I own a Kudos Duke which I keep at a holiday home in Corfu. I tend to go out there in spring and autumn so the bike is unused for 6 months or so over the winter. In light of what I had read I therefore asked a friend who lives there if he could put the battery on charge once a month which(I trust) he did.
So in May 2014 I arrive and try the bike and whilst the led on the charger indicates the battery is fully charged it's flat and nothing I try will get it going. I decide therefore to take the battery into a shop which sells electric bikes and see what they can do. With my limited Greek and his limited English I explain the problem and leave it with him. When I return he says he's fixed it and it was a loose connection. This doesn't seem entirely convincing but if it's fixed who am I to complain and for the rest of the year the bike works fine.
So fast forward to May 2015. Same problem. So into the shop and leave it with him. When I return he says this time he can't fix it and that the battery may be dead. I asked what he'd actually done and it seems he'd taken one end cap off which only gives access to the back of the charge plug and led display and that his sophisticated test equipment was a torch bulb with two wires soldered to it.
Anyway back home I thought I might as well try it on the bike and noticed that the leds briefly lit up. I connected the charger and bingo the battery started charging and once again worked fine for the rest of the year.
So any idea what is going on? It seems my Greek friend can fix the problem without knowing that he's doing it. If when I get there this year I have the same problem any suggestions? And anything I can do to prevent this happening in the future.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
So in May 2014 I arrive and try the bike and whilst the led on the charger indicates the battery is fully charged it's flat and nothing I try will get it going. I decide therefore to take the battery into a shop which sells electric bikes and see what they can do. With my limited Greek and his limited English I explain the problem and leave it with him. When I return he says he's fixed it and it was a loose connection. This doesn't seem entirely convincing but if it's fixed who am I to complain and for the rest of the year the bike works fine.
So fast forward to May 2015. Same problem. So into the shop and leave it with him. When I return he says this time he can't fix it and that the battery may be dead. I asked what he'd actually done and it seems he'd taken one end cap off which only gives access to the back of the charge plug and led display and that his sophisticated test equipment was a torch bulb with two wires soldered to it.
Anyway back home I thought I might as well try it on the bike and noticed that the leds briefly lit up. I connected the charger and bingo the battery started charging and once again worked fine for the rest of the year.
So any idea what is going on? It seems my Greek friend can fix the problem without knowing that he's doing it. If when I get there this year I have the same problem any suggestions? And anything I can do to prevent this happening in the future.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
