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The GM pedelec is very poor as it only senses the pedal rpm not the torque being applied. As your gearing is fixed, fitting a 12 pole magnet ring should enable the PAS to work on the level 1 setting but I don't think it would make much difference to the PAS operation.

I had to stop using the pedelec on my Magic Pie equipped "Wheelie Machine" and just use the thumb throttle because the pedelec was way too sensitive.



If I needed more assistance from the motor when pedalling uphill, I would have to change down to a lower gear. Unfortunately, the sudden increase in the pedal rpm caused too much power to be delivered to the motor, resulting in the front wheel lifting off the ground completely.
Unfortunately, to achieve a decent pedelec operation you would need to install a torque sensing bottom bracket, preferably in combination with a Cycle Analyst to control the current output to provide a true "torque controlled" pedal assistance.

Alan
 

I use Bluetooth and an android mobile phone and I can not get my PAS settings to work well. If I change ratio to 100 it kicks in on level 2 but not 1. If I lover it to 60 it works at level 3 but not 2 and 1. When it kicks in it accelerates like crazy up to approximately 20 km/h and I need to pedal very slow to keep a constant speed. I just control the speed without adding any pressure to the pedals. There is no correlation between pedaling and motor speed except for starting the motor.
Ratio is set to 100
Acceleration to 30
Current to 15
I havent changed anything else except for throttle which is "close". That is still working though.

I'm installing a Magic Pie 5 w/internal controller.  If I do not use the supplied brake levers, must I short those connections at the harness for the motor to operate?

Thanks in advance,
Harpo

I'm not sure but I think that I set PAS to "close" in the android app because I didn't plan to use it. I changed my mind and now I have a PAS sensor mounted on the bike but cannot find the bluetooth dongle.
Is there a way to change PAS setting to enabled from the LCD? I have "BAC-601" LCD display.

I think everything is correct in my setup, only thing I can think of is that the magnets are too close to the sensor. They're almost touching.   

New member here, adding a Magic Pie 5 26" to a TerraTrike Rover along with rear derailleur, replacing 20" with SA internal 8sp.  I've got almost all the parts now, will be starting soon!