Sunday, August 1, 2010

Regrets on the Canadian Tire Yardworks 20V 6Ah batteries

Update:

The Yardworks batteries have lasted just over a year. I do not recommend them for an e-bike. They now die really quickly (seem to use around 2Ah), and can't handle the 17A current they used to without the BMS system shutting off the battery.

I read something recently about Lithium batteries with a battery meter that the BMS system needs to be re-calibrated by running the batteries almost dry at a low current draw (I forget how dry exactly). This apparently re-calibrates the BMS so it doesn't shut off the batteries too soon. I haven't tried this because I have pretty much given up on the batteries...

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