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Originally Posted by shinybryan
Hi Flecc,
Thanks for your prompt reply, yes I think you are right, the bike had been standing for a long time and I dont think the owner had bothered, (or understood the need ) to keep the battery charged, or for that matter keep the tyres hard as they were also soft on arrival. Having tried the refresh recharge and run till cutout route I think I will go the whole hog and plump for a lithium battery and charger as this seems by your various tests and comments the long term answer. Thank you again for your sound advice.
Regards Bryan
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Have a similar query to Brian, but the Topic button won't allow me access. I have a chance of a secondhand bike. The battery, a Lithium Polymer battery – 26V 10.5Ah, was new 4 months ago and has been charged just once in that time. The rest of the time, obviously, left standing unused. The owner should have charged it once a week if left unused but he hasn't.
So, haven't even seen it yet; but what do you think? A quarter of a year - serious deterioration, or recoverable - what does your experience tell you? Anybody?