As I've been saying in my posts my bike's controller blew and it's battery has abou 25% it's original capacity, so it's barely an electric bike at all anymore (I replaced the controller with a simple relay circuit to at least have on/off capabilities).
Since I can't find a new controller with pedal assist feature, I got a cheap controller for a regular electric bike so I can at least have proper throttle again. I'm considering these options:
-Install new basic controller, replace batteries, and keep using it, hoping a compatible controller will once again appear on ebay to restore it's full capabilities
-Do the above, then sell it and get a new bike with pedal assist
If ever I do get a compatible controller that would restore all original features that would be my first choice and I'd replace the batteries with NIMH batteries. That seems extremely unlikely though, so rather than spend $500 on nimh batteries to put in a hunk of junk, I figured I'd just get cheap $90 lead acid batteries so I can at least use the bike for the rest of the year and consider a new one next year.
The problem is the battery on this junk seems EXTREMELY RARE, not a signle lead acid battery is the same size as this one, they are currently 3 lead acid batteries in a 302x110x85mm metal box. They are 12V 12Ah, and all batteries of this specification are much longer, mine are "squarer".
In any case, my current 12Ah batteries are now about 3Ah due to severe abuse, so even if I can only find 6Ah batteries that fit this unusual size it's still twice what I currently have. What would be the largest 12V batteries I could fit 3 of in this box? What's a good source for lead acid batteries? I know it's outdated technology but as I said this bike is just about good for the dumpyard, so there's no way I'm putting $600 of batteries in something that's ending up in the dump soon.
Thanks
Since I can't find a new controller with pedal assist feature, I got a cheap controller for a regular electric bike so I can at least have proper throttle again. I'm considering these options:
-Install new basic controller, replace batteries, and keep using it, hoping a compatible controller will once again appear on ebay to restore it's full capabilities
-Do the above, then sell it and get a new bike with pedal assist
If ever I do get a compatible controller that would restore all original features that would be my first choice and I'd replace the batteries with NIMH batteries. That seems extremely unlikely though, so rather than spend $500 on nimh batteries to put in a hunk of junk, I figured I'd just get cheap $90 lead acid batteries so I can at least use the bike for the rest of the year and consider a new one next year.
The problem is the battery on this junk seems EXTREMELY RARE, not a signle lead acid battery is the same size as this one, they are currently 3 lead acid batteries in a 302x110x85mm metal box. They are 12V 12Ah, and all batteries of this specification are much longer, mine are "squarer".
In any case, my current 12Ah batteries are now about 3Ah due to severe abuse, so even if I can only find 6Ah batteries that fit this unusual size it's still twice what I currently have. What would be the largest 12V batteries I could fit 3 of in this box? What's a good source for lead acid batteries? I know it's outdated technology but as I said this bike is just about good for the dumpyard, so there's no way I'm putting $600 of batteries in something that's ending up in the dump soon.
Thanks