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I guess that is all you have left after being proven wrong!! Sad..... Having been an instructor (as well as my normal duties) in both the RN and several large US computer companies over the last 50 years, one is used to working and (trying to) teach complete idjots! Remember "Manners maketh man!"

You are understanding again, what you want to understand. Fact:- the correct voltage for a fully charged 36 volt nominal Li-ion battery is 42.0 volts. You can read it in many places on the web, surely you have checked that out already? So how would you make a "coincidence" out of a "fact", is...

Assuming that you got the correct points (usually marked "+ and -") on the battery to check voltage, that is a really low reading, and if a true indication of the SOC, then either a fuse is blown, or a (key)switch is open, or wiring is damaged (unlikely on two batteries I feel). I wish that I...

What has racing bikes to do with this discussion? As far as I remember, if the street has not been cleared/licensed especially for a push bike race, they are not allowed to exceed any set speed limit on that street either! But e-bikes MUST be limited to a max 15.5 MPH assistance, and may only...

If you had read my comment more carefully, I was ONLY speaking about my two meters! Both are 3 1/2 digit displays, so on the 200 volt range, there is only one decimal place shown, which is quite normal. Furthermore, I do not see the need to buy a 4 1/2 digit meter, for looking at e-bike...

They seem to have quite a bad name in Germany, the internet has quite a few "moaners", but I have not actually counted them....... mainly plastic gear damage if I remember correctly. That and the price new put me right off them. The few people I know with them, seem to be OK and have few...

If anyone is not strong on electrics and electronics, playing around can fry a lot more! My advice is to buy one of those cheap e-bike testers and then you can see if all the fields and the sensors are good in the motor quite easily. I have seen one in use and it looked very easy:- I recommend...

Actually you have missed another point, the law states that e-bikes may not be capable of exceeding 15.5 MPH with motor assistance. Many of them can be pedaled faster than that, but the motor assistance must have stopped/cut out. The ONLY quick way to prove whether the bike can exceed the...

Great post of yours and I guess most members here are less anti road laws and the police in General! To copy you:- There are big holes in many of his "points" but I can't be "arsed" either!!....As it would be a complete waste of time and inconvenience too many electrons! Andy

Only the motor manufacturer will be able, but probably not willing, to answer your query. Reducing the maximum current to get the maximum allowed wattage, or close to, will probably be OK. (Assuming you have a a controller that allows this) So 500/48 = 10.41 amps, so setting it to a maximum of...

I agree with Ocsid, bike frames/tubes have very thin walls, and you would probably crush the tube unintentionally. I do believe (not done it myself!) that such strong points are often made using metal clamps, with thin rubber inside to protect the paint/frame, and I do believe that someone...

But could possibly lead to the bike showing itself to be modified, leading to it being immediately confiscated, proper accurate testing and a possibly expensive conviction! No thanks. It's far simpler to either stay completely off road, or ride legally when on it. Andy

I believe that the "search on the street" laws in the UK have been liberally updated for many reasons over the years, knives, drugs and weapons come to mind. Vehicles have been described as weapons many times when driven in a dangerous manner.... Furthermore, the safety of ALL everyday citizens...

I agree with ebiker99, it sounds like a battery or possibly a charger problem to me personally. For the OP, your battery when fully charged should indicate 42 volts, assuming the meter is accurate. But if its cheap meter, it may indicate slightly more or less. Compare it to a know good meter...

Totally guessing, as nobody else has tried to answer you yet, but have you checked the battery voltage with a meter yet? It must between two carefully controlled voltages to allow power to the motor. It might even just be fully discharged, or better said, discharged down to the point where no...

I understand here you are coming from, and you are lucky that you only need to park in only those two places. But for instance, I have no car during the week as my wife needs it, so I go shopping and on Dog walks with my e-bike. I park when and where needed. I also feel that many e-bikers are...

Correct. But the threshold apparently does not vary quite as much as makes any huge difference for people uninjured and have no nerve damage. The threshold for heat‐induced pricking pain (48.5 ± 1.8°C) was significantly higher than the threshold for thermal pain induced in normal skin areas...

Then may I ask what is your opinion? "DUH" does seem to be very unclear to me!;) Andy

Unclear, but that would make sense..... Andy

Then its not a proper test. Anything removed from the mains will cool down naturally! If you wish to repeat the test, charge up the battery, observe that the charger heats up, but when the charger indicates full charge, generally a green LED, or you could pull the connection to the battery out...