Description:
600 watt, 36 volt Brushless Hub Motor Kit with heavy-duty 50 amp controller, lighted thumb throttle, 2 amp Soneil smart battery charger, 36 volt extended range battery pack (12 amp/hr batteries X 3), heavy-duty bike rack. *This kit includes a 6 month warranty on all parts - excluding batteries* --- DETERMINING WHEEL SIZES: to find the correct size wheel needed for your bicycle, DO NOT measure your wheel. Instead check the TIRE on your bicycle for the correct size. It should molded or printed along the tire itself, and should read something like: 26 X 1.75 This means that your bike has 26 inch wheels, and that the tire is 1.75 inches wide. --- "Battery Rating" Overview --- Most battery's discharge capabilities are determined using a C-20 rate. This means the specifications given for a battery's performance are determined when the battery is discharged over a 20 hour period. SLA batteries boast between 300-500 charge cycles, but this is when they are discharged at a C-20 rate. Using them in an electric bike kit discharges them 10 times (or more), faster than the C-20 rate. So this means you will not get anywhere near 300-500 charge cycles out of your batteries. With normal use, never running your batteries completely dead, and being very vigilant in charging your batteries back up IMMEDIATELY after each use, you can realistically expect between 100-200 charge cycles out of them. The amount, or depth of discharge also has a lot to do with the life-expectancy of your batteries also. SLA batteries should never be run completely dead; since this will damage them and reduce their life expectancy. Automobiles use SLA batteries to start the car's gasoline engine. Why do car batteries last five years then, you ask? Because when the car battery is used to power the engine's starter motor, it is only used for a few seconds, and it is discharged only 10 % of it's total capacity (if that); then it is IMMEDIATELY recharged when the gasoline engine starts. This is why a car battery can last five or more years. A Note about Suspension Forks: Eco Moto does not recommend using your hub motor kit on any bicycle equipped with suspension forks. We have used suspension forks in the past, but we have had problems with motors breaking out the dropouts on the end of your forks due to the torque generated by your motor. Please consult Eco Moto before attempting to install a front wheel hub motor kit on a bicycle equipped with suspension forks. We are not responsible for damage caused to suspension forks as a result of you installing your kit on a bicycle equipped with suspension forks.
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