Hi all,
I had a good run on my Sprint with my 14 Ah battery and finally got it as near to empty as possible, that's my two early total discharges out of the way. I believe after this I can top up every time I use my bike, give or take a few round the village to the shops trips - only about 4-5 miles, so I'll probably do two of them and then recharge if they're within a few days of each other. I hope to keep it pretty charged tho' so that I can jump on the bike when I feel like it and not be hampered by a half filled battery, in case I want to go further.
I had two problems tho' which I'm sure can be answered.
1. I'd ridden about 24 miles on Friday, with only one hiccup (detalied in 2-below) and then this morning when I set off, the battery cut out a few times almost immediately. This settled and I was then riding around to about 33 miles trying to wear the battery out! but mainly on the flat. It was a warm day, but I have to climb a hill to get anywhere. I actually cycled back down the hill dissapointed but then I thought I'd give it another go and it got me up that hill and an even bigger one! It did have cut outs during some of my ride, 6 flashes on the bottom red light, which I believe is low power?
2. The more concerning thing is that yesterday during my 24 miles at a couple of points, there seemed to be a surge of power and the motor seemed to rev up and then, of course, stop. I just switched on and off and all was well. The same thing also happened twice this morning, but not so fiercly.
I wonder if this is because the bike has been standing still for a long time and the motor is just sorting itself out?
Will the cut-outs continue when the battery is towards being empty? Fortunately the way home is all downhill from a certain point, but I remember this is why the NimH was meant to be superior for hills, however I know they're no longer available anyway. Any hints on how to avoid the two issues mentioned above. Thanks very much, yet again, hope you don't get fed up of my questions but I really do appreciate your help, especially now I've no-one to talk through my concerns.
I had a good run on my Sprint with my 14 Ah battery and finally got it as near to empty as possible, that's my two early total discharges out of the way. I believe after this I can top up every time I use my bike, give or take a few round the village to the shops trips - only about 4-5 miles, so I'll probably do two of them and then recharge if they're within a few days of each other. I hope to keep it pretty charged tho' so that I can jump on the bike when I feel like it and not be hampered by a half filled battery, in case I want to go further.
I had two problems tho' which I'm sure can be answered.
1. I'd ridden about 24 miles on Friday, with only one hiccup (detalied in 2-below) and then this morning when I set off, the battery cut out a few times almost immediately. This settled and I was then riding around to about 33 miles trying to wear the battery out! but mainly on the flat. It was a warm day, but I have to climb a hill to get anywhere. I actually cycled back down the hill dissapointed but then I thought I'd give it another go and it got me up that hill and an even bigger one! It did have cut outs during some of my ride, 6 flashes on the bottom red light, which I believe is low power?
2. The more concerning thing is that yesterday during my 24 miles at a couple of points, there seemed to be a surge of power and the motor seemed to rev up and then, of course, stop. I just switched on and off and all was well. The same thing also happened twice this morning, but not so fiercly.
I wonder if this is because the bike has been standing still for a long time and the motor is just sorting itself out?
Will the cut-outs continue when the battery is towards being empty? Fortunately the way home is all downhill from a certain point, but I remember this is why the NimH was meant to be superior for hills, however I know they're no longer available anyway. Any hints on how to avoid the two issues mentioned above. Thanks very much, yet again, hope you don't get fed up of my questions but I really do appreciate your help, especially now I've no-one to talk through my concerns.