Service manual

Currie Technologies // Service Manual (Version 2008a)

BATTERY GAUGES

When the throttle or sensor is engaged (powering the motor)

and the bicycle is in motion, the LED’s on the battery gauge (on

the throttle or separate unit) indicate instantaneous line voltage

as measured at the battery terminals -- and not the available

energy in the battery pack.

The line voltage will ﬂ uctuate depending on the instantaneous

load that the motor is under. For example, when starting out

from a dead stop, or going up a steep hill, the motor will be

under a high load and may show a reduced number of LED's

(some throttles depending on the color of the LED’s will show

the “Yellow” or even “Red” LED).

When the throttle is disengaged (i.e. no power to the motor due

to the bicycle being stationary or coasting) the LED’s on the

throttle will indicate the voltage of the battery pack. The voltage

of the battery pack will rise when no load is on the motor. The

best indication of how much battery life is remaining is to check

the throttle LED’s, after reaching cruising speed, on a ﬂ at

straight road as this will allow the battery voltage to stabilize

and give a much more accurate reading.

TAG Throttle with

Battery Gauge

PAS / TAG

with Battery Gauge

BATTERY GAUGE WITH POWER ADJUSTER

This unit is featured on the Enlightened series of bicycles. Not

only does it act like a battery gauge but it also enables the rider

to vary the level of power assistance (1 LED = least amount

of power assistance, 5 LED's = maximum amount of power

assistance).

Press the "+" button to increase the amount of power

assistance (Note that this will also decrease the range of the

bicycle because more battery power is being used).

Press the "-" to decrease the amount of the power assistance

(Note that this will also increase the range of the bicycle

because less battery power is being used).