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Thank you Flecc for your detailed answer. I'll do it the way you tell. Someone (French Suede owner) told he found it is 44 volts for his NiMh charged up to 80 %.

measuring the voltage to stop charging the battery at 80% Do you know which could be the voltage V of the (36v Ni-Mh) Suede battery when charging it up to 80% ? It should be useful once (and from times to times) to measure the voltage when charging (with a voltmeter), and then we'ld have the...

Suede battery: Giant France new info In "CYCLURBA" Forum (French "PEDELEC "Forum) : Batterie et chargeur NiMH pour le Suède : du nouveau ! Forum Cyclurba. Velos electriques Giant you can go to "vélo électrique Giant" if you understand French (or Babelfish...), there is a very recent...

My Suede chain also was sometimes getting out (mainly when I'ld change gear too quickly / directly from slow to high speed), until the rear wheel position was somehow changed (puncture in the rear tire chamber); at 1000km I put some better oil: it's special oil-spray for motor bike: now the gear...

Hello Bob and Flecc, That's much interesting to receive your answers and advices, these will help to go on with the Suede battery! Some Suede and Lafree owners think important not to wait until the battery is empty but they prefer to charge when the battery is 50% (up to 80%) discharged; they...

From France, several users with me, we got problems with our Suede NiMh batteries within first year of use; for me, it was after 1200km and 8 months, and the dealers offered one new battery. I'm still using my first battery (now 1500km) which still assist up to 10km (some hilly portions in my...

thanks Flecc! for detailing the conditions so how to store the new NiMh battery.

... Suede-e bought on 2007 February! The dealer told me on Sept that the battery should arrive on December.

giant suede-e battery My dealer (south of France) received yesterday the new battery for warranty exchange of the deficient one (after 1500km, Suede-e bought from him on 2006 February). I was waiting for this battery since the end of September 2007. Si I hope you'ld receive soon the Nimh...

Hello Andrew, My battery (SuedeE9 months old) makes impossible to climb my 200meters 12% slopy street, since one month; Giant (who opened it) told to my dealer the battery must be changed with a new one within the warranty. Now, I still use my "old" battery, charging it each 7 km; the dealer...

suede battery problem My Giant Suede is just 9 months old (beginning of February) and the NiMh battery now manages 8 miles only (since one month), and I have to cut off twice the switch to let the battery take a rest (mainly when climbing the short but sloped hill to my home) not to be out...