Veloteq Owner Manual 2008 P. 3 of 15 2/18/2008
Features and operation
Veloteq electric bicycles are equipped with a brushless DC, pulse wave modulated, 3
-phase electric motor powered by four VRSL colloided, sealed lead acid mainte-
nance-free batteries enclosed in a heavy duty polypropolene case with associated
hardware. The core electrical system contains an extra heavy duty controller and is
equipped with a high quality automatic smart charger rated at 1.8-2A@20Ah. Me-
chanical parts include a motorcycle grade frame, heavy duty automotive ABS body
fairings with a high gloss enamel finish, polypropolene deck and undercarriage
parts, and advanced motorcycle cushioned drum brakes. Anti-theft systems include
an audible alarm system supplied with two remotes and a keyed digital rear wheel
lock. All models have locking handlebars. Veloteq products have been inspected
and certified for export by the Commodities Inspection Bureau of the China Ministry
of Trade and Industry and are compliant with US Consumer Product Safety and De-
partment of Transportation regulations and Par. 2. (1) of the Canada Motor Vehicle
Safety Act.
Brushless DC (BLDC) Electromotor: The BLDC motor incorporates high-performance
rare earth nickel-dymium boron (NiB) permanent magnet, outer-rotor direct drive
wheel, and an ECVT transmission featuring efficiency, energy economy, long life,
and no maintenance noise-free operation. Maximum output is fixed at 750W in the
U.S. and 500W in Canada.
Drive controller: The central controller performs the functions of electric motor
drive, battery under-voltage protection, cross current protection and speed limiting,
automatic braking power kill, power storage display, speed governor and ECVT
(electronic cont continuously variable transmission) control. The system is inte-
grated with the gearless accelerator to regulate the ECVT. These fully integrated
functions insure safe and reliable operation under all road conditions.
VRSL (Voltage Regulated Sealed Lead Acid) Power Supply: The batteries contained
in the power supply are VRSL-type sealed and maintenance-free. A colloiding agent
renders the electrolyte spill-proof even in the event that the cases are cracked.
They are specifically designed and matched to the Veloteq deep cycle, deep dis-
charge requirements and have a very high power density, long life-time (greater
than 400 recycles at an 80% discharge rate), and are easily recycled using current
widespread disposal technology. The models 500A-GT, 500C-GT, 500D-GT SHO,
and 500ZX-GT use 20Ah batteries. The models 500B-GT and 500XR8 use 14Ah
batteries.
Automatic Smart Charger: The power supply chargers supplied with Veloteq electric
bicycles are specifically matched to the 14Ah and 20Ah rated battery systems. The
power supply may be recharged either while installed in the electric bicycle or while
removed for long term storage or transportation. Operation is fully automatic to
