HermanTheGerman Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 (edited) Hi, I'm thinking about replacing my KS16 680 Wh battery against the biggest one (840 Wh). My question is, how difficult is it to replace the batterypack, would you do it only at home, or is it simple enough, so that you could carry a spare battery with you in a rucksack and replace it while you are out in the boondocks ? Reason I ask is, because after my rangetest of 42km a few days ago I became careless and rode to far yesterday, so that I had to roll the wheel at home, thanks God only for the last 1000 meters or so. It sounded some unknown series of beeps, all LEDs on each side blinked red while riding, and therefore I wasn't brave enough to try it further. :-) Thanks for any opinions, htg Edited September 17, 2016 by HermanTheGerman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEC Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 10 hours ago, HermanTheGerman said: My question is, how difficult is it to replace the batterypack, would you do it only at home, or is it simple enough, so that you could carry a spare battery with you in a rucksack and replace it while you are out in the boondocks ? While it's not difficult to replace the battery at home it's definitely not something you'd do "in the field". Almost all of us will eventually hit the "empty tank" / no juice situation here and there and end up pushing the wheel home the last bit of the trip independent of the size of the battery ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason McNeil Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Taking the KS16 apart and doing a battery swap on a 'virgin' KS16 should take around 30-45 minutes; like @HEC said, not something you want to be doing in-the-field.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US69 Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 18 hours ago, HermanTheGerman said: Hi, I'm thinking about replacing my KS16 680 Wh battery against the biggest one (840 Wh). My question is, how difficult is it to replace the batterypack, would you do it only at home, or is it simple enough, so that you could carry a spare battery with you in a rucksack and replace it while you are out in the boondocks ? Reason I ask is, because after my rangetest of 42km a few days ago I became careless and rode to far yesterday, so that I had to roll the wheel at home, thanks God only for the last 1000 meters or so. It sounded some unknown series of beeps, all LEDs on each side blinked red while riding, and therefore I wasn't brave enough to try it further. :-) Thanks for any opinions, htg WOW! do you know what you have to spend for a 820/840 batterie pack in Germany/Austria? about 600 Euro!!! think its cheaper to sell this and buy a new 820wh wheel :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HermanTheGerman Posted September 18, 2016 Author Share Posted September 18, 2016 (edited) Thanks All for the info ! 1 hour ago, KingSong69 said: WOW! do you know what you have to spend for a 820/840 batterie pack in Germany/Austria? about 600 Euro!!! think its cheaper to sell this and buy a new 820wh wheel :-) You are right, this is definitely the better option. I thought it is possibly easier to change batteries, so that it makes sense to carry a spare-accu with you, in that case I would have bought one. But if it's to difficult to change it in the field, it makes no sense. Edited September 18, 2016 by HermanTheGerman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US69 Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 42 minutes ago, HermanTheGerman said: Thanks All for the info ! You are right, this is definitely the better option. I thought it is possibly easier to change batteries, so that it makes sense to carry a spare-accu with you, in that case I would have bought one. But if it's to difficult to change it in the field, it makes no sense. you can ask 1radwerkstatt if their is a posibbility to buy a 340-407wh batterie and load your wheel while driving with that batterie... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaiong Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Has anyone modded the ks16 series to replace battery packs from both its side-padding? , (ensuring good waterproofing). Looks very accessible, straight forward and very convenient. Any guide /tips somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaiong Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 5 hours ago, jaiong said: Has anyone modded the ks16 series to replace battery packs from both its side-padding? , (ensuring good waterproofing). Looks very accessible, straight forward and very convenient. Any guide /tips somewhere? How do i cut, how do I secure /seal/lock /shield? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someguy152 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 curiious too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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