Ok, alot of things happened over the past month..
I have hit the 2 and a half year mark on one of my batteries and one of my motors..
Here are the results....
Mileage: finally reached 20,000 miles
Front 36v (250w) motor: (Same Tire and Tube from day one. (not one flat!)
Battery: 36v 15ah From eBay vendor "Vpower" (1C rated continuous, 2C max discharging)
Over 1000 cycles, half of them using 12-15 out of 15Ah, the other half being between 2 and 12ah. *
Usable AH? (as of last month-march 1st):*
13.6ah to 95% DOD. (prolly could push it to 14.. *But that's close enough for me!)
Controller amp usage:*
MAX - 25a (start from dead stop)*
Typical - 8-12a (cruising speed of 18-20mph)
My BMS finally died last month from rain/water "damage"...
Been charging with my Vpower charger (set at 43.8 CC/CV) to "full" for the past month (no BMS))...
Used (via watt meter) up to a max of 12-13ah per *since last month...
Just took charger off and for the first time in a month checked each cell group, results?:*
EVERY CELL between 3.58v and 3.6v after 20 mins off charger..
What else could I ask for?!?!
I have hit the 2 and a half year mark on one of my batteries and one of my motors..
Here are the results....
Mileage: finally reached 20,000 miles
Front 36v (250w) motor: (Same Tire and Tube from day one. (not one flat!)
Battery: 36v 15ah From eBay vendor "Vpower" (1C rated continuous, 2C max discharging)
Over 1000 cycles, half of them using 12-15 out of 15Ah, the other half being between 2 and 12ah. *
Usable AH? (as of last month-march 1st):*
13.6ah to 95% DOD. (prolly could push it to 14.. *But that's close enough for me!)
Controller amp usage:*
MAX - 25a (start from dead stop)*
Typical - 8-12a (cruising speed of 18-20mph)
My BMS finally died last month from rain/water "damage"...
Been charging with my Vpower charger (set at 43.8 CC/CV) to "full" for the past month (no BMS))...
Used (via watt meter) up to a max of 12-13ah per *since last month...
Just took charger off and for the first time in a month checked each cell group, results?:*
EVERY CELL between 3.58v and 3.6v after 20 mins off charger..
What else could I ask for?!?!