What are the 5 slots on an Aventon battery?

[spokewrench]

My Abound worked fine when I shut it down at 8:30 last night. At 8:30 this morning, the motor wouldn't run. The display had no troubleshooting help except to say the battery is at 92%. The speedometer works. The brake light is off unless I pull a lever. There was no response when I substituted an identical throttle.

I unplugged the motor and removed the controller. Nothing looked suspicious. The five blades to which the battery connects look find. I checked the corresponding slots in the battery. The three in the middle, A, B, and C, look fine. The end ones, labeled + and -, look bad. Is it possible that only the motor uses those two the end slots?

Two screws hold the connector in the battery, but I don't know if I could pry it out or buy a replacement. How about contact cleaner and a burnishing tool?

 

[Gionnirocket]

That's what I would try... Some contact cleaner should at the very least be a temporary fix if that's your problem.
That said if the display is working, the battery is making a connection.
As for the ABC connections there's many variables and that's specific to that bike and/or brand on what they do. Many times the power connection is in parallel so 2 slots for + and 2 for -

 

[spokewrench]

I cleaned the contacts. Now the brake and tail lights don't work. I hadn't disconnected that cable. I took the controller out again. The taillight connector was tight. Everything was clean with no sign of cable damage. The display, speedometer, and headlight still work. It seems like the controller is what the two problems have in common.

 

[Gionnirocket]

Not familiar with your particular bike but yes the controller seems to be the common denominator.
Have you checked to see if you have an Aventon dealer in your area?

 

[spokewrench]

Not familiar with your particular bike but yes the controller seems to be the common denominator.
Have you checked to see if you have an Aventon dealer in your area?

Aventon replaced the controller and taillight last August, 9 months ago, under their warranty. On the invoice, I noted the list price, something like $65. That's not too bad, if they can still supply it.

The OEM controller on my Radmission was flaky. An aftermarket replacement has been very reliable. If there were such a replacement for my Abound, that's the way I'd go.

 

[Chazmo]

Ugh. How annoying, spoke. At least you could ride it this way.

 

[kevinmccune]

I despise proprietary,I love universal and standard,one of my biggest hates are those stinking poly headlight covers,my Cousin( who would argue with a fencepost( you know the competitive type) didn't like standard,once upon a time you could go to the local ,gas,oil and grocery and acquire a sealed beam or a standard "Edison base light bulb and be happy about it or a spin on oil filter,nowadays there is no guarantee of interchange,the burgeoning landfills reflect this.