Grin Satiator
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Feliz
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I understand, there are cheaper ones though, Lunar Cycles have one for something like $100. You're right, an ebike alone is a good chunk of coin.
E-Wheels
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Chris Hammond
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The display on the CCS does give a voltage reading. In my experience it reads about 0.5V below what the satiator does.
Bruce Arnold
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Photos and a review after you ride it a while, please!
Will do, once I’ve got all my accessories on.
tomjasz
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72V is considered future proof by some. I have the 48V version and sold a few of the 72V. I'm happily charging 12V, 24v, 36v, 48v and 52V. (60v limit) The 72v and higher charge rates may be too much for your battery. Many BMS I've seen limit rate to 5a MAX! I suggest that if you are moving to a 72V that you consider options other than Anderson Power Poles. They have failed at higher than 52V rated batteries. I use them and XT60 or XT90 for higher voltages. That said I've found that most APP failures were from improper setup and wiring of metal connectors.
While others have had mixed luck (maybe earlier versions?) my Luna advanced charger has worked perfectly for me for considerably less than the cost of the Grin Satiator. Selectable 1-5a and 80,90,100% charging options. Perhaps a poor man pays twice, and I'll need a 52v version if I ever upgrade my battery, but I'm very happy with it at the moment.
I've been noticing nearly a little more like up around 0.7v which makes me wonder what i should believe the charger or the bike?
tomjasz
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Believe the multimeter.
tomjasz
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Satiator best suited to those that have several battery voltage ratings, but for $100 yet get a charger. Nothing more. No tracking of battery history, no 50% or any setting other than those 3. I bought a Luna charger for my 48v, then for my 52v, then I was in nearly $200
But I like information and products for the long haul. BTW the Luna lasted months. My Satiator is now several years old and I can link to my laptop and save records on performance. If in for the long haul, consider there’s more to the charger story. Chargers were the most returned product at Luna. But not to pick on them. Chargers for some reason are generally considered by some resellers the most problematic products. For lots of reasons. Most of which are cheap builds.
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So the reading on the bike is 54.5v while the charger says 55.4 & the meter shows 55.3.
tomjasz
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Is the battery a 48V or 52V. If 48V I wonder why it's getting overcharged?
Ravi Kempaiah
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Should be alright. The voltage on the display is measured across the controller+display electronics, which could add to the loss, after all they are not supercondutors
If the Satiator voltage matches the multimeter voltage, that means the cells are at that voltage. No worries. When you try to measure that voltage using the bike display then we are adding controller+display resistance and this load could be cause of such small voltage drop.
Nothing to be worried about since your Satiator and multimeter readings are very close.
There are always small errors as we add more components to measure something.
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