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Old 03-13-16 | 03:32 PM
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dilkes
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Originally Posted by BubbaX
But battery is 10amps wont that screw it over n short something???
You are confusing capacity (measured in Amp-hours) with current (measured in Amps). If it were me, I would get a few 20 amp fuses and while I'm there buy a 25 and even 30 amp one. If you get things working and are going up a steep hill, you may find the additional current draw blows even a 20 or 25 amp fuse.

Originally Posted by BubbaX
It works (10 amp) untill i sit on the seat but it works if i touch the tire 2 ground
As mentioned above already:
When the wheel is in the air, there is little load and little current drawn. When it is actually on the ground and facing resistance, the current draw goes up (and even more when going uphill).

Forget this "grounding" business. If your connectors from the battery to the controller use that 3 prong IEC plug, the 3rd prong is connected to nothing. They just use that plug style (which is usually used in AC setups) because they are cheap and easy to obtain.
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