Turnigy sk6364-230 and 100a HV

Turnigy motor in a vice with a zippy flight max 6s 5ah 30c battery.

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[illchilla09]

Do you think this motor would be powerful enough for a electric bike with a 150 lb rider?If not,what motor could you suggest from hobby city.Also is there a certain type of servo tester I need to look for for a throttle or will any do?Thanks,Scott

[wonderbiff]

@illchilla09 Yes, check out the forums over at endless-sphere /forums/ there are a few bikes made with this. That was my plan as well but I have not worked on it.

Any servo tester should be fine, they all just create a square wave and vary the cycle just as if the signal was coming from a remote.

[illchilla09]

@wonderbiff Thanks for your reply and directing me to endless sphere.I have a Turnigy servo tester here and it works with my motor and esc but the motor does not start to spin until I turn the knob about half way.Is this normal or does it sound like an issue?Thanks

[wonderbiff]

@illchilla09 You can adjust that out, there is a power on cycle that you sweep the servo tester through its whole range. You need to check the manual for the servo tester to calibrate it.

[VUO4E]

shorten all the power wires or you'll fry the ESC. Maybe this generation of 100HV is stronger but i fried 3 of the old generation, I couldn't shorten the wires, cuz I used them in a big catamaran with twin packs.

[wonderbiff]

@VUO4E I had read many troubles with some ESC not being powerful enough which helped me lose interest in using it on my bike. Electric bike tech is moving fast though and maybe next spring I can find all the pieces that are required being build to order if you spend the cash.

There was a thread on endless sphere about boat motors and the engineering lots and lots of great information there too. You might want to check it out.

And thanks for the tip!

[maxpircher]

Shorten your Bat/Controler wire or you will FRY it.

[VUO4E]

@wonderbiff Just a second... The problem with the Turnigy ESCs isn't the power rating (once, I measured 109 amps on a 75A ESC-without a problem). The issue is the absence of anti-spark technology, which Turnigy solved with the famous little wire (+resistor) you have to connect before connecting the main lead.

[wonderbiff]

@AussieJester69 oh sorry I have not been building for a while anyhow I am joepostal on there, some old pix of my unfinished bike are there, I have some batteries but the project was taking so long i just lost interest. Maybe I will get into it again.

[foncris]

you have to put a load to the motor (propeller) to really knoe how hot it will get and to know how many amps is pulling