ARC CONVERSION KIT Manuale utente

ARC

CONVERSION KIT

User Manual

ARC OFF ROAD

English

PLEASE NOTE

Mechanical Safety Check:

Routinely check the condition of your bike. Make sure no fasteners have come loose. Perform

a visual inspection of the whole bicycle before every ride. Make sure tyres are correctly inated

within the range given on the tire sidewall. Check your brakes for proper operation.

Your First Ride:

Be sure to pick an area away from cars, other cyclists, obstacles or other hazards to become

familiar with the controls, features and performance of your newly converted electric bike.

We highly recommend the purchase of the ARC hub motor conversion

tool kit. It will make your installation and ongoing maintenance much

easier. We also highly recommend the purchase of a freewheel gear set

(single, 6, 7, 8 or 9 speed) with this kit. These can be purchased online.

Thank you for purchasing your new ARC conversion kit! Please read through this manual

carefully before operating the kit.

THANK YOU

ITEM CHECK LIST

Each conversion kit is strictly tested for quality control before shipping to a customer. Before

converting your bike, it’s a good idea to lay each of the components out to visiualise how they

will come together on your bicycle.

●Other parts included are the bonus rear rack, nuts, washers and specialized fasteners,

e-brake sensors and cable ties to help tidy up the installation when nished. You also have

the option of a twist throttle or thumb throttle (you will have to decide which one suits your

installation better).

Motor wheel

Display and thumb

controls

Battery, Cradle and Keys

RPAS

Charger

Controller

Wiring with color coded

plugs

Handlebar controls ARC Torque Arm

Contents

Thank you 2

SAFETY 2

Item check list 3

Installation process 5

Wheel Install 6

Wheel Install continued 7

Battery Cradle Installation 9

Battery Cradle Installation continued 10

Throttles and grips 11

Display 11

E-brake sensors 12

Controller 13

Controller continued 14

Removable Pedal Assist Sensor (RPAS) 15

RPAS Continued... 16

Battery Operation 17

Charging 18

Maintenance and Care 19

Trouble Shooting 20

Trouble Shooting Continued... 21

Trouble Shooting Continued... 22

Trouble Shooting Continued... 23

Specications 24

Before you start your conversion, you will have

to decide if you’re installing the battery on the

down tube (recommended) or on the provided

rear rack. You will also have to decide if you

are going to install a throttle (you can run the

system using just the pedal assist sensor) and

which of the two throttle options is going to

work best with your bike.

Most commonly the thumb throttle is preferred,

as it leaves more room on your handlebars for

other components. Using the thumb throttle

means you can even use your current grips

if you prefer, leaving your handlebars almost

untouched.

One of the many benets of the ARC kits is the

exibility in the installation.

Once you have decided on the ideal conversion

for your bike, it’s time to prepare the bike.

Start by checking over each component and

familiarize yourself with the terminology. A

common mistake is when people refer to the

LCD display as the ‘controller’. The LCD functions

as a readout for the conversion kit. The

controller is actually the rectangular box which

houses the major control components of the

electric system.

Once you have looked over the parts to

familiarize yourself, remove the grips from your

current bikes (if installing a throttle) and turn the

bike upside down so it rests on the seat and the

ends of the handlebars (if you don’t have a bike

stand). Take the rear wheel out and deate and

remove the tire, tube and rim tape. Install these

onto the new electric wheel.

If you’re installing disk brakes, it’s ideal to

remove the caliper which will make it easier to

install the rear wheel.

INSTALLATION PROCESS

Before you start your conversion, you will have

to decide if you’re installing the battery on the

down tube (recommended) or on the provided

rear rack. You will also have to decide if you

are going to install a throttle (you can run the

system using just the pedal assist sensor) and

which of the two throttle options is going to

work best with your bike.

Most commonly the thumb throttle is preferred,

as it leaves more room on your handlebars for

other components. Using the thumb throttle

means you can even use your current grips

if you prefer, leaving your handlebars almost

untouched.

One of the many benets of the ARC kits is the

exibility in the installation.

Once you have decided on the ideal conversion

for your bike, it’s time to prepare the bike.

Start by checking over each component and

familiarize yourself with the terminology. A

common mistake is when people refer to the

LCD display as the ‘controller’. The LCD functions

as a readout for the conversion kit. The

controller is actually the rectangular box which

houses the major control components of the

electric system.

Once you have looked over the parts to

familiarize yourself, remove the grips from your

current bikes (if installing a throttle) and turn the

bike upside down so it rests on the seat and the

ends of the handlebars (if you don’t have a bike

stand). Take the rear wheel out and deate and

remove the tire, tube and rim tape. Install these

onto the new electric wheel.

If you’re installing disk brakes, it’s ideal to

remove the caliper which will make it easier to

install the rear wheel.

The rear wheel hub motor uses a traditional freewheel type sprocket/gear set. This is very

common and you bike will generally either have this type, or a splined cassette type. Whilst it

is possible to remove your bikes existing freewheel, we strongly urge customers to purchase

a new free wheel from us or anywhere else that stocks freewheel gear sets.

Although there are conversion toolkits available online from our partner Dillenger,

freewheels are considered to be a ‘one time’ only installation. Once they are fastened, they

can be very dicult to take o and transfer to another bike. It’s a relatively inexpensive

part and will save you time and money in the long run, to purchase a new one with your

conversion kit. You don’t need any special tools to screw on and tighten the freewheel, as

the act of pedaling tightens the freewheel by design.

First step is to locate the spacer that is used to space the freewheel away from the hub. This

isn’t essential for 1, 6 or 7 speed gear sets, but it’s recommended. Once you’ve located the

small silver spacer (shown below) you can screw on (clockwise) the freewheel gently, taking

care not to cross thread the hub or gear set.

Just a note on gear sets. We stock 1, 6, 7, 8 and 9 speed freewheels. There is not enough

width in the rear forks for a 10 speed or more. For customers that are using a 10 speed or

more, you can get away with using the same shifters and adjust your dérailleur so that you

get the correct amount of travel from chain ring 1 to 9. Another option is to purchase a 9

speed shifter which is very aordable. For anyone that isn’t satised with a comprise on gear

sets to make space for a 1,000W hub motor (which is completely changing the entire bike),

then this kit is not for you.

Before you get started

Just a note before you get started.

Converting a bike to electric using a universal conversion kit is a lot of fun but also a

challenge. Together with a Dillenger hub motor conversion kit, a freewheel gear set

(purchased together with your kit) this conversion kit includes everything we can imagine

you will need.

Please realize that not all the parts in the box will be used in the conversion. We’ve included

a lot of small fasteners, extra components and optional parts that are crucial for some

conversions to work, but not others. So we’ve covered our bases to make sure you will get

the basic functionality on most bikes.

The kit is very modular in the way you can complete the installation. For example, if your

bottom bracket is unsuitable and you would just prefer to use the throttle, then you can just

install the throttle!

If you don’t want to use torque arms on the rear wheel, or it you don’t want to mount the

e-brake sensors, then you don’t! The kit will function with the battery, controller, display,

motor and throttle as input.

One of the pleasures in converting a bike is that you can make it ‘your own’. The ARC

conversion kits are the most universal, customizable kits available. So don’t hold back on

trying the parts included, you might be surprised what works best!

Gear set install