to 30 in about six seconds, i only weigh 150 pounds, that gives my bike the edge.
#2
RadRover / RadRover 5+ motor failure
November 04, 2023, 08:41:31 PM
I have had my Rover for over two years now and it has been trouble free for 3,400 miles. Over the last 800 miles or so the motor has started to make noise, kind of a resonate whoop whoop whoop that changes frequency with speed.  Recently it has become much worse where I can feel it in the pedals and sounds like a rock crusher.  The planetary gears are failing fast.  I have seen several YouTube videos on how to open the motor to change or service it.  When i opened my motor the planetary gear assembly and the mounting plate is pressed tight to the motor pinion gear.  I can see the gears are wearing real bad but do not know how to pull them off the motor ?
#3
I installed the Bolton upgrade 35A controller and display on my RadRover 5+.  The install was pretty straight forward, what scared me the most was plugging the connectors together.  The connectors are not keyed very well and it is hard to get a feel for how they should go together.  The connector pins look so delicate and tiny, I was afraid I was going to bend one.  Those connectors are tight and it takes a considerable amount of force to get them fully seated.
I'm happy with the power upgrade, even with my stock motor.  I went into the software setup and actually turned the power down a little bit.  It was pushing 1500 watts, right off the line that acceleration is scary. I dialed it back to 1250 watts.