Electric bike battery question
I have a pair of electric bikes that I bought for my wife and I probably over 10 years ago. We almost never used them and they sat in the garage so they are practically brand new. Now I have more ti...
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StevenH wrote:
What he is saying is not just any 24v Lithium battery will work.
For example a stack of 16 D flashlight batteries (16 x 1.5v =24v) won't work. Two 12v car batteries would because they have enough capacity.
You will have to find one designed to provide the current the motor requires.
Lithium battery will need a different charger than the one for lead acid battery that came with the bike. You need one designed for lithium charge curve.
A lot of expense probably better staying with lead acid, maybe going to a gel or AGM.
One of the reasons we haven't used the bikes much in 10 years is because the lead acid batteries weigh a ton! It's very difficult to even get the bikes into the back of the truck and they are very top heavy. I was thinking about just getting rid of these bikes and buying new ones, but were looking at $1500 or up each for what I would get. So I figured I'd try upgrading these first.
