- Nov 7, 2019
- 125
- 291
- Funster No
- 66,674
- MH
- Wildax Solaris XL
- Exp
- 4 years
I've decided to upgrade my lithium battery capacity and have been doing a lot of research recently before diving into my inherited set up.
On first glance it looks like someone had thrown a bowl of spaghetti into the seat base where all my electrical boxes call home. I started to gently track back where the wires go and have concluded that there is some really shoddy work evident in quite a few places. This was a £5000 option when new from a supposedly quality manufacturer.
1) absolutely NO method of isolation between the batteries and the system. The only way to turn of the power would be to open up the seat base and get to work with tools. Not good if there is smoke pouring out.
2) complete disregard for the correct connection set up of batteries in parallel. +ve and -ve connections taken from the same battery. Including woefully thin connecting leads.
3) incorrect selection of wire gauge for the current flowing. Under sizing the main +ve cable which has started to melt.
4) poor quality connecting lugs and the poor crimping of them to the cables causing localized corrosion.
I suppose what I am saying is for the money we pay we should be getting something better and if you can, go around with a torch, screwdriver and spanner and give your connections a good going over.
On first glance it looks like someone had thrown a bowl of spaghetti into the seat base where all my electrical boxes call home. I started to gently track back where the wires go and have concluded that there is some really shoddy work evident in quite a few places. This was a £5000 option when new from a supposedly quality manufacturer.
1) absolutely NO method of isolation between the batteries and the system. The only way to turn of the power would be to open up the seat base and get to work with tools. Not good if there is smoke pouring out.
2) complete disregard for the correct connection set up of batteries in parallel. +ve and -ve connections taken from the same battery. Including woefully thin connecting leads.
3) incorrect selection of wire gauge for the current flowing. Under sizing the main +ve cable which has started to melt.
4) poor quality connecting lugs and the poor crimping of them to the cables causing localized corrosion.
I suppose what I am saying is for the money we pay we should be getting something better and if you can, go around with a torch, screwdriver and spanner and give your connections a good going over.
