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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: altal61 on October 02, 2017, 11:40:13 PM

Title: New batteries for a vintage electric motorcycle
Post by: altal61 on October 02, 2017, 11:40:13 PM

Hello everybody, this is my first post on this interesting forum.

I live in Italy and I imported a trial electric motorcycle form USA in 2001.
The bike is a Denali Tork Atak, with a 36V motor for 275 A, with a Curtis PMC controller model 1204 (from a golf cart).
It has been using 3 lead batteries 12 V that I changed several times in the past years, but the riding time is really short (from 10 to 20 minutes).

I was wondering if with the new lithium batteries pack and the available space (10" L , 7" W , 7" H) I could have more riding time.

Any expert wishing to help me ?

Thanks in advance and ciao ciao

altal61

Title: Re: New batteries for a vintage electric motorcycle
Post by: Richard230 on October 03, 2017, 04:11:02 AM

Also try this forum:  http://www.elmoto.net/forum.php

Title: Re: New batteries for a vintage electric motorcycle
Post by: Erasmo on October 03, 2017, 07:11:59 PM

Yes new packs will significantly improve your riding experience.

Title: Re: New batteries for a vintage electric motorcycle
Post by: togo on October 04, 2017, 04:19:38 AM

Quote from: altal61 on October 02, 2017, 11:40:13 PM

I was wondering if with the new lithium batteries pack and the available space (10" L , 7" W , 7" H) I could have more riding time.

Yes, way way more riding time with lithium batteries!

picture is from https://medium.com/solar-microgrid/battery-showdown-lead-acid-vs-lithium-ion-1d37a1998287