I have a 36 volt EVG ebike. I bought it new. Not too long after I got it I modified the headlight housing so I could use an MR16 LED array to replace the halogen that came with it. Everything seemed to work fine.
I noticed last year that when I had my headlight on it would start flashing after awhile. I contacted where I got the LED array and they mentioned it likely means the LED array was going bad. I've replaced the array with another another one. It is also a different model. It still blinks. I know sometimes when this would happen it was quite hot so I thought that might have something to do with it as well, but, today I tested it and it still blinked and it wasn't very hot out.
I also attached a voltmeter in parallel while the light was attached and on. I could see the voltage go from 12V to zero. I also attached the voltmeter without the light attached and it stayed at a steady 12V. I imagine the load of the array is an issue, but, it used to work, so I'm thinking something in the power supply system of the ebike is at fault.
I obviously can't contact EVG on this, but, does anyone have any idea if there is some electrical component that may have gone bad that might be causing this and what it might be or other things to look at?
TIA
I noticed last year that when I had my headlight on it would start flashing after awhile. I contacted where I got the LED array and they mentioned it likely means the LED array was going bad. I've replaced the array with another another one. It is also a different model. It still blinks. I know sometimes when this would happen it was quite hot so I thought that might have something to do with it as well, but, today I tested it and it still blinked and it wasn't very hot out.
I also attached a voltmeter in parallel while the light was attached and on. I could see the voltage go from 12V to zero. I also attached the voltmeter without the light attached and it stayed at a steady 12V. I imagine the load of the array is an issue, but, it used to work, so I'm thinking something in the power supply system of the ebike is at fault.
I obviously can't contact EVG on this, but, does anyone have any idea if there is some electrical component that may have gone bad that might be causing this and what it might be or other things to look at?
TIA