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    Bosch Powerpack from AliExpress?

    Looking for another battery for my Haibike XDuro. It currently has a Bosch Powerpack 500. Noticed AliExpress offer a 400 & 500W version. Anybody tried one? £256.63 | 36V 11Ah 400 Wh Ebike Li Powerpack 13.4Ah 500 Wh 18650 Lithium E Bike Battery For Trek Cube Bosch Electric Moter Bicycle...
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    Is my charger broken?

    Thanks for the info Nealth. I'll check it out. New charger just arrived. I soldered an IEC connector in place of the XLR and plugged it in and - Hey Presto! - it's charging! The charger was from Amazon but getting it here quickly was the deal breaker. The 15yr old requiring a lift to\from the...
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    Is my charger broken?

    Yeah it IS a kettle plug that goes into the battery. Weird I know. There are a few chargers with them but I've ordered a 4A charger with an XLR plug coz I can get it quickly.
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    Is my charger broken?

    Thanks Nealh That's exactly what I wanted to know. I assumed the charger was faulty but at least I know. It has an IEC (kettle) plug on and most of the chargers I see don't but I'm sure I can modify whatever one I get. Cheers
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    Is my charger broken?

    Just to note, the battery is reading 49.7V
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    Is my charger broken?

    Hello On our son's E-Rider Model 15 there's a charging problem. It's a 48V system. When you plug the charger into the bike the light in the charger turns from green to red to indicate charging then goes back to green once charged. Over the last year or so, sometimes when you plug it in the...
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    Help! Giant Twist Esprit Troubleshooting Needed

    Must admit I've not got any further with mine yet. A bunch of other stuff seems to have got in the way. Is the battery in your display flat?
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    Help! Giant Twist Esprit Troubleshooting Needed

    Thanks. Will have to wait til the weekend to have a go but I'll post back then.
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    Help! Giant Twist Esprit Troubleshooting Needed

    Well spotted VFR400. Yeah it does look a bit damaged. So I'm guessing the hall sensor tells the ESC that the wheel's turning and if it's broken and not telling the ESC that it's turning then there will be no power sent to the motor?
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    Help! Giant Twist Esprit Troubleshooting Needed

    OK. Managed to loosen the cables at the ESC end enough to give me some slack. Got the connector out of the frame. In fine condition. Measured the voltage coming to it as 0.06V whether I'm turning the pedals or not.
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    Help! Giant Twist Esprit Troubleshooting Needed

    OK I've attempted to trace the motor cable connections. It looks (to me) that the wires go right into the hub motor and there's no obvious connector. There's a rubber surround/grommet but I'm wary of prising that out unless it's meant to be removed. I can pull several inches of cable out of the...
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    Help! Giant Twist Esprit Troubleshooting Needed

    Thanks guys. I didn't unplug the motor cable but simply loosened it from the clips down the fork leg and swung the wheel out. I'll go up and down the bike and check for any connectors that I can see and clean them and check they're all tight and get some more pics too.
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    Help! Giant Twist Esprit Troubleshooting Needed

    Hello. I've had my mum's old ebike in the workshop for the last few years. We used it a couple of years ago for a few months and it worked OK. Last year I tried it out and the display would come on and then cut out after a few seconds so I thought it was a problem with the battery. Put it back...
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    Would it be hard to ride my e-bike while wearing filtered earplugs? Is it legal?

    To the OP - there's nothing wrong or illegal about riding with earplugs. Most motorcyclists do it every time they ride. As someone else pointed out - deaf people ride/drive/walk/cycle perfectly happily. I frequently cycle with loud music in my ears and, as a result, sometimes choose to make...