How to Maintain Battery Health on Your E-Bike

[@serginlivemendoza]

Hello, you have explained "the basics" you are missing a couple of very important tips. When you are about to go out with the bike, never do it after a charge, wait about 20 minutes for the BMS to balance the battery modules. Don't charge the battery after using the bike either, also wait 20 to 30 minutes for the BMS to balance the modules. I am a battery technician from Barcelona, Spain.

[@Biktrix]

This really depends on how your BMS works. On our batteries, the BMS goes about balancing cells while charging.

[@nicholaskarnani3182]

Thanks for this important info

[@gregsantiago3743]

Hi do you know if I plug the cord in the battery first or the Wall??

[@NickTheHick]

@@Biktrix I watched another video and they said to plug the battery in first, then into the wall. Then unplug from wall then battery when charge is complete. I like the presentation of your video. New sub.

[@Biktrix]

@@NickTheHick be sure to follow your manufacturer recommendations.

[@emcon3]

In the third year since I bought it, my mileage has decreased by 20%. I thought it was due to battery deterioration, but the cause turned out to be deterioration of the wheel bearings. After replacing the four bearings in the rear hub, the mileage was almost the same as when it was new. It's clearly powerful even when running.

[@Biktrix]

Awesome!

[@mrrossi739]

Just doing my bearing now as they were shot

[@emcon3]

BafangG510 Chainring spins even when you stop pedaling The chainring does not stop quickly. This symptom is a symptom of deterioration of the freehub bearing. ghost pedaling The hub bearings may also be worn out.

[@FMOAB]

Love your presentation style.

[@calvintanner7897]

What causes a battery to make a vibration noise if it's already been purchased? I have a 48V 21ah extended-range battery that I've been using for something, and I wanted to know about the readings for this battery compared to my 48V 13ah battery. The readings on the Odometer are supposed to be different, but if I'm supposed to get 50 - 90 miles from this extended-range battery. Where would this 50 - 90 mile reading come from? I feel that I'm not getting it's maximum extended range when I'm riding.

[@chrisw8319]

I feel you on this

[@kevinnielsen1356]

Excellent video, accurate and clear. I use chargers that can be set to 80%, 90% or 100% of maximum. I charge to 80% or 90% most of the time. Every 30 or so charges the battery needs a balancing charge of 100% at a slow rate, 2 amps. My chargers do a taper off 2amp balance charge. I have 3 bikes, 2 hubbers both with dual batteries and a Biktrix FS with single battery. The bikes get ridden often, 3 years and batteries work like new. It's the middle range charging cycles that make em last. Prius batteries last over 10 years because a Prius never fully charges or discharges, stays in the middle 75% sweet spot.

[@Biktrix]

That's a great way to increase longevity for sure!

[@mellowjammer]

Is this a bike manufacturer's charger or something aftermarket or of your own creation? Please enlighten us so we can save our batteries too.

[@kevinnielsen1356]

@@mellowjammer Luna Cycles

[@mellowjammer]

@@kevinnielsen1356 Thanks Kevin!

[@kennethbradley2222]

You make sence as a techno geek my 3 ebikes are all class one my wife an I ride daily 25 miles all batteries are up liste d

[@Fliphanger8]

Can you tell me what to do. I fully charged my e-bike battery I rode and I got an accident I used about 10% of the battery so it's at 90% and I woke up out of a coma 6 months later and I'm ready to ride again should I fully charge it back up or should I ride the bike and discharge it thank you

[@will.ledwidge]

Man your a trooper. That is the best comment I have read

[@jacko101]

Nice video, you're 100% correct about no memory affect for Li-ion batteries (so many people think they need to totally discharge them, but are actually damaging them!). One question, I don't see how removing the battery for charging is a good idea. How exactly will that help maintain battery health?

[@Biktrix]

It's just a recommended way to charge the battery as it's one less thing that could go wrong when the motor controller/electronics is connected to a battery that's being charged..

[@JonahHax]

You are not damaging the batteries by using them to 0%, since the 0% is still well within the specs (unless the BMS'es on ebikes are shite compared to BMS'es on EUC's?) 0% is between 3 and 3.3 volts per cell, far away from the 2.5 volts where damage can start to occur. You should be able to find out what voltage your cells consider 0%.

[@Biktrix]

@@Flight-Screen only after about 150k times.. which is a lot!

[@skismosis]

ok so leaving the Ebike outside overnight is ok as long as you take the battery inside to charge overnight ?

[@anthonyryan8528]

Hi i have just bought my first ebike, when fully charged it has 6 bars should i charge it up for 4 hrs when half way bars show , for good performance?

[@mangreat71]

If you use a electric generator or gas generator will that give your battery more cycles, like if you keep the battery around 60% ?

[@daveruttman6501]

The worst thing about a mid drive is it gets my boots a little dirty. Always seems to have has enough power for me. No matter how old it is. Even with the batterie der·o·ga·tion.

[@1sir-onworld]

Great job this is a very good video thanks for sharing 💯 👍 🤘

[@Biktrix]

Thanks for watching!

[@1sir-onworld]

I really enjoyed the video you're very knowledgeable. I'm working on testing the ebike batteries also. Hope to see some more good videos soon

[@skismosis]

i will look into your website for ebikes , i want to buy one soon, thnx

[@gordonleitch3605]

I like your vid's.(I'm a bad speller). What is like about your video's is that you are brut Italy honest and you are straight to the point. I have subscribed to other sites and i think you are the better one. You tell how it is honestly

[@jeffreywilber4114]

Thanks for the information some things I knew about already but. Others not so much. Eye opening and I'm listening to you 😊

[@justinlahaie5439]

Thanks, girl, I started full draining my battery self before redoing. I did get more miles off of it than somebody else. Did they only got 24 I got 36 but definitely plug that thing immediately after You said I don't have to run it to 0

[@keyboardpatriot]

Can you not ride in the winter at all even if its only -3°

[@saulgonzalez6408]

Appreciate you saying all that was said and examples of thermal runaways needed to see and hear most of all you covered in this video

[@voodoochild6741]

Great tips thanks for sharing!!

[@davidmanevich1040]

Quick question: Should i remove battery and bring in house over winter or is it ok to leave on bike in garage over winter in Northeast Ohio? New to ebikes

[@tconnolly9820]

She said to bring it inside.

[@mrmurder75]

Lipo do not like temperature extremes. Store it at room temperature if you want it to last.

[@tonyprost5575]

my instruction manual said to plug the cord into the battery first, and then into the wall. What is up with that?

[@mrmurder75]

Probably to prevent sparking. Which rarely happens anyway. At the end of the day, it actually doesn't matter which end you connect first. Personally I plug it all in, then flick the switch the wall. For no other reason than that's the way I used to charge my racing drones batteries

[@outlaw4now702]

Useful information! Thank You!

[@AvocadoAir]

How do you discharge a battery for longer storage? Let's say it's 90% after last ride and i need to bring it down to 50% to store? How do I do that?

[@Shaft827]

Take it for a ride...or hold the back wheel up and give it throttle for a while indoors...anything less than 90% you're good at least what I've read

[@stavencapp]

2:15 Wrong. Most manufacturers state plug into battery THEN the wall. My Samsung battery will not charge at all if it's plugged into wall then the battery

[@Sherminator895]

My yamaha needs the charger plugged in, then the bike

[@pierred8341]

Thank you for this informative video 👍☺️

[@stephenb54]

Interestingly. I particularly like the presentation style. Alas, I just watched a video which said plug the battery into the charger before plugging the charger into the wall. Shannon said to do the opposite. Hmmmm

[@mowtown75]

Yeah I wondered about this and noticed that there is no reply. If there is a fault in the charger unit, (lets say dropped or damaged) then hopefully that is discovered upon plugging into the wall and it reduces the chances of the fault being passed through to the battery. Just a thought.

[@wallplug]

I am planning on buying my first ebike and am trying to learn about battery charging basics myself. I agree with Shanon with the following and please feel free to correct me if I am wrong as I am in the learning stages of this myself! 1. Never run your battery down to 0%. 2. If not using your battery like during winter months, bring inside and store it between 30% and 60%. 3. Never store your battery in extreme cold or hot and always try to keep it in moderate temp and in a dry environment. I am still not sure on the following: 1. Is it okay to use right away after charging or should a person wait 20 minutes or so? 2. When not being used over winter do I just check in on it and make sure that it never gets below the 30% and when it does do I charge it back up to only 60%? I think it’s very important to read and follow the method the manufacturer says as I am reading how to do it different ways. I did come across this link which I think has some good information and tips. komaki.in/blog/charging-an-electric-bike-battery-the-first-time/

[@HateUTub]

The mini manual that came with my bike says to plug it into the bike first, then the wall. Wonder whom to believe.

[@Shaft827]

Tf. That's what I do, yours and my way... and gonna keep doing it that way...don't think the battery needs that Jolt from the wall if plugging into the wall first...I do battery then wall...then when charged I unplug from wall and then the battery...watched tons of vids on this and think I'm doing it correctly

[@Lsmith-ly2cm]

Thank you so much . Great channel .

[@panthernz]

the only thing that could have been mentioned is like leveling a battery on the bike is it it better to take it of the bike even if it is overnight and inside otherwise nice vid

[@serginlivemendoza]

You also have to make an equalization of cells when the capacity decreases. It is done with special equipment connected to each module inside the battery.

[@Biktrix]

All our batteries come with bms (battery management systems) that does this!

[@JonahHax]

'Special equipment'... It's just a BMS, which they should all have anyway. It happens automatically when you charge to 100% and leave it on charger for a while.

[@Biktrix]

@@JonahHax many batteries in the past didn’t come with bms.. like certain bionX batteries.. but yeah nowadays pretty much all batteries come with some sort of bms in them.

[@twisteds2fast4u]

what do you do if your battery is fully charged and you cant ride it to bring it down for storage?

[@Biktrix]

It should self-discharge slowly by itself in a few days.

[@RickMidds]

If my bike battery is over 90% and I need to store it, I use the USB outlet on my Biktrix battery to charge up my phone or iPad until the bike battery is at the proper storage state of charge. 😉👍

[@NWforager]

​@@RickMidds or you can try the "You Killed the Car "thing in Ferriss Bueller's day off ⚡⚡

[@jbr84tx]

@@RickMidds Good idea!

[@mrmurder75]

​@Biktrix If the battery is healthy it will take at least a couple of weeks to drop down to storage levels. If it's doing it in a few days, probably time for a new battery.

[@gordonleitch3605]

the comment from serginlivemendoza is corect. I use to fly RC aircrafts and I do know alot about lithium batteries. Since charging RC's , the chargers on those do balance at the same tie as charging, it makes sense to leave it for time to balance since the standard ebike charger does not balance the batt like a charger on RC's

[@DEVILDOG1964]

MY BATTERY INSTRUCTIONS' FOR AN E CELL BIKE SAY JUST THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT YOU SAID WHEN CHARGING THE BATTERY TO PLUG THE AC IN THE WALL OUTLET FIRST THEN THE DC TO THE BIKE BATTERY. AFTER CHARGING UNPLUG THE AC FIRST THEN THE DC. WHO'S RIGHT OR DOES IT MATTER?

[@leeluna6495]

Boosting previous notes that some manufacturers like Velotric say connect the charger to the battery FIRST then to the wall outlet. This video says the opposite.

[@Biktrix]

@@leeluna6495 follow your manufacturer’s instructions

[@TexOh2000]

Thanks that helped

[@markrobinson891]

I think I want a pair of those lobster claw gloves. Source please?

[@daveruttman6501]

"Thermal run a way situation"" Last time I heard those words, it was the "N" word. Nuclear.

[@Rajmirage.2024]

Very useful. 🙏

[@thatclover123]

nice video 😊

[@kathleenmcauley8054]

YESSSS! Love a woman talking about this stuff!!!

[@Kindiann_]

I bet she likes u too lol

[@rogergatt932]

You like the word longevity

[@GreyGhost-r4z]

Just buy an extra battery and swap them out. Heck buy 2 !

[@Cydiahacksandtips]

That’s so expensive though that’s the problem

[@jbr84tx]

If you can afford it. Batteries are over half the price a new ebike.

[@kennethbradley2222]

❤

[@SmartHomeImprovementTv]

Why are you pretending to know about how to maintain lithium Ion batteries? Your lack of just the most basic, general knowledge is laughable!

[@mrmurder75]

I've been using lipo for over 13 years for mini drones, planes, helis and now ebikes, some of the advice in this video is questionable I agree.

[@Kefa...]

E bikes are gay.

[@Biktrix]

gay /ɡā/ adjective 1. sexually or romantically attracted to people of one's own sex (used especially of a man). "the city's gay and lesbian people" Similar: homosexual queer lesbian lesbigay LGBT LGBTQ GLBT pink lavender homophile Uranian that way Opposite: heterosexual straight 2. DATED lighthearted and carefree. "Nan had a gay disposition and a very pretty face" Similar: cheerful cheery merry jolly lighthearted mirthful jovial Yes, definitely the latter.

[@JonahHax]

yes, so gay and jolly. Sunshine and flowers and happiness all around. You can be gay too!

[@danieljarvis8655]

I'm well gay when I ride my ebike 😅

[@KozyKubGam3r]

Yes there are millions of gay e bike riders in the world, they, we are so happy! Why are we happy? Because we are smart? Smart and happy e bikes = Smart and happy people. ❤

[@sockymcblackface7698]

I thought the same thing until I bought one recently to keep the kms down on my truck. It absolutely rips. I changed my mind. I ride it to work every day.

[@truthnotfeelings]

Appreciate you sharing your knowledge and experience 🫡