Recent content by Solarbake

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    Reliability of e-bike systems

    Big fat zero I take the risks ,been ok in ten years ,
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    Reliability of e-bike systems

    Kalkhoff endeavour s10 still going strong. Still used 2 or 3 times a week 40 mile round trip commute. s-pedelec 28mph original bosch motor and gears and intuvia diplay all still working. Just went over the 1200 power on hours in the 10 years I have had Which equates to an average of 33...
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    3rd Gen Swytch MAX Battery lights

    Spliced into existing wires so can use swytch battery or my own
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    3rd Gen Swytch MAX Battery lights

    Hi I took the controller apart few screws to undo and soldered in a new lead .I changed to anti spark XT60 on the batterys as was getting a few sparks connecting my packs up.I made a cople of packs ranging from 8amp/hr to 18amp/hr and just leave them in a brompton bag on the front.
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    BMS question

    No I have a Bosch pack with faulty Bms which I repaired with new Bms a new Samsung pack and a old Xiaomi pro scooter pack for the Brompton so left the Swytch max intact as I have two Bromptons with Swytch kits
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    New Kalkhoff S Pedelec

    Thats a great bike I have the khalkhoff bs10 endeavor high speed 10 years old now and over 25000 miles on it,Still working 100% and in use a few times a week. I looked at that bike when I got another new bike this year but for similar price went for a Riese and Muller charger high speed instead...
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    BMS question

    Most balance wires are tiny as even with a big 6 amp charger its going to be split between the cell group so individual wires are not going to see more than probably .5 amp passing through.The bosch battery I replaced with a new BMS had the thinnest wire I seen yet on the cell groups and as...
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    BMS question

    I think the max battery uses 21700 cells x 10 so the bms will charge each cell to full. I think the cells must be a decent quality as I witnessed 15.5 amp discharge through my swytch controller. I reckon there using the samsung 50s in there pack as the pack is rated at 180watt or 5.0a/h and...
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    Swytch Pro/Max yellow battery connector secrets revealed?

    I’ve done it and used the Swytch max battery 5,0 amp hr and the Bosch 11 amp hr both fully charged plugged in at the same time the draw is even until the smaller battery start getting low .You notice no voltage sag as both battery’s are trying to give even voltage .Im currently building a mega...
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    Swytch Pro/Max yellow battery connector secrets revealed?

    It doesn’t matter if both battery’s are connected at the same time not good practice but your still only supplying 36v as they in parellel and not series
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    Swytch Max biker looking to add an extra battery

    You can get about 14-18 miles from the max battery. I’m running a Bosch Powerade that stopped working Bms issues .i put a new Bms in it and I have a 11.6 A/h battery that I use in the bag straight into the controller and now get a about 30 miles per charge
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    Swytch Max biker looking to add an extra battery

    There about £499–£599 if you pre register before and wait I have two kits and they work superb
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    Swytch Max biker looking to add an extra battery

    I placed a watt meter between 36v battery made of 10 x 21700 Samsung 50e battery and controller and observed 15.5 amp max current draw and 550watts output on the meter max so explains why some people battery bar fluctuated.I think the max battery has 10x 21700 battery’s in but probably the...
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    21700 10 Ah Battery Build: Peer Review

    The Swytch needs needs 36v or more no need to drop it done you would get reduced power output.The oled controller shows battery voltage of 41.5 on fully charged battery anyway.
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    Swytch Max biker looking to add an extra battery

    Look here I have some answers works a treat on external 36 v battery’s or makita power tool battery’s https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/21700-10-ah-battery-build-peer-review.45709/