Used only as pedal assist, the temperatures of both motor and controller seem to be ok. But here in the southern part of Japan the air temperature exceeds 35°C in high summer. So I am a bit worried about how the summer heat here will affect the temperatures of the motor and the battery. The motor should work within its thermal safety margin, but its lifetime might be adversely affected. Well, we will see. Let me know how your first Photon ride turns out! Have a nice weekend!
Ive got about 600 Km of use on my photon and the pedal assist really is incredible. If you are not using the throttle and are using an appropriate gear the motor wont overheat even in unrestricted mode.
Hi, this is something that I wanted to find out. I feel relieved to know that Photon won't easily be overheated. Thank you for your real-life feedback 😉
Thanks for that great video of showing what the photon is capable of in normal dedicated use, not just full throttle on 1200W going up 5 km uphill and complaining that it's getting hot. I think for what you using it, it's exactly made for. Which environment temperatures were at the time you recorded that video?
The temperature was about 20°C. I am aware that there are complaints about the high motor temperature of Photon during full-throttle rides. But it is mostly in Canada and USA, right? Used as a legal EAPC in Japan, UK or EU, Photon works only as pedal assist and it is unlikely that it runs at full power for an extended period of time, I think. Thanks for watching!
On Ride Control app, in my region, you can set the assist power of each levels, Low, Middle and High, between 0 to 1200W in increments of 50W. So the minimum power value you can set is practically 50W, and, in strict meaning, 0W.😅
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