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    Was given a G-Bike - need a charger and probably a battery..

    Thanks for that info - I'm doing a 100% full charge now. I've never 100% depleted the battery, the closest I got was once driving to the point the controller kept dropping out but it still got me home and I reckon I still could have got another mile or two out of it so it still had something...
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    Was given a G-Bike - need a charger and probably a battery..

    Thanks again all! I've been using the bike quite a bit and it's such a nicer way to travel; I feel like I'm on vacation when driving to work :) I only ever charge to 80% of capacity and with that, I get about 3 x 2 mile trips so can easily do there and back, and there again although I'll admit...
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    Was given a G-Bike - need a charger and probably a battery..

    Thanks again Sunder. I've been using Lunacycle's battery charger and it has a nice function allowing you to charge it to 80%. I've only done that so far (never to 100% for fear that it might fry my crappy controller) and so far, so good! I managed to get two, there-and-back, trips out of a...
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    Was given a G-Bike - need a charger and probably a battery..

    So after a lot of annoyance from UPS, I finally got the battery. I was kinda amazed how small and compact it was, not to mention lightweight. The first mission was to get the battery compartment open - remember I don't have a key for his bike - but managed to pick fairly easily.... ....but...
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    Was given a G-Bike - need a charger and probably a battery..

    Cheers. Hmmm, I swear my controller said brushed on the sticker but I'll have to double check. Hopefully won't get too much grief from the fuzz and I'll always have the paperwork and pedals on me anyway. I hear you, I just think in his case it was the controller not the battery at fault...
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    Was given a G-Bike - need a charger and probably a battery..

    Thanks so much Powersupply! I'm hoping I'll get away with just dropping the new battery in and the controller still working but if it fries it, I suppose I'll just get a new controller. Is there one you'd recommend? I don't want to change the motor too so just something that would basically be...
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    Was given a G-Bike - need a charger and probably a battery..

    I'm not sure that powersupply deserves that; I think he clearly knows a lot about batteries, ebikes and electronics as a whole. he's also the single only person that not only owns this bike ( actually 2 to be accurate) but has stripped them down to raw parts and rebuilt them. Sadly this is a...
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    Was given a G-Bike - need a charger and probably a battery..

    Good info, thanks again. I don't like EIC connectors for this application, but given I'm only ever going to be the one that charges it, I'm not really worried about a normal AC cable getting connected. It's sucks as a connector anyway but it will get the job done. I suppose I need to speak to...
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    Was given a G-Bike - need a charger and probably a battery..

    That would be great but the price jumps by $200 for anything close to the same discharge specs :( Thanks - that had crossed my mind and was worried that the pack might need charging so much more often which means less life cycles etc. The guys at Luna reckon though it will go 10 miles at the...
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    Was given a G-Bike - need a charger and probably a battery..

    I want to say thanks to all of you who have helped me in this thread, especially Powersupply, Dand, Sunder, Markz & Amberwolf. This has been a real learning experience and it seems that the world of batteries is a lot more complex than the average person thinks. I looked in to the batteries...
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    Was given a G-Bike - need a charger and probably a battery..

    Although I have a background in electronics and by trade I'm a broadcast engineer, when it comes to batteries, I'm a total noob. It's not a case of not having the capacity to learn it all, or not wanting to, just I don't know enough of this niche, and more importantly as stated above, I can't...
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    Was given a G-Bike - need a charger and probably a battery..

    Darn :cry: Thanks so much for the info Sunder. I was wondering what was wrong- Yesterday I had a go at hotwiring it by unplugging the connector that goes to the ignition and putting a little U-bend piece of wire in it - it sparked when I push it in but no life from the bike sadly. Going to...
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    Was given a G-Bike - need a charger and probably a battery..

    That is such a genius Idea! Why the furk didn;t I think of that. The breaker thingy is already in the seat compartment on mine so I could just permanently hotwire the ignition and use the seat breaker. It's only ever going to be left at my home or business so i don't even need a lock! THanks so...
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    Was given a G-Bike - need a charger and probably a battery..

    Thanks so much Sunder, Dand and Amberwolf - the insight is incredibly helpful. I've probably learned more from this one thread than trawling the internet for hours, asking the manufacturer and their service guy combined lol. If LiPo need that much attention then realistically it's not for me -...
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    Was given a G-Bike - need a charger and probably a battery..

    Wow, thank you so much Sunder! To be honest, I'm expecting to do less than 8 miles a day as my commute and it will be plugged in both at work and at home, so I can't imagine that I'd ever deplete the battery to full. I have no idea what balancing means though :oops: Therefore, range is...
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    Was given a G-Bike - need a charger and probably a battery..

    Hi all, fairly new here but from my lurking it seems like there's some really knowledgable people here so I'm hoping you can help! I was given a G-Bike City which is a couple of years old. I rode it a couple of times when it was still my friends' and the thing although basically a no-name...
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    G-Bike City- Electric Scooter 48V dropping out

    *BUMP* Sorry peeps, just would really love to get some feedback from anyone on the above post. Halp! :cry:
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    G-Bike City- Electric Scooter 48V dropping out

    Hi All, sorry to bump this thread from the dead but I'm in EXACTLY the same position as the OP; I just got a used G-bike City from a friend and it's in need of some love... ...it has exactly the same problem as you described powersupply - sometimes you turn the throttle and it does nothing and...
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