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Hi All, I think my 36V 20ah ping battery is starting to age and although I replaced a cell last year I think I need to look at alternatives, it has covered 14000 miles in six years so I'm not complaining. My bike is a 500w direct drive front wheel kit and according to a cycle analyst typically...

Morning All, my direct drive motor which has covered approx 12000 miles has recently started consuming alot more AH for my commute, it use to use about 11 AH for 22 miles but recently this has jumped to 17AH. It still seems to run okay although there does seem to be a lack of top end power but...

Hello All, I currently have a 500W DD electric bike (ebikekit.com) front wheel kit running from a ping 36V 20Ah battery. The kit has done 12500miles without too many issues (mainly broken wires) it is used for commuting on a round trip of 21 miles, there are lights runnig direct and via a step...

Hi All, I want to mod my phillips saferide bike light to run off a 12v supply I have at the handlebar from a DC-DC convertor from the bike battery. The light is great but the run time on high is now only 20mins which is too short for my commute. It use to be longer but seems to have dropped...

Hi All, my throttle broke yesterday and on trying a spare at home it works but you have to go to WOT for it to start and then by working back on the spring the speed slows until stop at what would normally be full speed?! Let go for off and it works back to WOT as it springs closed / open...

Hi All, I am after some thoughts / comments on what to do. My powabyke is about 7 years old and the SLA batteries are on the way out. We are due to move work locations soon which will add about another 6 miles to my daily commute taking it to 26 miles. Currently my bike can cope but if...

Hi all, I asked a question a while back on failing batteries and both here and the guy I got them from suggestted that it was an internal mechanical failure of the battery due to shock/vibration. With the help from a member here who sent me a charging socket I have made a new case following...

Hello, Can anyone tell me what the socket is called on the powabyke battery case? I have made a new case but do not have the original to strip for parts it is close to a coaxial socket but that is too small, I could replace both but would rather leave the charger side alone. Thanks...

Hi all, after a while of lurking and learning I have a problem with my 24 speed powerbyke battery. The bike itself is about 8 years old and is a bit tired looking, lots of duct tape on the battery case and plastic parts. It has covvered about 3000 miles a year for the last couple of years...