36v battery

Djson

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Hello

I am thinking of getting an electric trike, with a 36v motor / battery.

I currently have an electric bike with a 36v battery.

Would I be able to use the battery for power only, to run the trike.

I think so, I connect the + & - from the battery cradle, to the + & - of the trike system?

Or have I lost the plot?

Thanks
 
Probably just a connector change as long as the motors have similar amp ratings.
 
Both 250watts .

8.9AH the trike standard battery.

My bike battery is 10.8AH.

How can I check the Amp rating?
 
When you buy your battery, the seller may specify the amp rating. It may be a big lie, as the ratings were on the betrbattery I bought from Amazon early 2018. 50 A specified, would not deliver 3 A to a 15 ohm load.
The battery I bought from lunabikes was specified at 50 A rating, and delivered 26 A reliably above 20% charge as long as that controller worked: 3 years. The battery still works after 4 years but I have a 10 A controller now. Yeah, shanghai shutdown 2022.
AH (amphour) does not have to match on batteries. That just tells you roughly how far you can get on a charge. Voltage has to roughly match, although I'm using a 39 v LIfePo4 battery on a controller specified for 36 v LiIon battery.
As long as you have some standard connector like andersn or XT90, and the + and - match up between the batteries, you can swap to extend range. If the connectors don't match up and you are electrically trained, you can change connectors. I use insulated .250 flag crimp terminals on my battery, dorman brand. 3m, TE connectivity, Ideal, T&B, Panduit are also 30 amp capable connectors. Not the ****ese connectors from RadioShack or Amazon, they melt at 30 amps. My Luna battery came with XT90 but the XT90 I soldered on the controller end wouldn't stay on. So rather than buy a $300 soldering iron I cut both XT90 connectors off and crimped on the flag terminals. I put male & female opposite sex on + and - so I couldn't reverse the polarity when charging. 3 years, no problems.
 
Confirm the model of the batteries used

This is my bike battery.

Samsung Lithium battery. 36v 13AH 468Wh.

Have not bought the trike at this time.

I'm looking at either buying an electric trike or a 21 speed trike and adding a kit to it?

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I've got a electric trike recumbent trike which is to me better than a trike it's about a ride but I don't know there's other trikes out there that are might be good I bought mine used
 
I'm looking at either buying an electric trike or a 21 speed trike and adding a kit to it?
I'd kit a trike.
I apologize, that partial picture isn't enough for me to identify the case or possible replacement. Have you searched the brand name of the trike and it's model?
 
I'd kit a trike.
I apologize, that partial picture isn't enough for me to identify the case or possible replacement. Have you searched the brand name of the trike and it's model?
Yeah I have a sunbike from that has a kit a recumbent son bike right now I don't know the name of the kit but it's got 24 volt motor and it's recumbent sunbike trike that's a trike
 
Hi all thanks for your responses. I have bought the trike now and used it for a while.

The ebike battery works fine with the trike.

I need to fine some connector that fit the original setup for the trike.

I think I found a place to go and see if they have anything locally.

All the best
 
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