USBModding
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Hi There,
I'm about to purchase a new ebike and noticed it doesn't have a built-in USB port as my previous one did. I'm curious if anyone has experience or ideas about after-market adding a USB connector to an ebike? I'm not really experienced in EE, but some google searches revealed essentially I'll have to attach a DC-DC converter to go from the voltage of the battery (72v45ah) down to the USB voltage. I'm a little bit confused on how exactly to connect it to the battery line however. Would it require something like splitting the headlight line? I'm not really sure how to proceed, as the all-in-one solutions I've found are more for e-bicycles and not ebikes. If anyone could point me in the right direction of how to start working on this i'd appreciate it.
I'm about to purchase a new ebike and noticed it doesn't have a built-in USB port as my previous one did. I'm curious if anyone has experience or ideas about after-market adding a USB connector to an ebike? I'm not really experienced in EE, but some google searches revealed essentially I'll have to attach a DC-DC converter to go from the voltage of the battery (72v45ah) down to the USB voltage. I'm a little bit confused on how exactly to connect it to the battery line however. Would it require something like splitting the headlight line? I'm not really sure how to proceed, as the all-in-one solutions I've found are more for e-bicycles and not ebikes. If anyone could point me in the right direction of how to start working on this i'd appreciate it.