I use my kalkhoff pro connect in the winter to transport my dog. I keep meaning to use it the rest of the year but I generally just use my other bikes. It went 7 months without use. The battery was charged and left on the bike. Needed for 24 mile round trip only just made the 12 miles there. Reckon there was 30 miles of power in it before storage. That's pulling a 14.5 kg trailer with a 18kg dog in it.
Bike shows a full charge when charged up. It drops to 9 bars from 10 stays there for a while and rapidly down to 1. It may miss out some bars not sure. I have run it to zero bars but it has yet to cut out.
Obviously would prefer not to buy a new battery. I am using it at the moment to fetch firewood etc with the trailer on just to see how far it will go. I expect about two trips locally before it reverts to one bar. Roughly 15miles. Bought second hand with I think 2,500miles on the clock and I have added 2,000. I don't use the motor all the time ie on the flat I switch it off.
Any ideas? I read that maybe I should run it till it cuts out then charge it up. So once it reaches one or zero without the trailer ride round till it cuts out? Odd how it always shows a full charge but clearly (going by the bars) isn't hold one.
Any help appreciated.
36volts 17ah battery
Bike shows a full charge when charged up. It drops to 9 bars from 10 stays there for a while and rapidly down to 1. It may miss out some bars not sure. I have run it to zero bars but it has yet to cut out.
Obviously would prefer not to buy a new battery. I am using it at the moment to fetch firewood etc with the trailer on just to see how far it will go. I expect about two trips locally before it reverts to one bar. Roughly 15miles. Bought second hand with I think 2,500miles on the clock and I have added 2,000. I don't use the motor all the time ie on the flat I switch it off.
Any ideas? I read that maybe I should run it till it cuts out then charge it up. So once it reaches one or zero without the trailer ride round till it cuts out? Odd how it always shows a full charge but clearly (going by the bars) isn't hold one.
Any help appreciated.
36volts 17ah battery