Battery lights showing RED why?

[John F]

Just checked the lights on my battery after fully charging it. (green light on charger)

Battery has 6 lights, 4 are green but the other 2 are red. WHY?

Its had about 70 charges from new, with no apparent issues regarding range

 

[Geebee]

Its not just showing all the lights including the lowest 2 in red? one of my batteries shows 1 red and 4 green when full, if the red comes on alone it means its flat.

 

[John F]

Its not just showing all the lights including the lowest 2 in red? one of my batteries shows 1 red and 4 green when full, if the red comes on alone it means its flat.

6 lights in a row. Middle 4 show green outside 2 show red.

It's just that you would expect all greens?

 

[Deleted member 4366]

As the battery discharges, the lights go out one by one starting with the greens, so: 4 greens 2 reds, 3 greens 2 reds,......, 2 reds, 1 red, time to pedal.

 

[peerjay56]

6 lights in a row. Middle 4 show green outside 2 show red.

It's just that you would expect all greens?

Is all greens the normal condition after charging? How discharged was the battery beforehand?

 

[trex]

Andy @ Woosh is not in this afternoon so I can't confirm but if I remember correctly, the there are 6 LEDs at the back of the CD batteries, they are symetrical. The two outside LEDs are red, they correspond to about 15% capacity left, the next two (which are LED 2 and LED 5 from left to right) correspond to about 15% to 40% and the middle two (LED 3 and LED 4) 40% to 100%. It would be simpler if they have 5 LEDs red + 4 greens. The voltage is better displayed on the LCD.

 

[John F]

Is all greens the normal condition after charging? How discharged was the battery beforehand?

Don't know never checked
It was NIL discharged i.e. fully CHARGED!

 

[John F]

Andy @ Woosh is not in this afternoon so I can't confirm but if I remember correctly, the there are 6 LEDs at the back of the CD batteries, they are symetrical. The two outside LEDs are red, they correspond to about 15% capacity left, the next two (which are LED 2 and LED 5 from left to right) correspond to about 15% to 40% and the middle two (LED 3 and LED 4) 40% to 100%. It would be simpler if they have 5 LEDs red + 4 greens. The voltage is better displayed on the LCD.

That would be useful to have confirmed. You are correct on the LED layout, however I fail to see how your description helps me! Logically they should be all green surely?

The LCD said full up.

 

[John F]

Its not just showing all the lights including the lowest 2 in red? one of my batteries shows 1 red and 4 green when full, if the red comes on alone it means its flat.

So that could be my situation? i.e. there is(are) always 1 or 2 red?

 

[trex]

yes, the outer LEDs are always red LEDs. They are not multicoloured. The two middle LEDs go out first.

 

[peerjay56]

Don't know never checked
It was NIL discharged i.e. fully CHARGED!

Errm, so why did you charge it?

 

[John F]

yes, the outer LEDs are always red LEDs. They are not multicoloured. The two middle LEDs go out first.

Well that would be reassuring, however d8veh seems to say the outer red lights give some indication of charge? I'm confused

 

[John F]

Errm, so why did you charge it?

Philip you have misread my slightly ambiguous statement. More importantly why won't you be in York on Sunday for the big day or are going to check it out somewhere else?