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    Pedelec Law - The Details

    Hi Sjpt Thanks that’s sounds promising and makes sense ie a LCD screen is not a switch it’s a setting that really you would have to stop and change and in more than One menu. I wonder if one day cars and motor bikes will be limited to actual speed limits and limited as to how fast they are...
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    Pedelec Law - The Details

    Nanny State !!!! LOL
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    Pedelec Law - The Details

    Hi Hi Flecc thanks for the in depth explanation I see why this has come about now the point where a bike becomes a motor vehicle, but I feel the law is a bit outdated now with the latest technology , and I suspect that some of these laws date back to when bikes had small combustion engines...
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    Pedelec Law - The Details

    Hi Mathew . Yes I have seen posts on here about that but it’s all a bit of a faff having to go get a test ECT. I am talking about a law change that will allow kits to do this or factory manufactured bikes as standard without any red tape . I am still unsure if my current YOSE kit which is set...
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    Pedelec Law - The Details

    Hi sorry for the late reply too , I have been travelling to Vietnam just got here . I do not think One needs to ride Pedelech at any more than 15 MPH under power , but I think there needs to be a change in the legislation to allow electric switch power button to allow a pedal assist bike to...
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    Giant second battery install advise sort

    Thanks Mathew. So what you are saying is a battery sending charge through the back door , even if any electronic handshakes are in place between the main battery and controller are in effect bypassing the safety system of the BMS of the battery that is receiving the charge making it liable for...
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    Giant second battery install advise sort

    Hi Guys. In previous posts I said I had a Giant Prime Hybrid it’s an older bike with the Yamaha PW Motor. Then the wife has now got the Giant Fast Road E +1 with the latest Canbus charger needed which I still not have been able to get a decent S/H one. Please see attached the photos of the...
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    Help to fault find on a Carrera Battery

    they where being advertised around £180.00 including delivery but the ads have gone. iI just e mailed the main manufacturer in China to see if I can purchase directly. However a couple of the companies on e bay have both said they suspect it may just be one cell group that has failed could be...
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    Help to fault find on a Carrera Battery

    The The Bird Bike battery is knackard not holding a charge and just crashes once any load is put on it probably the reason it went back to Halfords under warranty. I have a chap interested in buying the bike without a working battery , I have advised him to just buy a new one from Ali...
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    Help to fault find on a Carrera Battery

    nothing just did not know what it was , so this is just the lcd control box ?
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    Help to fault find on a Carrera Battery

    Do u know what this is pls see attached
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    Help to fault find on a Carrera Battery

    Do u know what this is pls see attached Ok noted I do not need to I got the Bird bike battery back up to 100% and charging , going in the back way . woke it up after checking the charging port ECT was all working . strange it had 11V at the front and 0.11 at the discharge but the correct...
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    Help to fault find on a Carrera Battery

    Thanks guys I have been watching some u tube videos, if I can not sort out the replacment BMS , then I will probally salvag the rest of the cells . I have just started working on a bird bike I think it’s an under warranty return . same thing will not charge . I have got it all powered up by...
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    Help to fault find on a Carrera Battery

    Hi All Ok so not giving up on this job just yet. I have checked the rest of the other I cell groups so far they are holding a charge at 3.5 odd volts all of them. I have dismantled most of the battery being careful not to short any thing . I have managed to remove the 3 cells from the...
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    Merry Christmas

    Hi All Hope you are all having a good and merry Christmas. Thanks again from me to you all and all the good advise on here . especially to all of you who give good free advice love to u all See attached A Baz balloon “ Santa His Sack with a Meercat ! hope to see u all in Vietnam this...
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    Battery Fires

    Again I am talking about a safe room , or box ie something that can be used in an emergency or charging unattended . Not putting it in with the Turkey and roast Parsnips . I could for-see some one making a safe charging box for batteries ie like an oven that cooks things but does not burn...
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    Battery Fires

    Hi Mathew I have only heard of One company Project Solar who claimed they would re cell a battery one of the cheaper china brands that they used to fit in the lofts where ever possible. I had a brief sales position with them until I realised they where back to 90s with there sales techniques...
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    Battery Fires

    Hi I do not sell repaired bikes or batteries I break them and sell the parts . I was only selling Carrera batteries as they are taking the michael expensive. Although I do like YOSE kits they seem to me to be good quality and value for money. But they will not tell me the BMS in the...
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    Battery Fires

    I must find out how the Solar Engineers re cell a battery in some one’s house wow that would be a big bang . or they do not as it’s now not legal to install them in a house