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Disclaimers 

 

This publication is 

not

 a substitute for a bicycle mechanic. 

If you have any doubt 

about the safety of your bike, or if you doubt your ability to assemble it safely, 
take it to a bicycle shop now.

 Charges are usually minimal to assemble and adjust a 

new bike, and your safety is well worth the money. 
 
Truing wheels (keeping wobble out of wheels) is usually the most difficult 
maintenance challenge for bicyclists. There are a number of good online “How To” 
resources for every type of bicycle maintenance, but many prefer to have their bike 
tuned up periodically by a professional. The electrical system and motor require no 
maintenance. 
 
We have tried to be 100% accurate in the development of this guide, but we are 
human, subject to making mistakes, and cannot guarantee the absolute correctness or 
completeness of this guide.  If you have any questions or concerns not covered by this 
guide, you should contact your Authorized Dealer. 
 

Warranty 

We have engineered our systems for maintenance and trouble-free operation. We also 
realize manufacturing defects still occur. Electronic component defects usually show 
up within the first two weeks of use. We stand behind our systems and will cover all 
manufacturing defects by replacing failed parts. We will not cover abuse. That is, we 
expect our customers to realize their light electric vehicles have limits. Most of the 
same kinds of rules apply to electric vehicles as gas-powered vehicles. You can't hold 
the throttle and brake at the same time for very long or something is going to break. 
In the case of a car, it will probably be the transmission. In the case of an electric 
vehicle, it will probably be the controller. Driven responsibly, you can expect years of 
use from your system. 

For 90 days from date of purchase, we will replace any defective part of your power 
system purchased from an EV Depot authorized dealer. The warranty extends to 180 
days for the motor. Here's how it works: Contact your dealer. He will listen to the 
symptoms you describe and contact EV Depot for a replacement part. If your dealer 
cannot be reached, call EV Depot at 785-749-0949. EV Depot’s policy is to give you 
a choice of: 

• 

Secure the return of the bad part with your credit card so your replacement 
will ship immediately. Put the defective part in the box we send and ship it 
back to us. There will be no charge made to your credit card as long as the 
defective part is returned within 2 weeks. 

• 

Exchange the defective part without using a credit card. Ship the defect to us 
and we will ship your replacement as soon as the defect arrives. 

Crystalyte Hub Motor Kit Home Assembly Guide 

 2006 EV Depot, a Priority Fulfillment and Distribution, LLC Company

 

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Страница 1: ...t Fork Width 4 About Dropout Diameter 4 About Torque 5 Phoenix Front Wheel Torque Arm 5 Install the Rack 5 Mount the Controller 6 Mount the Throttle 6 Run the Wire 7 Wire the Batteries 8 About Batteries 8 Connect the Battery Pack to the Controller 18 Enjoy your first E Ride 18 Disclaimers 19 Warranty 19 Upgrades Parts and Accessories 20 Crystalyte Hub Motor Kit Home Assembly Guide 2006 EV Depot a ...

Страница 2: ...op now along with these instructions The charge is minimal 35 60 and it will take a professional less than an hour to do the job correctly If you cannot assemble a battery pack per these instructions you must order a pre wired kit We have prepared these instructions to make the installation of your hub motor conversion kit as fast and worry free as possible If you are not confident in your ability...

Страница 3: ...flate to 20 lbs pressure and repeat 5 Inflate to the full pressure specified on the sidewall of your tire About tires The higher the pressure the less rolling resistance Tires capable of higher pressure will give you better range and speed The smoother the tire the less rolling resistance Slicks give you better range and speed than knobbies Install the Wheel 6 If you don t have a bike stand turn t...

Страница 4: ...er If necessary use a die grinder to enlarge dropouts to the 9mm diameter of the axle Any means of filing can be employed The fit should be snug For Phoenix systems we recommend steel forks with large dropouts usually found on less expensive bikes 10 Put the wheel onto the frame making sure that the channel through which the wires run faces downward when the bike is upright This will help protect ...

Страница 5: ...nces are good that the new rim and the old one aren t exactly the same so adjust the shoes so that they engage the rim with full contact Adjust the cable for just enough free play to keep the shoes off the wheel during rotation Remember you will be asking more from your brakes when riding at electric bike speeds Install the Rack 13 Install the rack It s a little different for each bike but general...

Страница 6: ...the bike frame Doing this will allow you to leave throttle motor and optional cruise control with inhibits connected to the controller as a part of the bike To remove the battery pack you only have to disconnect one connector from controller to batteries Mount the Throttle 15 Remove the right handlebar grip and shifter if there is one present Push the throttle onto the handlebar and tighten using ...

Страница 7: ...ve the color coding and join the same color wires Phoenix RoadRunner Sparrow 17 Connect the throttle wire to the controller There is only one plug on the controller that fits the throttle connector All of our throttles fit all of our controllers Crystalyte Hub Motor Kit Home Assembly Guide 2006 EV Depot a Priority Fulfillment and Distribution LLC Company 7 of 20 ...

Страница 8: ...two types of battery packs supplied with EV Depot hub systems 36 volt 3 batteries and 48 volt 4 batteries Please see the detailed instructions for how to wire your batteries Batteries contain a lot of energy You can vaporize light metal with a single battery About Batteries Your hub motor system uses sealed lead acid SLA batteries The acid is fully absorbed into a glass mat and the batteries are t...

Страница 9: ...ponent failure Particularly susceptible to failure is the charger If you have your pack wired incorrectly your charger is likely to blow If you have a Soneil charger the fuse will blow but the charger will survive 1 Set your batteries on a non metallic workbench as shown Crystalyte Hub Motor Kit Home Assembly Guide 2006 EV Depot a Priority Fulfillment and Distribution LLC Company 9 of 20 ...

Страница 10: ...he batteries and a large connector that goes to the control unit There are also two long wires and a fuse holder with wires 3 Using scissors or wire cutters cut the shrink tubing into 8 pieces Crystalyte Hub Motor Kit Home Assembly Guide 2006 EV Depot a Priority Fulfillment and Distribution LLC Company 10 of 20 ...

Страница 11: ... the end of each wire before soldering to the battery terminal 5 Push one piece of heat shrink tubing up the wire a few inches far enough to prevent being heated Crystalyte Hub Motor Kit Home Assembly Guide 2006 EV Depot a Priority Fulfillment and Distribution LLC Company 11 of 20 ...

Страница 12: ...wire onto the battery terminal Touch the soldering iron to the wire The drop of solder on the tip will facilitate rapid heat transfer into the wire then onto the battery terminal As soon as the solder begins to flow on the terminal remove the iron Too much heat on a terminal will destroy your batteries Crystalyte Hub Motor Kit Home Assembly Guide 2006 EV Depot a Priority Fulfillment and Distributi...

Страница 13: ...y terminal 9 Continue to solder or use push on tabs until your battery pack looks like the picture above If you number the battery terminals 1 to 8 here is where they connect 1 to 8 2 to negative black side of key switch harness 3 to positive red side of key switch harness 4 to 5 6 to 7 Crystalyte Hub Motor Kit Home Assembly Guide 2006 EV Depot a Priority Fulfillment and Distribution LLC Company 1...

Страница 14: ... appearance of red hot on the battery surface around the wire is a reflection of light not heat It doesn t take much to shrink the tubing A match or lighter will work very well 11 This is what solder joints should look like when complete Crystalyte Hub Motor Kit Home Assembly Guide 2006 EV Depot a Priority Fulfillment and Distribution LLC Company 14 of 20 ...

Страница 15: ...ft and right 13 For each pair turn one battery so the leads are opposite the other then set them top to top on each other Crystalyte Hub Motor Kit Home Assembly Guide 2006 EV Depot a Priority Fulfillment and Distribution LLC Company 15 of 20 ...

Страница 16: ... result could smoke from melting insulation severely degraded performance and one or more ruined batteries 15 Put each pair of batteries in a side of the pannier bag The key switch and charger port normally go on the left side Close the zippers with the cross connect wires that run to the opposite side pannier to the front of the bag Crystalyte Hub Motor Kit Home Assembly Guide 2006 EV Depot a Pri...

Страница 17: ...16 Left side 17 Right side Crystalyte Hub Motor Kit Home Assembly Guide 2006 EV Depot a Priority Fulfillment and Distribution LLC Company 17 of 20 ...

Страница 18: ...eyswitch is on when you make the connection you will hear a pop and maybe see a spark This is normal behavior It will not hurt you or the system Enjoy your first E Ride Crystalyte Hub Motor Kit Home Assembly Guide 2006 EV Depot a Priority Fulfillment and Distribution LLC Company 18 of 20 ...

Страница 19: ...s We will not cover abuse That is we expect our customers to realize their light electric vehicles have limits Most of the same kinds of rules apply to electric vehicles as gas powered vehicles You can t hold the throttle and brake at the same time for very long or something is going to break In the case of a car it will probably be the transmission In the case of an electric vehicle it will proba...

Страница 20: ...and or farther From faster chargers to batteries to beefed up motors they will try to satisfy your electric transportation needs Crystalyte Phoenix RoadRunner and Sparrow are distributed in the US by EV Depot and are sold at EV specialty stores bike shops and a several online stores Crystalyte Hub Motor Kit Home Assembly Guide 2006 EV Depot a Priority Fulfillment and Distribution LLC Company 20 of...

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