So, I bought a cheap Kent e-bike(350w, 36v, 10.4Ah) from Walmart (yes, I know, it'll be my wife's once I build my own ). The bike is actually of fairly good quality, but the battery is questionable. The specs boast a 20-25 mile range, though with the way I ride 13-15 miles might be a more realistic estimate. My usual round trips are only 2-3 miles on average so it took a while to notice the that my battery may not be up to par. The indicator still had 3 of 4 bars but the light on the battery was showing red while under load the other day, and I couldn't have gone more than 5 miles. I pulled the battery and got out my meter, and noticed that one one of the + terminals was normal, but the other + was only around 6.5-7v (pretty much same results with battery powered on or off). Both + terminals read nearly 36 while plugged into charger (after charge cycle finished and with battery powered off), but the side that measured low immediately dropped to 6.5v when I unplugged the charger. Am I correct in assuming that both + terminals are supposed to deliver 36v? Not much info on my battery, just the following listing.
If anyone would be kind enough to offer me a bit of guidance here, I'd appreciate it. I still have a few days to return the thing before the 30 days is up, and just reorder the same bike, but I'd rather fix it if it's not too much of a hassle.
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If anyone would be kind enough to offer me a bit of guidance here, I'd appreciate it. I still have a few days to return the thing before the 30 days is up, and just reorder the same bike, but I'd rather fix it if it's not too much of a hassle.
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