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Old 25th July 2008, 12:07
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Originally Posted by droo View Post
I was thinking of getting a Phoenix Racer 4840 or 3640. My commute to work is approx 6 miles each way and relativly flat with a mile or so steady climb on the way there.

So Ideally I need a range of about 20miles to make sure im ok !

If I have done my sums right than I recon I might squeeze it on 48v 10AH but would liek a little bit more for compfort !

Droo.
Why do you need a 48v battery?
I live in hilly North Cornwall and I have a Cougar Mountain Electric Bike fitted with a LiFePO4 battery.
I get a range of about 20 miles - it's only a LiFePo4 36v 10ah.
I would say a 36v 10ah would do what you want and will be cheaper too.

If you’re interested, this is a link to a thread I ran about upgrading my SLA batteries to a LiFePO4 battery.

Dilemma with replacing my SLA batteries

Link to my picture site about where I go with the bike.

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