I could not find the fuse rating (in amps) in any of the included documentation. It would be nice if the fuse rating was printed on the fuse holder.
So, I carefully removed the fuse from the holder to see if the rating was printed on the fuse and one of the end caps fell off! It turns out the the rating was not printed on the fuse. Fuses are cheap -- I would expect Golden Motor to include extras in case something like this would happen.
I found the fuse rating (20 amps) from the go-hub website (search for fuse on their webpage). It isn't the same motor but I think it is close enough.
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I wouldn't fret too much about the fuse. Lots of products don't ship with replacements. Heck, I bought a decent electric piano a few years back and they didn't bother to package spare fuses in with it. Didn't mark it either, so it was a bugger to find the right replacement when I blew the fuse.
The consensus on the user forums seems to be around a 30A fuse will cover you. The controller has overamp shutdown built into its firmware, so it will protect itself. The main thing you are looking to protect is the batteries from a short circuit. 30A is the highest draw we've heard reported, wich would represent over 1000W pull from the batteries.
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