Modifying my bike...
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:40 pm
I have a Sakura electric moped, and while I'm fine with the low speed, I could really do with some improvements in acceleration and hill climbing. Range would be neat too, of course.
So here's what I think...
Would it be completely suicidal of me to stick a lower wattage 36v battery (or series of 12v units) in the back and wire it to the motor alongside the output from the controller, or should I buy another controller? What about if I had the battery charge a capacitor (I have a 3300 MicroFarad unit that will go up to 50v) which I then discharged into the motor? My main concerns are safety (don't want battery and / or capacitor to explode obviously) and that I don't damage the motor.
I'm also thinking I could use the second battery unit to extend the life of the primary battery, say if I use cheap SLA's from Maplins sort of thing.
Anyone got any ideas?
So here's what I think...
Would it be completely suicidal of me to stick a lower wattage 36v battery (or series of 12v units) in the back and wire it to the motor alongside the output from the controller, or should I buy another controller? What about if I had the battery charge a capacitor (I have a 3300 MicroFarad unit that will go up to 50v) which I then discharged into the motor? My main concerns are safety (don't want battery and / or capacitor to explode obviously) and that I don't damage the motor.
I'm also thinking I could use the second battery unit to extend the life of the primary battery, say if I use cheap SLA's from Maplins sort of thing.
Anyone got any ideas?