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I should add that it is a nominal 24V battery.

The battery is recharged and the voltage is a steady 29V-ish (my previous measurement may have been wrong). I'm guessing the problem may be due to the BMS doing a voltage cut-out and then not being able to recover. Beyond my technical skills - but annoying if the battery cells are still OK.

I guess so - they still have a website and have added a new model. Electric Bikes - Quality UK Electric Bike Supplier from PowaCycle which has clearance models But significantly cheaper at ebikes direct. PowaCycle Salisbury LPX Electric Bike FREE DELIVERY My Salisbury (which I think is their...

The sun is shining, let's take out the bikes for a little run ....and it failed again, after about 10 minutes (cycling uphill). All the lights out (there are 3 red lights that act as a kind of battery power indicator). Back home again the battery actually registered a small steady voltage...

Sorry, I'm not sure of the exact chemistry - it is called a Lipo but I'm sure it is not LiFePo4. I used this daily for commuting, uphill all the way home (but only around 3 miles each way). In the last year and a half, I've used it regularly - including some longer journeys (to the point of...

Follow Up Sorry for the delay in updating. The multimeter I bought from Wilkos didn't work, neither did the replacement! In the meantime I opened up the battery again, jiggled all the wires (which seem to be firmly attached) and sprayed WD40 on the inside of the key switch. Then I...

Is there any way you could lock the battery onto the bike? (Assuming you don't need to charge it). I did this for a couple of years at work.

Thanks for the comments - this technical help is really one of the great things about this forum! Yes, sorry for not updating - but I dug out my voltmeter and it promptly fell to bits, so I have just bought a new one (from Wilkos). Anyway, I took the battery apart again and this time...

Thanks d8veh I have already opened it to look for loose connections, moisture etc. but will check the voltages as you suggest.

Powacycle lipo battery for a Salisbury is behaving strangely. Symptoms: 1) charges up fine, battery charger light changes from red to green, three red lights on the battery when switched on 2) Works fine, initially for about 10 minutes, then cuts out completely - no power and no red...

Sorry, just catching up with this thread. When my Powacycle battery failed, the charger also did not work (no lights came on). I assumed (correctly, as it turned out) that the battery was the problem - not the charger. And a quick fuse change in the battery fixed it. So - just to underline...

Yes, the exercise dimension is one reason I bought an e-bike, using it for commuting and selling an old car. My wife then wanted one to go out for biking day trips - which are now fun rather than hard work. The result is that we have been using them regularly for the last several years. By the...

Hi, Presumably over a year since you bought it? Even if a bit more, you might still be able to argue for a replacement. My own charger failed a couple of days after purchase and Powacycle couriered a replacement exchange very quickly. By the way, having just successfully replaced a fuse in...

d8veh Thanks for the advice/support. You were dead right - the fuse replacement fixed it. Hopefully there's nothing more fundamentally wrong with the battery.

Muckymits - absolutely spot on. Thanks you so much. 2 fuses, as you describe, 5 and 40 amps. The 5 amp one was faulty (not obviously burned out). 59p for a new fuse and - hey presto - battery working again. That's £300 of expenditure on a replacement put off for a while, at least!