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  1. chris_n

    Haibike sDuro HardSeven SL 2015 Yamaha (7 Month 1600 Miles)

    Capacity has absolutely nothing to do with it, age doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is voltage. As you say there is a BMS on each battery that will restrict the current but if the voltage difference is small then very little current will flow anyway. When the batteries are straight...
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    Haibike sDuro HardSeven SL 2015 Yamaha (7 Month 1600 Miles)

    Removed battery mount, soldered wires, cut a small groove in the base to get the wire outside and fitted connector. I always switch bike on before connecting the second battery as the bike is not expecting power to be available on the main connectors until powered up, probably makes no...
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    Haibike sDuro HardSeven SL 2015 Yamaha (7 Month 1600 Miles)

    Stick another battery on like in parallel like I have, double your range! Comes in even handier when you start climbing more like you are threatening to. Most importantly enjoy and make the most of your new found freedom, maybe you can come and ride the Alps too.
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    Extending transmission service life on my crank drive

    For contrast my most worn gears are third and fourth, shows how much time I spend going up silly long hills with an average ride over 1000m of climbing. As soon as I leave home virtually every road / track goes up.
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    DIY ebike conversion - tidy up

    If it is DC rated then yes, but I cant see how using an MCB fits with tidying up.
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

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    Cooked my brakes

    Don't know what you guys are doing with your brakes. Living in the Alps I regularly descend over 700m vertical sometimes over 1000m both on and off road and have never had a problem with either my normal or electric MTB.
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    Haibike Yamaha flunked battery with flashing lights

    Does the bike run? What happened immediately before this issue? Have you tried to measure any voltages? How long are you holding the power button?
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    Ebike charging using Street EV chargers for electric cars

    Added free charge point near me in Austria.
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    Schwalbe Marathon E-Plus rolling resistance

    X2 and maybe increase the weight or decrease pressure to get 60W
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    Maximum range you have ever had on your ebike?

    103 kM with about half battery left, 789m elevation gain. Yamaha Haibike with 400wh battery. This was when I decided I was not going to bring the bike back from Austria after the summer. At the time the bike was restricted but I spent most of the day riding with people I met along the way so...
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    Haibike Yamaha flunked battery with flashing lights

    What happens in you press the battery capacity indicator for 10 seconds as shown on page 22/23 of the document linked to by georgehenry?
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    Battery charge cycles

    So going back to the OP it must be about due to die ;) . While I have nowhere near as many cycles as you mine was used very hard (10km with 1km climbing on one regular route for example) before I fitted the parallel battery. It has also been run to cut out on too many occasions as I was living...
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    Battery charge cycles

    How many charge cycles are you showing in the test on the previous page?
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    charging problem

    The Yamaha charger does not have power on the connection until it has a handshake signal from the battery.
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    Commuting with a badass dongle..??

    The voltage is higher, 42V fully charged 32 V discharged. If you multiply the voltage by the current you get power, your maximum current is fixed.
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    Riding illegal bikes can lead to being charged with driving offences.

    Looks like the precedent has been set at the Old Bailey yesterday! https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7597315/Cyclist-appears-Old-Bailey-accused-killing-pedestrian-hitting-electric-bike.html&ved=2ahUKEwjgzraMua_lAhWwVRUIHWpVDKQQFjAAegQIAhAB&usg=AOvVaw04mutgRS8PkfCiYb8Tf_7K
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    Commuter bike build advice

    A 250w geared motor has a clutch so no rolling resistance from the motor.
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    Commuting with a badass dongle..??

    As you mentioned Yamaha you can stick a magnet on the crank and move the sensor to the outside of the chainstay and dongle it free to see if it gives you what you want. Speedo won't work though.
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    Help! Switching between 2 batteries

    Why not leave them both connected, much kinder to the batteries. You do need to take steps to ensure voltages are identical when connecting and charge them separately.