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Will magnetic pedals interfere with ebike batteries or motors?

Bicycles Asked on May 3, 2021

I am wondering if magnetic pedals would induce current in mid-drive ebike motors or batteries. I am assuming for theoretical purposes, they would, because all oscillating magnetic fields induce a current in everything conductive within their lightcone, but for all practical purposes, the effect would be so negligible as to be unmeasurable, but I don’t really want to do the calculations myself. Is there any research out there on this, or can anyone do any napkin calculations?

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They won't interfere with the batteries (which aren't sensitive to magnets) or the motor (which contains stronger moving magnetic fields). Anyway even in the worst case both are a good few cm away and magnetic fields reduce quickly with distance.

Even wiring run along the downtube is reasonably well separated from the pedals, and it takes a lot to induce a measurable current in a straight wire with even a strong permanent magnet (I've tried - even a coil has trouble picking up much unless far closer than your setup would suggest). A problematic current would be even harder to induce.

There's a slim chance they might interfere with a magnetic cadence sensor in the cranks, which some electric bikes use to sense pedalling to know when to assist. You may be able to whether a particular model uses that sort of sensor.

Correct answer by Chris H on May 3, 2021

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