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    Keep battery warm in the winter

    I am on Salt Spring Island, which is in between Victoria and Vancouver in Southern BC, and every winter I start worrying about whether my lithium battery is warm enough to charge without risking damage. I could bring the battery in, but it is a Juiced Cargo bike and it's a nuisance unscrewing 4...
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    Battery Charging and Repair Problem

    I did tell the battery repair guy that the indicator lights seem glitchy... not the battery after he fixed it, as I originally thought. :oops: As long as it isn't a fire hazard and the indicator lights only go down to one for a few seconds every few miles, I am not sure it matters... esp. now I...
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    Battery Charging and Repair Problem

    Thanks for the advice! I do have a battery replacement emergency fund.... As I rely on my bike for transportation, having an unusable bike is not an option... The repair guy who is familiar with this bike and battery thought it probably has a couple more years left in it, and it was worth...
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    Battery Charging and Repair Problem

    It looks like the problem probably isn't the battery, which does seem to be fixed and in good condition, but a glitch in the battery indicator lights. The repair guy says he replaced the BMS, fully charged the battery, and then discharged the battery to test it's capacity, and then charged it to...
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    Battery Charging and Repair Problem

    I really hope I didn't damage the battery by discharging it that low... It was only down to one light for a couple seconds before I turned it off.. If the pack was out of balance, wouldn't the guy who repaired it see this imbalance when he tested the balance? He told me he did that before...
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    Battery Charging and Repair Problem

    When I had my old ebike, I replaced the battery with a Ping battery and learned how to use a multi meter on that battery. It was really helpful. But the authorized ebike repair guy who charged me to repair it, and said it was fixed, has a multimeter and knows how to open the battery pack and...
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    Battery Charging and Repair Problem

    Hey folks, I am having a problem charging my battery and really need some help figuring out what could be wrong. I have a Brand name electric bike with a lithium ion 48 volt, 15 amp hour battery that I bought new just over 3 years ago. I live in a rural area, and don’t go out much, but I rely...
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    Battery longevity & date it was made

    Thanks st35326. I think the Phylion batteries were discontinued years ago, but the batteries used by the company that makes Juiced bikes sound like they are top of the line and based on the best and newest technologies.... At least as far as ready made systems go. And as far as I know they are...
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    Battery longevity & date it was made

    I have a question I would appreciate some input on. I am considering purchasing a new Juiced U500 V3 Cargo bike. This is the battery pack it comes with. https://www.juicedbikes.com/products/juiced-bikes-u500-u350-v3-battery-pack I purchased my first cheap no brand made in China ebike in 2008...
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    Fried battery charger?

    Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge e-beach. It's appreciated! When the battery was finished charging today the multimeter said it was at 42.4 volts. Hopefully that is within the normal range for a year old battery. I am starting to like the multimeter. As I use it and have not...
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    Fried battery charger?

    OK, now I am doing a happy dance.... As my battery didn't look like it was overcharging, I decided to plug it back into the charger and see if it would complete it's charge cycle in the amount of time I know it normally takes. All the BMS lights came on within the first minute, which seems...
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    Fried battery charger?

    Well I did get brave enough to check my batteries voltage again with the multimeter... It is now 41.2, so if each cell should be at 3.7 to 3.8 it seems like all the BMS lights came on and stayed on a long time before it was fully charged. Meaning it was probably not overcharging. But I am...
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    Fried battery charger?

    :shock: Yes I got a multimeter. Before I got the new charger, and charged the pack with it, the battery pack had a voltage of 39.5 volts But for now, I just want to know, on a Ping battery, how long before the battery pack is finished charging, do all the BMS lights usually come on?
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    Fried battery charger?

    Zip, I appreciate you being willing to help me figure this out, but my technical skills are really limited. And I am scared of anything to do with poking into electricity. Which probably isn't a bad thing as I barely have a clue what I am doing. If I have to, I will learn, but waiting to poke...
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    Fried battery charger?

    Thanks for the offer of help fixing the old charger e-beach, but that sounds like it may be a project to do with my son, when he visits, as he has a lot better technical skills than his aging Mom... :mrgreen: So, I got the new charger from Ping today. Without being asked he was kind enough...
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    Does a multimeter show amount of charge/ discharge?

    Thanks so much for all the replies! I did find and watch that video on using a multimeter! It was helpful! I managed to find what I was looking for on one of Ping's webpages. (I have a Ping battery) http://www.pingbattery.com/content/wiringguide.pdf quote "We recommend check its voltage at...
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    Does a multimeter show amount of charge/ discharge?

    Thanks for the information e-beach! It is helpful to know what the voltage should be if the battery is fully charged. And I think I read another discussion explaining what the voltage of each cell is when they are close to completely drained.... So I think knowing there is 12 cells I can figure...
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    Does a multimeter show amount of charge/ discharge?

    This is probably a really really dumb question, but today I got a multimeter, and I am wondering if this will give me a general idea of the state of charge or discharge of my battery? It is a 36 volt 15 amp hour Ping Lifepo4 battery and I think the multimeter gave me a reading of 39.5 volts. I...
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    Fried battery charger?

    Thanks for letting me know what the white stuff is! Ping's batteries and customer service) have a really excellent reputation (and in my experience this is well deserved) So I trust the new charger I get from him will be set up to work with the battery I got from him and the electrical system...
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    Fried battery charger?

    Thanks for the warnings Zip... Sounds like you have noticed I don't know much... But I did order the right replacement charger, and Ping's connections are very easy to understand....even for me! (Which says a lot) I took a picture of the inside of the charger. I don't remember what it is...
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    Fried battery charger?

    Thanks for the suggestion ZIP I don't think we have Harbor Freight here in Canada, but I will get a multimeter off Ebay or Amazon. Ping was very helpful (as usual) and got back to me offering to help me figure out the problem. He also suggested I need a multimeter. And I ordered a new charger...
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    Fried battery charger?

    I don't have any way to measure what is going on with the voltage. My understanding of stuff like this is really basic, at best. I did unscrew the fuse. It looks like a clear tube with a very thin filament. Nothing burnt in there that I could see. What would it look like if it was blown, and...
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    Fried battery charger?

    Thanks for the thoughts Amber Wolf. I have charged the battery at this temperature many times, so it seems unlikely a sensor switched off the fan because of the cool air. + 45 f is cool but not really cold!? I have been reading through the posts on Ping chargers and it sounds like they are...
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    Fried battery charger?

    I have a 15 amp 36 volt Ping battery and charger that I got less than a year ago, and I have been really happy with it, but yesterday something seems to have gone wrong. I plugged in the battery to charge it and the charger seemed to be running normally. There is a red light that comes on...
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    OK to temporarily 1/2 charge Lifepo4?

    Thanks for the informative responses! Much appreciated! :D
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