Hi all, I’ve just taken delivery of my wife’s Chrissy present, a used Batribike Trike 20, its previous owner claims it had new cells during his ownership....
As one does with all new acquisitions I set about giving it a good clean - and in the process removing its battery to clean it.
Examining the battery it was evident that the screwed case cover was/is sealed on each side with an authentic looking silver ‘Batribike’ anti-tamper seal, all well and good - but on one side where the fuse should be - a rubber plug is fitted removal of which shows an empty hole where a fuse once existed. The battery slides into a slotted carrier fixed centrally above the non-existant rear wheel position, in fact the same position and battery type as my BB Quartz bike (which DOES have a 35a fuse at the said location.
Quite obviously to fit such fuse (IF A SUITABLE HOLDER COULD BE OBTAINED) the Anti-tamper seals would need to be broken, not that it would be important as the age of the trike is 2013 or thereabout.
From looking inside my Quartz battery I can see that there is very little room to fit anything but the correct part which may be difficult to obtain as the Trikes are no longer made so any spare part could be a potential problem.
Suggestions please? Come back Maplin!
Jim
As one does with all new acquisitions I set about giving it a good clean - and in the process removing its battery to clean it.
Examining the battery it was evident that the screwed case cover was/is sealed on each side with an authentic looking silver ‘Batribike’ anti-tamper seal, all well and good - but on one side where the fuse should be - a rubber plug is fitted removal of which shows an empty hole where a fuse once existed. The battery slides into a slotted carrier fixed centrally above the non-existant rear wheel position, in fact the same position and battery type as my BB Quartz bike (which DOES have a 35a fuse at the said location.
Quite obviously to fit such fuse (IF A SUITABLE HOLDER COULD BE OBTAINED) the Anti-tamper seals would need to be broken, not that it would be important as the age of the trike is 2013 or thereabout.
From looking inside my Quartz battery I can see that there is very little room to fit anything but the correct part which may be difficult to obtain as the Trikes are no longer made so any spare part could be a potential problem.
Suggestions please? Come back Maplin!
Jim
