mike killay

Looks like a proctologists nightmare

I totally agree. My Woosh has withstood all sorts of abuse and still going well after 10 years. I would not dream of buying anything other than a Chinese bike.

What I would like is a row of contacts on the outside of the battery so that the cells can easily be monitored and if necessary rebalanced

This is a very English point of view. We have a Labour Government in Wales with Commissar Drakeford leading it. They are doing much the same thing as the English Conservative government. As far as I can see both governments are simply reacting to events as best they can.

By the sounds of it he is a runner up for a Darwin Award.

I know that the literature recommends no more than 50% discharge for lead acid batteries, but mine are Rita batteries and can be discharged to 10.5 volts. Also modern LA is a lot better than you seem to think. The 9 year old batteries on my electric boat are still giving at least 90% of new.

I have recharged my 14 amp hours, 36 volt battery from my 90 amp hours 12 volt leisure battery using an inverter. It worked but just about flattened the leisure battery, which I recharged by driving the campervan for a few hours. I do not have a solar panel, TV or fridge to worry about, just LED lights and a water pump. I also recharge my phone and vapes off the leisure battery.

Lots of things now have lithium cells and all are normally kept full. My laptop, tablet, earphones, mobile, vapes, razor, Roomba robot hoover, Shark lightweight hoover, camera.

I am not too sure that this 80% is out dated now. I always charge to 100% (part of the reason being to ensure that the battery balances itself which it won't do with a partial charge) My oldest battery, still giving about 70% of new condition is now 10 years old. It is my spare and lives months on end in the shed, always topped up to 100% every few months.

Amoto, You are losing it demanding evidence for every little thing and then being shot down in flames. If you want to wear a helmet then that is just fine. You have no right to force your opinions on to others by law. That is just part of the Great British busybody, nanny knows best, nit picking fusspot control freak association agenda.

What you are ignoring is the fact that most motorcyclists prefer wearing a helmet because it keeps their head warm. I rode a motor bike in the old days and wore my helmet because it was very effective at keeping me warm, particularly in the winter of 1963. Leisure cyclists are only going slowly and very unlikely to suffer a head injury. Apparently the risk of such head injury on a bike per mile is the same risk as walking a mile.

What I do notice is a creeping increase in 20 mph speed limits in built up areas, and even an extension of 50 mph limits on Motorways. The M4 at Port Talbot is 50 mph for over 5 miles now, all in the name of reducing pollution as it passes through a built up area. Of course, the fact that lowering speed limits will favour range for ecars is entirely co-incidental!.

Over the past 10 years I have always kept my batteries fully charged. Is the old advice re 80% for storage still, true?

I guess that Boris is in the same position as Churchill was in 1945. Both were highly popular whilst they got the job done, Churchill winning the war, Boris getting Brexit done. Suddenly, after their triumphs they became irrelevant, and no longer needed.