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Re:Turn Any Bicycle Electric by 4gotunameagain on Thursday January 23, 2025 @04:38PM (#42808352)
More than happy to learn something through a mistake in my calculations !

Regarding the 50%, I assumed that they stated this number because this is when the battery is in bulk charge and can suck up as much as you can give it.

For the 250W, I hadn't even seen that, good catch. Maybe 250W is the peak power that cannot be sustained for thermal or current rating reasons ? 250W for a 12.8V 10Ah battery is 2C, so that should not be the limiting factor. I do not know about the motor or the ESC

Also, for sure the maximum range is not achieved with the top speed !

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Re:Turn Any Bicycle Electric by redfern314 on Thursday January 23, 2025 @06:37PM (#42809176)
Agreed on all points! Very plausible that 250W is peak; other motors on the market vary whether they state peak or sustained so the waters are a little muddy (e.g. I know that the popular BBS02 "750W" motor can put out over 1kW peak).
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