Hi All,
I have just got into the obsession of Ebikes after 20 years of serious cycling and racing on the road.
I love being able to do my 40km commute to work in an hour, and more recently doing 150km and 200km rides, which were getting harder and harder to do on a regular road bike.
Problem is, I've entered the game on a 1000w hub drive kit with 48v 15ah battery.
Range is not great, so I decided to pause for a coffee and charge the bike to go further on long rides.
The 2 amp charger which came with the kit only gives me 30 minutes of cycling for 1 hour of charging.
I purchased the charger below on a whim, which would give me 5amp charging, which I plan to use on rare occasions, and for only an hour at a time, so that I could do some long rides.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Electric-Bike-48V-5A-Lithium-Li-ion-Battery-Charger-Lipo-Lifepo4-Scooter-E-bike/282694073043?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=581921086807&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
Could any of you give me an informed opinion on whether this would be safe to use, before I take the dive and try it out? One big question to add, is how might I be sure of the chargers polarity? It has the correct plug for dolphin, but if they messed up the polarity I might turn the battery into a bomb?
Any advice greatly appreciated!
Cheers,
Biggsy
Pyrenees, France
I have just got into the obsession of Ebikes after 20 years of serious cycling and racing on the road.
I love being able to do my 40km commute to work in an hour, and more recently doing 150km and 200km rides, which were getting harder and harder to do on a regular road bike.
Problem is, I've entered the game on a 1000w hub drive kit with 48v 15ah battery.
Range is not great, so I decided to pause for a coffee and charge the bike to go further on long rides.
The 2 amp charger which came with the kit only gives me 30 minutes of cycling for 1 hour of charging.
I purchased the charger below on a whim, which would give me 5amp charging, which I plan to use on rare occasions, and for only an hour at a time, so that I could do some long rides.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Electric-Bike-48V-5A-Lithium-Li-ion-Battery-Charger-Lipo-Lifepo4-Scooter-E-bike/282694073043?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=581921086807&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
Could any of you give me an informed opinion on whether this would be safe to use, before I take the dive and try it out? One big question to add, is how might I be sure of the chargers polarity? It has the correct plug for dolphin, but if they messed up the polarity I might turn the battery into a bomb?
Any advice greatly appreciated!
Cheers,
Biggsy
Pyrenees, France