The same old story. I have bought a new-old-stock Gazelle Orange Innergy. It was mechanically perfect, but electric assistance didn't work. It was diagnosed by the dealer as controller issue. The battery was also dead, but this was easy to resolve by getting a new battery. The UK dealer said that controllers are no longer available from the manufacturer, and I extended my search to Holland. I did manage to find a dealer in Holland who had the controller left in stock. So I bought it and took the new controller and the bike to the UK dealer's workshop for installation...
Alas once we opened the headlight we immediately realized that the control boards are different and have different connectors. The conclusion was that what I was sold a wrong controller. I got in touch then with the shop in Holland and they insist that it is "the right and the only" controller and one has to replace the connectors( here could be a problem with translation --?)
The current state: I have an electric bike which doesn't assist in pedalling. However, both front and back light are powered on by battery and work perfectly.
So I am looking for an independent opinion.
Is it possible that two controllers for the same model have control boards with different sockets? I am no expert, but I would have thought that one doesn't usually move sockets between boards... (At least when dealing with computer's motherboard you typically replace the whole board)
Alas once we opened the headlight we immediately realized that the control boards are different and have different connectors. The conclusion was that what I was sold a wrong controller. I got in touch then with the shop in Holland and they insist that it is "the right and the only" controller and one has to replace the connectors( here could be a problem with translation --?)
The current state: I have an electric bike which doesn't assist in pedalling. However, both front and back light are powered on by battery and work perfectly.
So I am looking for an independent opinion.
Is it possible that two controllers for the same model have control boards with different sockets? I am no expert, but I would have thought that one doesn't usually move sockets between boards... (At least when dealing with computer's motherboard you typically replace the whole board)