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Latest info - Another ride over similar terrain including one pretty severe hill requiring level 3 assistance in parts and no problems. My simple bodge temperature check didn't show a rise in temperature of more than 7°C even on that hill. I'm sufficiently cynical in my old age to put this down...

Actually it may have been warmer on the second ride, I didn't check but summer may have just arrived in the last day or so here in Crete. I haven't got in touch with Andy - mainly as it's 5 years since I did the conversion so I'm well out of any warranty. I know Woosh are pretty helpful but I...

Given that I'm using an uncalibrated kitchen meat thermometer as the sensor there's not a lot of point breaking open the compartment to get it closer - this was just as some sort of indicator to give me some idea of the heat involved. When I get some replacement dilithium crystals for my...

Ok, here's the latest. I managed to get time to take the bike out on a run today covering the same basic route as the one which prompted my original post. The two major hills which prompted the cut-outs last time were no problem today - Murphy's Law anybody? The only difference I can think of...

Ok folks I'm getting a bit overwhelmed now. I've got to admit I didn't expect I'd get quite so much feedback on this and I'm sincerely grateful to one and all (to put it mildly)! However, I can't check out everything I've been prompted to check right now and, as I say, this is one of those...

Hmm! I wonder if my meat thermometer would work ;)

Replicating the problem is the problem ;) Since it only seems to happen after a hill climb it's almost impossible to replicate on a bike stand. Added to which I don't have a bike stand here, not even a handy beam to hang it from. It looks like I'm going to have to wait until it happens again...

The conversion was a DIY job with a kit from Woosh!. According to the pics on their web site the controller is inside the battery cradle.

First I have to work out where the controller is ;). It's a rack-mounted battery and, if I'm right, the controller is built into the battery cradle. I haven't checked this when it cuts out but, since I turn the battery on/off to reset I'd have thought I'd have noticed if there was a lot of heat...

As I say, I've been lucky in that the assist cut-out has happened (so far) either just after or just before the top of the hill. Given the hills round here (E. Crete) and me being 73 I can tell you it'll be bl**dy slowly :-) - or rather I'm pedalling fairly fast but in the lowest gear available...

Hm! hadn't thought of that - I'll check it out

Thanks for the suggestion - will try that but it does sound like an aging battery problem. I'm in Crete and the original conversion was pre-Brexit so it is getting a bit long in the tooth. It's just that the bike is not heavily used and then only for short (<15Km) journeys so replacing a battery...

I'm in East Crete (Skopi village, just outside Sitia) - there are no less hilly routes :-). Getting a replacement battery is more of a problem post Brexit but Woosh! (bless them) have offered to send me a replacement and reckon that the courier will handle the shipping documents.

Yes, I have a throttle - that dies at the same time though.I did quickly check all the connectors to see if any could have worked loose but I'll go over them again in more detail just to make sure.

It's happened several times now, the assist just stops. If I turn the battery off, wait for a minute or so and turn it back on again it comes back on. The controller display shows the battery still full, in fact the display doesn't change at all when it cuts out. Just turning the system off...

My 36v 17a rack mount battery is getting a little long in the tooth and I will have to start looking for a replacement. Are there any standards for the connections for batteries to the mounts?

typo/senior moment - I meant "I'd love to go for mid-drive"

I'd love to go for hub but, by the looks of it, it wouldn't work with the folding. If Bimoz ever gets off the ground, that might be Ok though.

I'm looking into converting a Tern Joe into an eBike for use in a hilly area of Crete (and some if the hills are seriously steep) and I'm wondering whether to go for a front or rear wheel conversion kit. Presently I prefer a rear wheel motor with frame mounted battery on the assumption I'll get...

We won't be doing anything more than day-long runs. The after-effects of the lower anterior resection I had 3 years back for bowel cancer mean I can't really go out on multi-day tours these days.