battery or charger fault?

[frank makison]

hi fellow e-bikers,
got a second hand life cycle, mountain sport, but i cant charge the battery up,it indicates that battery is fully charged which i know it isnt,have done over ten hilly miles, the indicator on the bike shows half full, the battery indicator shows full this charger has worked fine until now, does any on out there have any ideas please.

 

[Del 80]

Think Frank has raised a good point,[see introduce yourself] how DO you know how old a battery is ? I bought my E-bike second hand, it has hardly been used, but I am unsure how old it is, I am assuming that the battery is the original, due to bike being little used, but there are no numbers on it at all, so how can I tell it's age ?.......sorry Frank not very good with electrics.............Del.

 

[flecc]

I replied about the charger on your original post Frank, you can see that on this link

As for battery age, it depends on the manufacturer whether it's age can be determined easily. Check any labelling and if it's made by Phylion, let me know the full serial number with the letters as well as the numbers. (Not the type number)

 

[Del 80]

Sorry for hi-jacking Franks thread, flecc, there are no numbers on my battery at all, just says LPX, lithium polymer, and 24 v 10.5ah..........Del.

 

[flecc]

That's very common with Chinese made batteries Del, it's chiefly their top battery manufacturers like Advance, Lishen and Phylion who give more markings. It's a pity more customers don't keep their invoices and pass them, or an edited copy, on to subsequent buyers.