Bosch battery recell

[Kendalian]

Hi Guys,
Not been around here for a while - is there anyone that does a recell of Bosch electric bike batteries?
Cheers
John

 

[soundwave]

link in sig but you wont save much

 

[Kendalian]

link in sig but you wont save much

Sorry, probably being thick here but where do I find the link? (I’m using an iPhone)
Cheers
John

 

[sjpt]

Merlin is a good place to look for a replacement.

Search - Merlin Cycles UK

www.merlincycles.com

Cheap (relatively), and for me at least fast and efficient.

Recelling is a bit complicated as the BMS has to be kept alive during the process, which is why not many people offer it.

Soundwave was referring to https://www.torqu-e-cycles.co.uk/

 

[saneagle]

Generally, if your battery is a standard one, it's cheaper to buy a complete replacement than to get one re-celled. It only makes sense to re-cell unique or impossible to obtain batteries.

 

[sjpt]

Generally, if your battery is a standard one, it's cheaper to buy a complete replacement than to get one re-celled. It only makes sense to re-cell unique or impossible to obtain batteries.

If you get a battery recelled you are paying UK rates for a one-off job, and parts (cells) bought in relatively small quantities.
If you buy a new battery you are paying Chinese rates for mass production with all the appropriate tools for that battery;
and huge orders for the cells.

 

[Kendalian]

Thanks for the replies folks. Does anyone know if you can directly replace a Bosch frame mounted 400 WH power pack battery from 2015 with a 500 WH one? They seem to be the same size physically.
Cheers
John

 

[Peter.Bridge]

Thanks for the replies folks. Does anyone know if you can directly replace a Bosch frame mounted 400 WH power pack battery from 2015 with a 500 WH one? They seem to be the same size physically.
Cheers
John

Not sure the answer to your question but I am selling a Bosch Powerpack 400 Frame classic+ battery in excellent condition if you are interested

https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/classifieds/bosch-powerpack-frame-classic.424/

 

[sjpt]

The 400WH and 500WH are interchangable, as long as they are from the same generation and the same format (rack, downtube) I got the 500WH Merlin (rack) to replace the aging 400WH for our 2016 approx Motus and it worked with no problems.