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    help with powerabike trike

    If you get the DEALERS -Troubleshooting Guide Trikes manual from here: Powabyke Support :: Download User Manuals and open the manual with the password mentioned in this thread: http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/electric-bicycles/1078-old-powabyke-project.html You'll find the possible...
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    Powabyke initial impressions

    I use the bike mainly for going in and out to university. My longest journey to date however was 15 mile round trip, and all the lights remained on. I'm careful to keep the battery charged after every trip. When I bought my bike 3 months back, there was an free offer of suspension forks with...
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    Powabyke initial impressions

    It's often said that there is no such thing as an ideal purchase, that the promise of whatever we buy rarely lives up to our expectations or the stated claims. So was this the case with my Euro? I had nothing to compare it to and the dealer did say three times that the bike would never live...
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    Powabyke initial impressions

    Sound like you have a similar problem to me (gutless performance). I purchased a brand new Powabyke Euro 3 months ago, performance was poor to say the least. I suspected the battery, but having nothing to compare this issue to, and when the dealer said performance was never going to match the...
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    Replacing 12V 7A Lead acid

    Good find Wizard!
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    Think I'll stick to 250 Watts!

    Makes the "Bourne Supremacy" car sequences look boring!!! For a cheap and cheerful camera mount: 5.: DIY bottlecap bicycle camera mount
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    battery question for scientists

    US supplier here: 24V 9000 mAh NiMH Battery Pack with Aluminum Case and 4 A Superfast Smart Charger for Electric Bike and Scooter - CH-UN300C02
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    SLA Charging Question

    From: Can the lead-acid battery compete in modern times? BatteryUniversity.com " Lead-acid does not like deep cycling. A full discharge causes extra strain and each cycle robs the battery of some service life. This wear-down characteristic also applies to other battery chemistries in varying...
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    Do SLA batteries sulphate?

    Useful link here: Lead Acid Batteries There is a section on sulphation causes.
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    Replacing 12V 7A Lead acid

    Thanks gkilner. Finally went for an AGM battery (Powerfit AGM12V 7A), purchased from RS-components.com. https://uk.rs-online.com The price I paid was #21.50 exvat per unit. (Sorry no pound sign on this linux computer - yet!). Many thanks.
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    Replacing 12V 7A Lead acid

    Thanks gkilner. Well after a two hour trawl of the net - I keep coming up with these - Deep Cycle AGM batteries: VERTECI - Electric Bicycles, Scooters And Motorcycles The one applicable to me is the 12V 9A "DK1290C SLA - AGM - Deep Cycle" battery, since it has the same dimensions as...
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    Replacing 12V 7A Lead acid

    Hi I'm about to replace the three 12v 7A batteries in my battery pack. Looking across the internet for replacements, I found the following site: Batterymasters.co.uk - Home They supply 4 variants: Power-Sonic PS-1270 - £7.99 Ultramax gel - £6.99 Yuasa SLA NP7-12...