2015 IZIP E3 DASH BATTERY FULL

My Dash is fine for my commute, but its use is limited for me due to its not-so-strong torque. Or, it would have been nice I could have bought a Dash with the center drive, which of course was not available at the time. And that's *if* the SLA charger even manages to charge my e-bike battery in the first place – the BMS might not even allow charging to occur if the input amperage or voltage is outside of a certain prescribed range/set of parameters.It would have been nice if I had bought a Peak instead of my 2015 Dash.

2015 IZIP E3 DASH BATTERY FULL

If you were to use one of those cheap multi-voltage 24V/36V/48V chargers that are designed to charge Sealed Lead-Acid (SLA) batteries, their 48v charging mode only charges batteries up to 44V, and on my battery pack, 44V is only 56% of a full charge, so I'd only be able to use the bottom half of the battery pack's energy and my range would be severely limited. Be careful out there when dealing with chargers, e-bikers! If you were to use a 48V charger that isn't an exact match with your battery's max/cutoff voltage, then you could be charging your battery's pack or cells to a higher voltage than it is designed to be charged to, which would negatively impact range, the useful life of the battery, and in a worst-case scenario could even result in a runaway state in which a self-sustaining chemical reaction in the battery begins to heat the battery's contents until it melts or explodes, and this could result in damage to your bike, to your home, and could even result in a house fire. For instance, if your battery is made up of 13 4.2V 18650 Lithium-Ion cells like mine is, then your BMS needs to charge until the battery pack reaches 54.6V (4.2V X 13 cells), whereas if you have a Lithium Polymer or Lithium Manganese pack, the charge cutoff voltage may be higher or lower than 54.6V. In fact, not all 48V chargers will work with all 48V battery systems because you need to make sure that the battery management system is set up to charge up to a certain cutoff voltage, and these max charge/cutoff voltages will vary depending on the battery configuration on your e-bike. I'm not suggesting that anyone avoid doing business with them, but rather just trying to explain why I'm not calling them on the phone to inquire about accessories.Īhh okay, thanks for the info re: the chargers.Ģ4V chargers will not work with 48V batteries (not even for slow trickle-charging), and neither will 36V chargers. I'm happy to support the local e-bike industry, and I'm glad that they're serving the area. I assume that they did this because Hollywood Electrics does not keep 2015 E3 Dashes in stock or as demos, so they only pre-order bikes for people who are certain they're buying one.Īnyways, it's not safe for me to call my local IZIP dealer since they have strange and confusing billing practices, and that's why I'm only willing to buy via ecommerce, or at least set up a sale over email, where I would have a paper trail, and I would know what's what.īTW, this isn't a condemnation of Hollywood Electrics. That could have been a very strange experience for everyone involved had I ended up not liking the bike. When I came in to demo the bike, it was exactly what I wanted, and the man explained that I had apparently already paid for the bike even though I had never once authorized them to charge me for it. If anything, I assumed that they were holding on to my credit card for a deposit or some kind of temporary/reversible authorization. It was my understanding on our phone call that I was calling them about setting up a time to demo a bike. The first time I called the dealer I bought my bike from (Hollywood Electrics), they ended up charging me more than $3,000 over the phone for a 2015 IZIP E3 Dash even though I had never once authorized them to do so. Calling the dealer isn't such a hot idea (in my case, at least).Īllow me to explain.

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