A technical question.

[Jimod]

OK, this is just an idea but hopefully someone in the know will be able to tell me.

I have a Kudos Tourer and Kudos Typhoon. If I wired the bottle battery from the Typhoon into the Tourer, would it work? It's an idea I have to increase the range and help the weight distribution.

 

[Deleted member 4366]

Yes it'll work if you do it correctly. It's possible to connect them in parallel, but that can be complicated, so it would be best to put a connector between the battery and controller, then make a lead from your bottle battery with the same connector. You can then switch between the two batteries, but only connect one at a time. The only thing to worry about would be to get the polarity correct.

I think it's quite a good idea to add the bottle battery to get more range. You'll need a need an additional mounting bracket.

 

[Jimod]

Yes it'll work if you do it correctly. It's possible to connect them in parallel, but that can be complicated, so it would be best to put a connector between the battery and controller, then make a lead from your bottle battery with the same connector. You can then switch between the two batteries, but only connect one at a time. The only thing to worry about would be to get the polarity correct.

I think it's quite a good idea to add the bottle battery to get more range. You'll need a need an additional mounting bracket.

Thanks for the reply. Another question if I may. The Tourer's battery requires a key to turn it on, the Typhoon's needs a switch to be pressed to turn it on. Couldn't I connect them both and simply switch on whichever battery I was using?

 

[Deleted member 4366]

I wouldn't recommend it. It would be only a matter of time before you forgot to switch one off or someone switched one on accidentally. They'd be at different voltages, so I think there would be a lot of smoke.

 

[Jimod]

I wouldn't recommend it. It would be only a matter of time before you forgot to switch one off or someone switched one on accidentally. They'd be at different voltages, so I think there would be a lot of smoke.

That sounds like a fair evaluation of me.