ThEDarkknight Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Hi Everyone- Does anyone know where I can purchase replacement batteries for an IPS A130 and an IPS I130? Been looking on the Chinese sites and have not had any luck finding a direct replacement. The connectors on the A130 are not the same as the connectors of the generic batteries I have seen being sold. I was in contact with a representative from IPS, but was told that they no longer manufacture the battery for the A130. I am assuming this is the same for the I130 as it is also an older model wheel. Can anyone suggest a compatible battery that could be modded to work with my wheels? Or is there someone out there that can make custom batteries? This is not an expensive wheel, so I am only looking to spend about $150 max for a battery replacement. Any thoughts and suggestions are really appreciated, -T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 I'm fairly certain that the A130 has the BMS (Battery Management System) in the control board so the reason you have non- standard connectors is because there is a wire from every cell going to the main board. This is fairly unusual so a modifiable battery is going to require connecting the original connectors (or replacement ones) to every cell. Without a BMS in the battery it is just a set of cells with power leads attached. The cells have to be spot welded, not soldered, which makes building your own difficult. However http://vruzend.com/ makes a lego like solution in which the cells are clamped. I have no experience of it but @Noillek has used them and discusses it below, I'm sure he would be happy to discuss further? For a built solution. I believe @Jason McNeil https://www.ewheels.com/ still sells the A130 in the US and had uprated batteries fitted to his so may be able to supply one - it was discussed here: The only other company I'm aware of who will be able to make you one is radwerkstatt in Germany they are discussed here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThEDarkknight Posted August 9, 2017 Author Share Posted August 9, 2017 Wow! That is a wealth of information. Thank you very much! I'll try and contact Jason first to see if he has any batteries to sell. Yeah, I was kind of worried that this might be the case, when I took apart the wheel and took off the battery. Looks like a lot of work to try and make my own. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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