Hi all,
I have been absent on this forum for a long time thanks to me losing my job and spending the last 10 months working in a stop gap job whilst constantly looking for something better. At long last, I found something much better and start next month. I also bought a new house which has an outbuilding which I have converted into an electronics workshop.
Very relieved and happy - more time now to do some tinkering in the workshop instead of spending hours applying for jobs!!
So, to start with, I thought I would update you all on how my Bosch e bike battery is performing which has been modified with higher capacity Panasonic 2.9ah high drain cells. Some of you may well remember me completing this project a while back. So far the pack is performing very well after a lot of use. I would say that it has been worth upgrading the cells and it has certainly saved me at least £200 compared to buying a genuine Bosch 11ah battery.
I have also been testing a cheap copy battery which claims it contains Panasonic cells. That is not as great - capacity seems to have dropped quite a bit in under a year of light usage. I wouldn't bother with these batteries - far better to recell your existing one.
So, here's to a great 2015. So far it has been amazing and long may it continue!
Cheers,
El.
I have been absent on this forum for a long time thanks to me losing my job and spending the last 10 months working in a stop gap job whilst constantly looking for something better. At long last, I found something much better and start next month. I also bought a new house which has an outbuilding which I have converted into an electronics workshop.
Very relieved and happy - more time now to do some tinkering in the workshop instead of spending hours applying for jobs!!
So, to start with, I thought I would update you all on how my Bosch e bike battery is performing which has been modified with higher capacity Panasonic 2.9ah high drain cells. Some of you may well remember me completing this project a while back. So far the pack is performing very well after a lot of use. I would say that it has been worth upgrading the cells and it has certainly saved me at least £200 compared to buying a genuine Bosch 11ah battery.
I have also been testing a cheap copy battery which claims it contains Panasonic cells. That is not as great - capacity seems to have dropped quite a bit in under a year of light usage. I wouldn't bother with these batteries - far better to recell your existing one.
So, here's to a great 2015. So far it has been amazing and long may it continue!
Cheers,
El.
