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Further update. I figured out that if I charge the battery immediately before riding it lasts much longer (but still not as good as new). if I charge it and then don't use it for almost a week then that is when the capacity completely nosedives once it gets to about 75% remaining. Clearly the...

Regarding the capacity loss. I did a test on a known route this morning, where the allBatteries one would have been at 55%, maybe 50 with a stronger headwind when it was new, it had just 14% left. I'd say it was guffed and the rate of decline has been quite quick over the last few months. When I...

Its been a while since I've been on this forum. Unfortunately I was taken out by a van last july and the resulting smashed up collarbone which took nearly 9 months to heal. Consequently, the bike sat about not being used for most of that time (my daughter used it a few times). The allBatteries...

Looks like the right battery to me It says 36 V so should be the right one but that 17v reading suggests it is faulty and is why it doesnt work in the bike.

It might be worth opening it up and seeing if its the fuse thats blown, although your symptoms seem a little different as mine wouldnt fire up at all.

Good work! Well I have replied saying that having rebuilt engines in the past I think I could handle opening up a battery. Doubt it will help much. Like you say, just a heads up like "do this, dont do that, remove this, the fuse is there" etc would have been great. I get the impression the...

Well, their engineer has offered nothing in the way of a how to replace the fuse guide because "It requires opening the battery case". No ****, sherlock!

I replied telling them that Ive done over 300 miles since on the original battery and there have been no problems. I have also requested they tell me how to replace the fuse in case it blows again. Perhaps there is a slight issue with the motor but I dont believe they are service-able items and...

I'm so glad to hear that. It didnt sound good from what they told me last year.

Update from allBatteries: "It appears the customer has blown the internal 20 A fuse, either the customer has short circuited the terminals of the battery or the motor on the bicycle has drawn excessive current, this may mean a potential fault with the motor. We can replace the fuse and return...

In that case it might be a good idea to contact them because if he has indeed stopped (as they implied) it gives you some time to find an alternative solution.

Ah. I contacted them a while ago (Insat International) and I think Jimmy wasnt very well and had more or less stopped doing it.

That service is not advertised on their site from what I can see. Do you know how much they charge and what they can do wrt spc (max capacity).

shame I never found that 612w battery before buying the 468 w one otherwise I would have snapped that up. Gutted! Interesting that the findings in that thread link above are different to my own personal experience of the 468w battery (which are: a noticeably better range and linear loss of...

Update: The replacement battery has failed. I was riding home from work yesterday and it literally just died on me, as if I switched the bike off. The battery was running at about 25% at the time and after that the bike would not power up again. I fully charged it later and put it on the bike...

Yes you are right about the charger switching off with the original battery. I never leave the aftermarket one on over night either as I don't entirely trust it (in case it catches fire or something). That said, it could be that the aftermarket one has a more basic charge control system that...

That's quite interesting. I havent gone into that level of testing but I have tried leaving it plugged in for over an hour after the lights have gone constant, and also unplugging immediately after. Most of the time its 100% but sometimes it's under no matter what I do. It is bizarre and...

The green indicator lights on the top of the battery will flash when it is charging and they also indicate how charged the battery is (during charging) by the number of lights constantly on, e.g. one flashing only means the battery is between 0% and 20%, one constant and one flashing means...

That's very annoying! If a local bike shop sells them they might be happy to let you try your battery out on one of their bikes? I haven't had such problems yet. The only thing Ive noticed is sometimes after a full charge it can be a bit down when it's put on the bike, like 94%. So there is...

No, I always carry the spare and only change it if the conditions are tough. This morning with an 18mph headwind I had to change it. I had 37% left of the big one and 46% of the smaller one. The ride home with same tailwind I will probably just use the big one and have around 35% left or...