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    4 years, and 3000+ miles later...

    Hello all, have not been here in a while! It is now the 5th summer with my ebike build and it's still kicking! same Calibike 15AH 48v battery!. The top speed is now only 28mph, down from 29/30. And the range (using all throttle [no pas installed]) - until a noticable loss of umph, is...
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    2+ years and 2500 miles later...

    And still kicking! I just got back from a little light trail exploration. And thought I'd type up a long term report. I converted my Purplish blue 26" 1994 Giant 'Rincon' Mountain bike in April of 2015. 48v 1000w Ebay wheel/controller kit and Calibike 15Ah 48v battery. Throttle only no PAS...
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    Charging port wire broke, attaches to BMS? Solved

    Quick evening test ride: drum roll please... Success! Ride's like the day I built it. Zipped around the block at speeds too fast for a bike without a headlight light. Good thing for streetlight's. So what started as a mysteriously broken wire on the BMS, turned out to be a much needed...
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    Charging port wire broke, attaches to BMS? Solved

    1st sign of recovery.... success.. I was standing there when the charger went into standby without a hitch, as it's always done. Now I'm letting it stay plugged in for a few extra minutes to see if the BMS kicks in for any needed balancing. So far so good. Next reassembly and a quick...
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    Charging port wire broke, attaches to BMS? Solved

    Thanks for the reply...I just took a bunch of pics but their on my phone and a pain to resize and get here.. But here's a really good thing... I'm 99% sure, I FOUND THE PROBLEM! I cut the top of the bat case open... and the BMS connector looked mostly, OK...but just a little farther...
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    Charging port wire broke, attaches to BMS? Solved

    Latest update for those watching (and a huge thank you, to those that do): I cleaned up the melted cables to the rear wheel. All 3 direct soldered now. No change in the bikes latest issue. (see above) So my next area of investigation is back to the battery. I got a confirmation from the...
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    Charging port wire broke, attaches to BMS? Solved

    should I keep it charging until it stops? It used to do this, but every few minutes, not on and off every second.
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    Charging port wire broke, attaches to BMS? Solved

    Ok 2nd problem... runs good until full throttle.... cuts-off and needs to be turned off for 30 seconds and will power back on but do the same thing. Going to check all my connections again, the rear wheel connections need to get redone...they may be the problem...I found the connectors...
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    Charging port wire broke, attaches to BMS? Solved

    New issue... So I got the battery buttoned back up and charging. It seems to to have reached the end of it's charge, but the charger keeps cycling back and forth from full to charging.
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    Charging port wire broke, attaches to BMS? Solved

    .. In this pic the white wire has been re-soldered to it's original place. The guitar pic was used to avoid melting the foam backing.
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    Charging port wire broke, attaches to BMS? Solved

    Ok after a huge fight, requiring the batter to be completely removed from the bike...I have the wire soldered on. Here's the weird part.... It's like fate was forcing me to do what had been in the back of my mind for a while, disassemble, re-inspect-reassemble better than before. after...
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    Charging port wire broke, attaches to BMS? Solved

    Using this schematic.... I'm geting confirmation the wire in question separated from the BMS. So off to remove the battery pack (needs it anyways....time to add theft brackets, home depot here I come).. Pictures coming soon.
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    Charging port wire broke, attaches to BMS? Solved

    Hello all, I have this question in to the maker of the battery, but am also posting here if someone has a quick answer.. 1. A found broken wire from my charging input port to the battery.. It originates as a black wire connected to the charging port. (calibike 48v 15AH). It heat...
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    My E bike travels on FB..

    As you'll see from the title, I'm local to Rochester, NY... if you're near there, all the better... or if you just care to browse my adventures... https://www.facebook.com/EbikingROC/ Thanks for checking the page out, if you do. Hope you like it, I upload trail pictures and video's...
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    Charger bad?

    Nothing is wrong, I posted that I might have found the reason why the OP's charger, and mine acted the way it did. My charger is similar and had been exhibiting the same symptoms. I was giving it some love taps to see if that was the case... I'm glad I didn't break mine.. Turns out it's been...
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    Charger bad?

    Here is the charger. Pretty typical ?
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    Charger bad?

    Actually... I noticed a correlation... when I connect the charger cables without unplugging and turning off the battery I get a healthy spark at that connection. It seems that it's the times that I get this spark, that the charger seems to go into some sort of different mode that doesn't...
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    ,99 cents per mile and getting better...

    Well, I've passed the 550 mark.. now closer to 600 mile's, since I added the electric conversion to my bike. That put's my fun at just over a dollar per sMile. Not bad at all, and considering the battery still seems to be rolling along as new..... Let's see if I can get down below .25 cpm...
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    Short vid, of a pedestrian overpass w/ donky kong climb.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F78VHS8DYMc&feature=youtu.be Here you go, nothing fancy and sorry it's so choppy in spots, 3min. Gopro mounted to the front, no suspension.
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    28 miles, did it.

    Hey thanks. And yep I'm definitely in the entry level club of ebiking. Thanks for the link I'll check them out... ill see if I can change the status so show the elevation... It's probably 80% level. Then downhill 8 miles on the way (heading towards lake ontario)
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    28 miles, did it.

    Here's my ride I just did... http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/1056791951?fb_action_ids=10205917893599443&fb_action_types=fitness.bikes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%5B735666699896180%5D&action_type_map=%5B%22fitness.bikes%22%5D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D This is the ride, I'd been...
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    Charger bad?

    I was just going to make a new thread. Glad I searched. My charger is doing the Exact same thing as this one. Seems to be the same model as well. Seems as if I seat and re-seat the computer style power cord into the socket on the charger it operates as normal.
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    Loving this

    That would be fun and pretty amazing but nope. '1978' - 'vair long gone by then. The name Monza and Spyder were re-used on a redesigned Vega Chassis. So it's a V8 in a Vega chassis.
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    Loving this

    ...Well... I'd love to go forth being that green, but another hobby of mine, is a carry over from my teen years, that I still have... a 1978 V8 Chevy Monza Spyder. Rare fun. Opposite end of the ebike spectrum for sure! I guess my other personality likes that one, lol
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    Loving this

    Here's my latest 'map my ride' http://www.mapmyride.com/workout/1014563701 A breezy, exhilarating, exploratory, run across town, with a stop for some frozen yogurt. The Erie Canal trail, is a local treasure. I would never have known without this bike. Or the help I got from the members...
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