I got caught in a bit of a downpour this afternoon. Donned the waterproofs, and sheltered under some trees for a bit to see if it cleared up. When I could see it was not going to, I headed for home. After a mile, my bike developed a peculiar fault. The bike is a 2002 model Powabyke Euro. I suddenly had no power to the motor although the battery lights were lit. When I switched from throttle mode to pedelec mode, the power was back. If I switched back to throttle, it would work intermittently. I seem to recall that i have had this fault before in wet conditions. The water is getting in somewhere, but where? It can not be the throttle , because the throttle works normally in pedelec mode. At the moment, the bike is drying out in the shed while the battery is on charge.
I expect it will be ok once it dries out, but I would still like to know the cause of the fault, and where the water is getting in . Does anyone have experience of this fault please?
Added Later. Bike must have dried out because it is OK now.
I expect it will be ok once it dries out, but I would still like to know the cause of the fault, and where the water is getting in . Does anyone have experience of this fault please?
Added Later. Bike must have dried out because it is OK now.
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