Show HN: I Designed and Built an eBike

Re:Show HN: I Designed and Built an eBike by bri3d on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @05:30PM (#30447469)

A few ideas:

* A VESC based ESC instead of the HobbyWing one will give a lot more control and telemetry, including a phone app and detailed current use logging. I know from RC planes that HobbyWing ESCs are very high quality, but VESC is specifically written for drive systems and has a lot of features.

* LiIon or LiFePO4 round cells are safer and more energy dense than LiPo pouch cells, at the expense of current sink capacity you don't need. They're also cheaper.

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Re:Show HN: I Designed and Built an eBike by gkasev on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @07:05PM (#30448523)

Thank you, those are great suggestions.

The ECU selection was primarily budget driven. I need to have a look at those VESC.

Battery selection was again budget driven. The also hat to have certain dimensions to fit inside the kit.

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