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From: Western New York, The FingerLakes Region, small town, Bloomfield, NY
Bikes: 2008 Currie eZip Trailz, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, bought new for Honeymoon camping trip around Nova Scotia
Big Wheel
I don't know if it's a fluke or may happen again, but in the summer of 2008 I put 1500 miles on my ezip with two batt packs. I still use one pack as a backup for my Ping LiFePO4. It seems OK. The other two "Enduring" 12V that are no longer in the case the Ping is using, I use for experiments and gadgets around the house. They still take and return a charge.
I bought the Ping for lighter weight mainly, but enjoy the higher voltage and the strong 15 Amp Hrs of output. Both of my Currie packs with the "Enduring" batteries suffered from bad internal connections, one more than once, each in a different place. I wonder if some with "dead cells" really have dead connections.