My Magic Pie and accessories eventually cleared customs, but slight disappointment, as I had to go down to the bike shop to have the rim assembled and aligned, some spokes were lying loose in the box, luckily all the parts were there...
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Bought the 36v 16ah GM battery - what a major disappointment! The battery charged for about 3 minutes and initially I thought "Great job", they charged it before dispatching it, however it only lasted about 2 minutes and everything went dead.
Turning they battery key off and on, brings it all back to life, but only for a few seconds.
Trouble shooting revealed the following:
The charger yields a steady 41.8V and the battery when charged (charged for about 3 minutes again), shows 39.1V. I connected three 12V car headlights (in series) and connected them to the battery. After about 4 minutes the lights went dead. Voltage just before it died was 38.7V and this dropped to zero over a period of about 2 seconds. Voltage at the charging jack, measured 16.7V
![Huh ???](https://goldenmotor.com/SMF/Smileys/default/huh.gif)
When I disconnected the load from the battery, voltage at the battery terminal and charging jack went to 36.9V and after I turned the key off voltage at the charging jack went to 38.7V (at terminal it was zero - key switched off).
After turning the key on again, the lights went on for a few seconds and the voltages were exactly as recorded above.
The battery looks fine on inside, but I'm annoyed that it is made from 40 small cylindrical cells - I got the impression from the website that it would be larger rectangular cells. The date stamped on the battery is 2010/12/6.
![Shocked :o](https://goldenmotor.com/SMF/Smileys/default/shocked.gif)
I didn't check any of the individual cell voltages, as I suspect that I have a PCM problem.
The USB cable when connected to the pie just beeps at a constant interval, as per other posts (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMv57gzxWbE). The last post on that topic would suggest that a solution has not yet been found.
![Sad :(](https://goldenmotor.com/SMF/Smileys/default/sad.gif)
Overall I'm out of pocket in excess of USD 1,000 and I have nothing that is working. I did e-mail GM, but have not yet received any reply.
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Any advice would be much appreciated.