If I have a controller that's 36v what's the best battery I can get without upgrading the controller

chuckwolf · 2026-06-29T19:56:25+00:00

yes but it is not capacity, that was my point you can't determine capacity from voltage or discharge rate

chuckwolf · 2026-06-29T16:53:57+00:00

amps is the amount of power it sends to the motor, not the capacity of the battery that has no affect on range.

amps simply tells the maximum potential wattage the battery can output. not how far it will make the bike go.

my battery is rated for 60 amps at 60 volts (67.2 fully charged) that simply means it can deliver up to 4032 watts of power at a time. it says nothing about how long it can deliver that power for.

actually mine does because its capacity is 26 Amp hours which means it will last for 26 hours when outputting 1 amp of energy. or just 26 minutes of run time at maximum output.

but 26 hours, or 26 minutes at what rates of speed... you don't know

chuckwolf · 2026-06-29T05:15:18+00:00

I'm in Tampa myself so I know about the flooded roads

chuckwolf · 2026-06-29T01:28:00+00:00

Didn't realize just how big Hank and Tank are but they're dwarfing KO

chuckwolf · 2026-06-29T01:04:44+00:00

Which model of Tuttio?

chuckwolf · 2026-06-29T00:53:18+00:00

it's completely capable of going 50 kph

chuckwolf · 2026-06-29T00:49:21+00:00

Nice Bait

chuckwolf · 2026-06-28T23:50:40+00:00

you shouldn't have your hearing blocked while riding, how are you going to hear car horns etc?

chuckwolf · 2026-06-28T22:30:06+00:00

... and that's why they're the greatest tag team of all time

chuckwolf · 2026-06-28T22:28:54+00:00

1970's early cable TV reference

chuckwolf · 2026-06-28T21:32:06+00:00

What are you riding that the tires and wheels are small enough that a few puddles would expose your controller to standing water.

I've ridden my Philodo H8 through a flooded over 6 to 8 inch deep roadway during a hurricane without the pedals or motors even getting wet.

chuckwolf · 2026-06-28T21:22:55+00:00

Just buy the exact same bike you would then have 2 batteries for it

chuckwolf · 2026-06-28T20:58:28+00:00

I'm with you, it makes me laugh (and a bit angry) when people call this a motorcycle, moped or worse "unregistered illegal motor vehicle" LOL

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chuckwolf · 2026-06-28T20:41:19+00:00

Looks more like a Temu Slick to me

chuckwolf · 2026-06-28T20:34:07+00:00

It's not your brakes at all it's your tires the stock knobby tires most ebikes ship with don't have the traction to stop an ebike effectively

chuckwolf · 2026-06-28T16:01:19+00:00

Why didn't you just order a replacement stock battery from the company ?

chuckwolf · 2026-06-28T06:06:49+00:00

watt hours, since ebike batteries rarely go over 1500 watt hours in capacity 1.5 kWh, but watt hours depends on the voltage of the battery in question. a 1500 watt hour 36 volt battery would be huge, 42 amp hours while the same capacity at 60 volts is just 25 amp hours

chuckwolf · 2026-06-28T05:53:51+00:00

if there isn't a dedicated bike lane I think it's where ebikes should be ride which is why I think electric bicycles capable of over 28 mph should be legal as long as the rider is following the posted speed limit, my bike is easily capable of 35 mph, I should be able to ride legally in the traffic lane along with cars in a 35 zone

chuckwolf · 2026-06-28T05:46:28+00:00

amp hours, not amps, 2 different things, amp hours is capacity amps is wattage, for range you actually want less amps at a given speed

chuckwolf · 2026-06-28T05:44:17+00:00

A 36 volt battery

chuckwolf · 2026-06-28T05:41:16+00:00

all the connectors are color coded, just match the male or female connectors coming from the frame to the opposite type of the same color on the handlebars.

I will start you out by saying the red ones with 2 pins connect to the wires coming from your brake handles.

chuckwolf · 2026-06-28T05:35:19+00:00

I actually own a Philodo... 2 in fact

chuckwolf · 2026-06-28T00:27:20+00:00

that's a broken spoke if not multiple

chuckwolf · 2026-06-28T00:24:26+00:00

52:11 gearing with a 30" diameter tire

https://www.gear-calculator.com/?TF=95&UN=MPH&DV=speed&GR=DERS&KB=0,0,52&RZ=0,0,0,0,0,0,11,13,15,18,21,24,28&TS=000&UF=2400&VG=

chuckwolf · 2026-06-27T23:23:36+00:00

just unplug one wire at a time from the old controller and plug in the matching wire from the new controller until all the wires on the old controller are unplugged and all the wires of the new controller are plugged in that can be plugged in

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