Hello all,
I have a problem with the handlebar-mounted battery indicator on my Pro Connect.
A few weeks ago I noticed that occasionally the indicator would jump from 3 lights to 1 and then, a few minutes later, back up again. There was no noticeable change in power during this process so I didn't worry about it.
The problem has been steadily getting more noticeable (i.e. it happens more often). Today it happened 4 or 5 times on my 10-mile commute to work. On the way home, the indicator went from 2 lights to 1, and then back to 2, and then back to 1, and then later started flashing (I never usually get to the flashing stage as my total distance is only 20 miles). Later it jumped back up to 1 and stayed there for the rest of the journey. When I got home I still had two out of five lights on the battery.
Now, I had previously though that this was a problem with the power meter only and didn't affect the performance. But on the way home it was quite noticeable that when the meter went from 2 to 1 and back again, the power chopped and then increased again. In fact at one point the bike appeared to be providing almost no power at all.
Anyone else had this problem? Could it just be that the battery connectors need cleaning; would this cause such an obvious degradation in performance? What else could it be?
Yours confusedly,
Peter
I have a problem with the handlebar-mounted battery indicator on my Pro Connect.
A few weeks ago I noticed that occasionally the indicator would jump from 3 lights to 1 and then, a few minutes later, back up again. There was no noticeable change in power during this process so I didn't worry about it.
The problem has been steadily getting more noticeable (i.e. it happens more often). Today it happened 4 or 5 times on my 10-mile commute to work. On the way home, the indicator went from 2 lights to 1, and then back to 2, and then back to 1, and then later started flashing (I never usually get to the flashing stage as my total distance is only 20 miles). Later it jumped back up to 1 and stayed there for the rest of the journey. When I got home I still had two out of five lights on the battery.
Now, I had previously though that this was a problem with the power meter only and didn't affect the performance. But on the way home it was quite noticeable that when the meter went from 2 to 1 and back again, the power chopped and then increased again. In fact at one point the bike appeared to be providing almost no power at all.
Anyone else had this problem? Could it just be that the battery connectors need cleaning; would this cause such an obvious degradation in performance? What else could it be?
Yours confusedly,
Peter
