E-Bike System

[mistercrash]

This one looks interesting and the price is reasonable.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Fast-Charger-Cha...#ht_2419wt_906

The only thing that bugs me is the charging jack on the scooter. It's a three prong thing exactly like the power cord of a computer. There must be one for positive and one for negative but what is the third one for. Opening up the rear fairings and seat of the scooter to see the battery and look at the wiring looks like a tedious job. I'll ask the dealer later this morning as I have to go see them to pick my second battery.

[JERRY2KONE]

Originally Posted by mistercrash

This one looks interesting and the price is reasonable.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Fast-Charger-Cha...#ht_2419wt_906

The only thing that bugs me is the charging jack on the scooter. It's a three prong thing exactly like the power cord of a computer. There must be one for positive and one for negative but what is the third one for. Opening up the rear fairings and seat of the scooter to see the battery and look at the wiring looks like a tedious job. I'll ask the dealer later this morning as I have to go see them to pick my second battery.

How about Postitive, Negative, and Ground maybe? You can buy those connectors and make your own cord. They are pretty simple to figure out. When I made my first one I think I googled the plug configuration to make sure that I connected the leads on the right position. The center one is the ground. Fast charging lead acid batteries on a regular basis is not a good idea. Plus fast charging lead acid cells creates a lot of hydrogen gas which is explosive. You really have to be careful when charging lead acid batteries.

[mistercrash]

Hmmm... A lot of hydrogen building up in my garage is not what I want. Guess I'll just have to be patient while the batteries recharge. I pulled the plug out to see where the wires go, only the two outside prongs are used, a positive and a negative. The middle prong is unused. I was just wondering why those connectors were used. Probably because they are foolproof and can't be connected the wrong way. Thanks JERRY.

[_paralyzed_]

once you get the second battery, do you think you will need more than one charge a day?

Just plug her in at night and don't worry about charge time. I assume the charger shuts itself off when complete?

What the heck is a kilometer?

[mistercrash]

Originally Posted by _paralyzed_

once you get the second battery, do you think you will need more than one charge a day?

Just plug her in at night and don't worry about charge time. I assume the charger shuts itself off when complete?

What the heck is a kilometer?

I will not need to recharge more than once a day if I just go to work with it. I go to work (2 km) than come back home for lunch (2 km) then after lunch I go downtown for the second part of my shift (6 km) and when I'm all done I go home from downtown (6 km). I probably could go three days before recharging. But I don't just go to work, I work evenings which gives me time in the morning to run errands or just ride around for fun. If I do that, I'll just have to keep in mind that I need to keep enough charge in the batteries for the 22 km needed for my work. One kilometer is 0.6213712 mile.

[_paralyzed_]

Originally Posted by mistercrash

I probably could go three days before recharging.

Don't. SLA's develop sulfate if below a full charge. You want to keep them 100% charged as much as possible. If you forget a night it's not the end of the world, but definitely charge it the next night. I've been maintaining SLA's for 9 years in my wheelchairs

Is it an onboard charger? Can you plug in while at work?

[mistercrash]

It's not an onboard charger. And yes I prefer to recharge every day once I'm done with the scooter. Actually, as soon as I get it back in the garage, I always recharge it even if I just went out for 5 minutes.