I have a 2015 Raleigh Tekoa iE bike, it's an awesome bike but no battery set up. I have seen some on Amazon and some other sites but none of them show the 4 wire hook up that is coming out of the frame. If anyone knows where I can get what the proper parts, I would appreciate it. As far as I know it's a 48 v, 10 ah and 500 w. I am attaching a picture to show the wires.
Battery replacement 2015 Raleigh Tekoa
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Yes, no battery and I've never owned an e bike before so at a bit of a loss. It has a 4 wire connector coming out of the frame. $800 for the original set up is more than the bike is worth so looking for something less than that that is compatible. From what I can gather it had a 48v battery 10ah and was 350w or 500?
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I am sure you're right, the battery must have been ripped off or destroyed from the bike , no cradle either. Just the wire. Rides OK w/out the battery but is a little heavy. It's designed to have the battery so I want it on there so I can use it. Not sure it's worth spending $800.00 dollars to get what it needs to get it going or if it will even work once I get what it needs. Should be tested first. No clue how to do that either.
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Yes I see how that is on the cradle. The wires I have hanging are what's left of the original cradle. Finding the cradle and battery to fit my bike not a huge problem. It's what wires go where and are they the same as the originals, color wise. I really wish cradle was on the bike but it is not. Just don't want to fry anything when it's hooked up. I am assuming that 1 wire for power and 1 for ground but it has 2 more. I am told there is another power switch on the bike itself so you have the one for the battery and one on the bike, and you have to use both for it to work, so one of the wires could be for that. What the 4th wire could be for I am not sure.
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FlatSix911
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Have you contacted Raleigh for support... they may have the replacement battery and cradle available.
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Oh, OK I will look at that motor and it's connections.The battery was smashed off because the keys got lost and the battery's were no good anyway. That's what I was told. The cradle got smashed too. I do have the original charger though, so I don't see how anyone could steal the bike and and have that part too. Anyway, I know nothing about e-bikes. The only brand new bike I ever bought for myself was a Raleigh Chopper when I was a kid. It was bright yellow and had a really small wheel in the front, ape hanger like handle bars, banana seat w/ sissy bar, and a cheater slick on the back. you could ride down the street doing wheelies all day on it. I guess that pin points my age. Ha, ha. All my other bikes were Schwinn 10 speeds etc. Thanks for all your help. I appreciate it and will get back to you, let you know how I made out.
FlatSix911
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Now you have my attention... the Raleigh Chopper was the Iconic bike of my youth and worth a bit today.
Raleigh Chopper - Wikipedia
That's pretty close to the one I had. except mine had a Banana seat with a built in backrest w/ sissy bar. more like this one. https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-raleigh-chopper-bicycle-72654624.html
Well I did not have the crank tool to remove motor, took a long time for deliver from amazon and none of the local guys had them. Anyway got it and here is what is inside. Not a lot of help there that I can see, but it does have the 2 plug in wires but black and brown, and the same 4 wires going in, now there are even more wires to deal with. It looks like the little box is sealed with clear silicon around it, Not sure if i should open it up or not. Little frustrated here.
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Well ordered the battery and cradle from Amazon, and I got to tell you they are super slow in their delivery times. Will hook it up and hope I didn't waste my money. Opened up box with even more wires, same colors though. I'm going to hook up the 2 wires from battery to the same colors and take it from there.
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FlatSix911
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Congrats on moving forward with new parts to get your bike back on the road... please keep us posted and let us know if you have additional questions.
ronaldrodgers
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Have you finished your project?
joel.najera.mendez
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Hey did you make it work?
I am having the same issue and got stuck wiring the 4 cables how did you connect it at the end?
ronaldrodgers
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I was able to make it work. The battery matters! You need to get a batter that looks the ones on Page 1. I got my battery from Amazon.
On my bike I had 4 wires, black, red, white and blue. I connected the black to black and red to red. There were no blue or white coming from the battery carriage.The blue and white wires from the motor I twisted together. I also connected a watt meter to the system.
On my bike I had 4 wires, black, red, white and blue. I connected the black to black and red to red. There were no blue or white coming from the battery carriage.The blue and white wires from the motor I twisted together. I also connected a watt meter to the system.
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joel.najera.mendez
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Just a few cuestions, how did you connect a watt meter, and what for?
Did you twist the blue cable attached to the white?
Or the blue with the red and the white to the black?
Since I'm not an expert i don't want to fry anything
thank you!
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