Just got back from my trip, and according to my map, I travelled 25 miles approx.
It appears I only used 4.385 ah's, although I do tend to walk my bike up the steepest hills {using a small amount of throttle}.
All went well with the controller/motor etc, so I am well pleased. I now suspect I may have always had a slight fault with the controller, as everything seemed extremely smooth.
Alan
Alan, it's good to hear your bike is running nicely with the repaired/replacement controller.
I returned from a 10 mile ride with the dog about two hours ago and my Magic Pie used a total of 3.286 Ahs, most of those were probably consumed whilst helping to pull me up some very steep hills. These hills were too steep for me to pedal up without power assistance, but with the Magic Pie's help I was able to ride up them whilst remaining seated, holding the handlebars with one hand and the dog's lead with the other!
The dog also ran very smoothly, managing a consistent 12-13 mph most of the way home but she did go as slow as 8 mph at one point on the really nasty hill, but this worked in my favour, because if she'd gone any faster up that hill, I would have needed both hands on the handlebars so I could stand up and produce enough power to keep up with her! I'm just glad she noticed the 10mph speed limit sign and slowed down accordingly! ;D
Another enjoyable afternoon spent out in the fresh air with a bit of exercise thrown in - what more could you want?
For those of you who are interested, my 25.5V 10Ah LiPo pack started off with 29.28 volts, which fell to 26.69 volts at the lowest point and then stabilised at 27.55 volts at the end of the ride.
My maximum current reading was 20.23 Amps (574.4 Watts @ 28.39 Volts).
The regen also seems to be working well as 3.286Ahs were used and only 2.701 Ahs were needed from the charger to fully charge the pack to 29.3 Volts again. That means 17.68% of the power used has been magically returned to the pack and a lot of wear on the brake pads has been saved as well! If the regen could be made variable this would make the riding experience even better.
I'm wondering how difficult it would be to fit an additional controller inside the hub which could be wired just for variable regen.
(http://www.arhservices.co.uk/GoldenMotor/emoticons/everyday_think_230608.GIF)
Alan
Alan - you seem to have had many of experiences with long rides and various voltages etc. I think you may have said no previously, and apart from the alignment problem, have you ever had an issue or problem with your equipment?
Running the front motor now all that is really missing is the acceleration on take off, this wheel reaches max speed pretty easy while the rear wheel when I had the el solo was VERY rarely able to spin at full RPM (only going down a very steep hill, never on a flat)
fingers crossed.... I'm still sitting at the door waiting for the courier with my controller (3am.....) haha I'll pitch a tent