I wonder whether anyone could help me with this:
Despite the excellent (and ongoing) customer service support from Powerpedals, my new Tonaro Princess (hub driven) doesn't do more than 10miles per charge. I have tried it on lowest level assistance and on generally flattish roads, no headwind (although I live edge of Peak District - so includes a fair few 10 percent hills - guessing!). I am currently less than 50Kg, used until very recently, be a fit and keen mountain biker.
Phil gas sen me up replacement battery (36V 10Ah) battery and charger to try. The outcome is the same. The charger goes for 2.5hours (too little?) and turns from red to green. The little LED lights on top of the battery itself (presumably a rough idea of the state of batteries) do not light up when little button is pressed.
The LEDs on the bike handlebar - the fuel guage - do not reduce in this 10 mile range (except under load) just going from 4 greens + 1 red lit to nothing! (“The battery is a wild animal and artificial intelligence domesticates it.” Battery University springs to mind!)
I guess I need to buy a multimeter to check battery voltage? (errr...somehow - no clear positive and negs to connect to!)
Thank you for the forum anyway. It is full of good reading. Although I don't understand alot of it, with interesting differences of opinion. eg on initial battery charging
"Instructions to charge a new battery for eight hours are seen as “old school” from the nickel battery days". (Battery University)
While a recent post says
"Hi We recommend with our battery's you leave them on for 12 hours the first 6 charges to balance out the cells in the battery". (Banbury Frank)
Ahhh maybe that is it?? I have only given each of the batteries 1 initial long (10 hour) charge?
Wombatz-the -curiously - perplexed -ebiker
Despite the excellent (and ongoing) customer service support from Powerpedals, my new Tonaro Princess (hub driven) doesn't do more than 10miles per charge. I have tried it on lowest level assistance and on generally flattish roads, no headwind (although I live edge of Peak District - so includes a fair few 10 percent hills - guessing!). I am currently less than 50Kg, used until very recently, be a fit and keen mountain biker.
Phil gas sen me up replacement battery (36V 10Ah) battery and charger to try. The outcome is the same. The charger goes for 2.5hours (too little?) and turns from red to green. The little LED lights on top of the battery itself (presumably a rough idea of the state of batteries) do not light up when little button is pressed.
The LEDs on the bike handlebar - the fuel guage - do not reduce in this 10 mile range (except under load) just going from 4 greens + 1 red lit to nothing! (“The battery is a wild animal and artificial intelligence domesticates it.” Battery University springs to mind!)
I guess I need to buy a multimeter to check battery voltage? (errr...somehow - no clear positive and negs to connect to!)
Thank you for the forum anyway. It is full of good reading. Although I don't understand alot of it, with interesting differences of opinion. eg on initial battery charging
"Instructions to charge a new battery for eight hours are seen as “old school” from the nickel battery days". (Battery University)
While a recent post says
"Hi We recommend with our battery's you leave them on for 12 hours the first 6 charges to balance out the cells in the battery". (Banbury Frank)
Ahhh maybe that is it?? I have only given each of the batteries 1 initial long (10 hour) charge?
Wombatz-the -curiously - perplexed -ebiker