ian831d

Is the bike still for sale

So the news is all good, having connected the loaned 36v battery to the bike, nothing!! However after initially forgetting to turn the battery ( doh ) i remembered to turn on the battery to find all the lights worked and motor purred nicely, so damning all consequences i lept upon the trust steed and rode the 10 miles to work, no cut out issues at all, significant improvement in both torque and speed, controller works perfectly, the only thing that doesnt work is the battery draw lights on the handlebars, they remain on permanantley. Having connected a volt meter in as per advice earlier, during the commute the battery voltage ( although not fully charged ) did not drop below 38.7v. all round resounding success!!! thanks all for the help and advice, will source my own new 36v battery to cure the issue, still looking and pondering a new bike though! again thanks all

great thanks, will let you know how it goes

have got a digital voltmeter so will link it in for interest more than anything, my commute is about 10 miles, so after tinkering and ensuring it wont melt the trusty old beast will figure a way to "temporarily" use 36v and see what happens!! could be an arduous slog if it all goes up in smoke on the way or might move like a rocket ship.............

might seem a daft question i have borrowed a known good 36v battery for bench test purposes from leighping and was wondering where in the circuit would i wire in the volt meter, between the battery and controller or after the controller and onto which set of wires?

looks like the screwdrivers are coming out tonight for a free look!! thanks all

thats great thanks, do you think a 36v replacement battery would work or would i need to change the controller aswell from the stock item? as at present it is 24v? thanks

i have an old cyclamatic powerplus it cuts out when under load (going up hill) switch off the key and on again and it all works then and cuts out again, no issue at all on flat i think the controller is duff as the battery is fine, any idea what controller i would need to buy to replace it and from where? currently saving to buy a newer bike but.........