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    How normal is it for a battery to go badly out of balance?

    I have a three year old 10S 6P battery made of genuine Sanyo cells which is not used that much and periodically goes out of balance. It mostly gets well out of balance over winter time when it is unused. I do give it a periodic re-charge to full about once every six weeks or so with the normal...
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    Electric Bikes and Global Warming.

    One of the reasons I bought an e-bike conversion was that I wanted to test the practicality of electric powered transport without throwing 30 thousand of more at a barely practical car. I am enjoying it, but I am interested in the wider question of the necessity of all the UK's wider plan to...
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    Does anyone know of an ebike rider being prosecuted for riding a bike of over 250 watts?

    When I bought my ebike with a crank drive motor, the seller told me the motors he sold most of by far, were 500 watt and 750 watts in rated power. I told him that as a car driver and motor bike rider, I didn't want any points on my licence for riding a 2/3hp or 1hp bike illegally when if I...
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    Pendleton E-Bike - Neglected batttery - Won't charge

    I've spotted a number of posts around the web about these entry level e-bikes that have been left over winter or other long periods of disuse without charging the batteries. The batteries are described as 'dead'. They won't charge and they won't run the bike. The posters often lament that...
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    Wondering if my lovely Raleigh Superbe can be converted to Pedalec?

    Hi All. I have a rather fine 1970s Raleigh Superbe and was wondering if it would be possible to do a non-destructive conversion of such a machine. In many ways, the sturdy Raleigh is ideal, since it is strong and all steel and already quite heavy. The issues that could cause problems might...