I was gifted a five-year-old ST1 in nearly unused condition by a neighbor. I'm very much on the front end of the learning curve and many hundreds of miles from the original dealer and my closest dealer is less than enthusiastic as I'm 2nd owner. With the help of others on this forum, I diagnosed a dead battery (I wrongly assumed the charger telling me it was charged could be trusted). Using a loaner battery I soon found the "fun" side of owning an Ebike.
So now what - I've got a dead gold battery and have questions: Will one of the purple or blue batteries work? What's the deal with the square batteries? Will one of those fit just the same as the 6-sided. Are the chargers the same across the board or will I need a new charger if I switch? Lastly - is it normal for the fan to come on as soon as the charger is turned on? Mine does and then towards the end of the charge it turns off; just seems backward to me.
I understand I can send my battery off for rebuilding but that will likely take weeks and it's June so that doesn't seem like a good route.
Any assistance appreciated.
So now what - I've got a dead gold battery and have questions: Will one of the purple or blue batteries work? What's the deal with the square batteries? Will one of those fit just the same as the 6-sided. Are the chargers the same across the board or will I need a new charger if I switch? Lastly - is it normal for the fan to come on as soon as the charger is turned on? Mine does and then towards the end of the charge it turns off; just seems backward to me.
I understand I can send my battery off for rebuilding but that will likely take weeks and it's June so that doesn't seem like a good route.
Any assistance appreciated.
