Two other women were hospitalized in critical condition, officials said. Two men and two women died in Tuesday's fire.
We have written violations at this location before and we have conducted enforcement at this location before.” “This location is known to the fire department. “There was a very large number of both batteries and e-bikes,” Kavanagh said at a morning news conference. The soldering job is pretty simple once you have the supplies.So far this year, there have been more than 100 fires and 13 deaths linked to battery explosions in the city, said Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh. Get someone to help you and be sure to correctly identify the polarity of the port before you start. You can also get it at Home Depot or Lowes if you don't want to order a bunch. lastly, you'll need some heat shrink tubing. I also have an old set of helping hands lying around. I just have a really cheap iron like this one. You could try contacting your bike's manufacturer. I was really fortunately to have Luna Cycle support send me one (they've been fantastic). You just kind of have to dig through component catalogs like to find them. Your port is very likely to be a standard 5.5mm barrel connector and a 10mm outer diameter jack. Harbor Freight has that cheap plastic one for $2. Do you have a caliper? I used mine to measure the outer diameter of the port, as well as the diameter of the charging connector. The website wouldn’t let me add more images to this for some reason, so I have a Google Drive link:ĮDIT 2: I’ve also added the image of the charging port on the same link.įinding the right charging port can be a pain. I don’t know if it was there from the beginning or not though (the bike was purchased lightly used):ĮDIT 1: Here’s some images of it disassembled. There also seems to be a little puncture on the connector’s side. This is the link to the product page of my bike: The problem is that the short damaged the charging port and now my charger wouldn’t go in.Ĭall me an idiot as much as you’d like, but if anyone could also share some wisdom on what I can do at this point, please do so. I Googled about this happening and found out that most ebike batteries are equipped with BMS, which includes a short protection, and therefore the cells are probably undamaged. That means, the motor is probably fine even in the worst case. Big popping noise and flash of light, burning smell, and that’s when I realized that I screwed up real bad.įortunately, my bike disconnects the battery from the motor once it is folded (which is required in order to remove the battery) and I never dared to put them back together after the short.
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I tried to figure out how to take the battery out and I decided that it would be a great idea to stick my key into every hole around the battery and see if that pushes the locking mechanism out, not realizing that one of it is the charging port. Hello, I bought my first ebike ever today and fried its battery right away (yay). If you have an ebike link, message the admin to have it added here. forum Ebike battery life estimatorĮstimate how long your battery will last Friends: With video too! EBike Schoolįree information designed to help beginners learn about the world of electric bicycles. Electric Bike ReviewĬomprehensive reviews of many of the commercially available ebikes. What more could you ask for? Ī good source for reviews, information, and insights into the community. The accurate, helpful, and laboriously constructed using real world testing. Electricbike-BlogĪ great source of technical information for kit builders, often relating to electric fatbike builds. Oh, and they love helping people build interesting contraptions. The huge user base ranging from highly experienced engineers to casual DIYers means you'll likely find the answer to your question. Other lightweight electric vehicles are welcomed too :) Subreddit rules Seller guidelines Wiki sections Wiki main page (kit intro info, sources, FAQ) Installing BBSHD and BBS02 mid drives Comparative list of prebuilt ebikes Ebike friendly local bike shops Ebike brands to avoid Useful links Electric bicycle laws Endless-sphere forum All things electric bikes from motorcycles to pedal assist.
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