Freddyflatfoot
1 kW
I have a duct tape 36v/10Ahr battery that I use on a daily basis.
I'm not using a Watts Up, as I don't have anywhere to mount it on my trike, so not sure what the pack is actually doing.
However, I do have a throttle that has 3 LED's. In recent days, I have noticed that the green light goes out fairly quickly under moderate load, but I noticed this morning, that the amber LED, also went out fairly quickly, maybe within a k or two. I usually find that the amber light stays on until I get home on the return trip.
Apart from thinking that the pack is somehow dying (God forbid! It is LiFePo4 after all), I'm suspecting that it might be temperature related, as it was around freezing (0 C)this morning on the ride to work.
Anyone got any info that LiFePo4 performance is affected by lower temperatures?
I know SLA suffers badly at low temps, so maybe all battery chems suffer to some extent?
I'm not using a Watts Up, as I don't have anywhere to mount it on my trike, so not sure what the pack is actually doing.
However, I do have a throttle that has 3 LED's. In recent days, I have noticed that the green light goes out fairly quickly under moderate load, but I noticed this morning, that the amber LED, also went out fairly quickly, maybe within a k or two. I usually find that the amber light stays on until I get home on the return trip.
Apart from thinking that the pack is somehow dying (God forbid! It is LiFePo4 after all), I'm suspecting that it might be temperature related, as it was around freezing (0 C)this morning on the ride to work.
Anyone got any info that LiFePo4 performance is affected by lower temperatures?
I know SLA suffers badly at low temps, so maybe all battery chems suffer to some extent?