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  1. Dave Schlabowske

    Aftermarket battery

    That is great, unfortunately I have not been as lucky. I have burned out 4 motors on my Yuba Spicy Curry in 6,000 miles. The actual error code has indicated a bad rpm sensor, but the motor needs to be replaced to fix that. The folks at Currie Tech/Acellna say it is not because of the aftermarket...
  2. Dave Schlabowske

    Aftermarket battery

    Thanks again @gadgetguy, I am saddened to report a second motor failure after the aftermarket battery was installed. Same error code, which is for the internal RPM sensor (not the motor itself). Both Yuba and Accelna tech people agree the aftermarket battery should not cause this failure, but it...
  3. Dave Schlabowske

    Aftermarket battery

    Hmm, not an electrical engineer, but my understanding is controllers could be sensitive to volts but not amps. Based on @gadgetguy's experience, I feel comfortable trying my aftermarket pack again. My display functioned exactly like his for the couple weeks I was using the aftermarket pack...
  4. Dave Schlabowske

    Aftermarket battery

    Yes, I checked and the OEM pack is 54 volts peak charge. The new pack is 50 volts peak, so that shouldn't cause a problem. Perhaps it was just a strange coincidence that my motor or controller went bad. It didn't happen while I was riding it. I rode it one night, left the aftermarket pack...
  5. Dave Schlabowske

    Aftermarket battery

  6. Dave Schlabowske

    Aftermarket battery

    This is a very helpful thread. I just had a 20 amp/hr LiPo pack built locally and wired the red and black wires into the harness on my Yuba Spicy Curry. The assist worked fine and the display was also missing the range and battery level as described above. After a week of using it, the motor...
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