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Brammo Enertia Plus / Re: Revival Project: 2013 E+ that does not accept charge
« Last post by most on March 11, 2025, 10:20:35 AM »Fortgot to mention that the bike also does not recuperate.
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Brammo Empulse / Motor voltage
« Last post by Fred22 on March 10, 2025, 12:49:45 PM »hello friends, i have a b40 problem in turn. i plan to switch to a 3.2v 200ah battery pack. But at the engine level what is the accepted voltage just 104v or can we apply a voltage of 90v or 114v like the zero?
Thank you in advance for your answers.
Thank you in advance for your answers.
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Brammo Empulse / Re: Battery Diagnostics error message "The battery type could not be detected..."
« Last post by ways_ahead on March 10, 2025, 08:31:43 AM »There might come a point in time when I start rebuilding the modules with new cells which can replace the old ones keeping the same BMS.
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Brammo Empulse / Re: Battery Diagnostics error message "The battery type could not be detected..."
« Last post by ways_ahead on March 10, 2025, 08:22:30 AM »And: "Don't ride a dead battery!"
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Brammo Empulse / Re: Battery Diagnostics error message "The battery type could not be detected..."
« Last post by most on March 10, 2025, 05:41:06 AM »I have seen it live on Saturday and Ive got the same opinion: A great colour scheme for the Empulse!!
But also given the discussions we had live in person during a forum meeting at a cafe I guess ways_ahead will think twice before continuing revival of his batteries...
As my favourite doctor used to say: Its dead, Jim!
But also given the discussions we had live in person during a forum meeting at a cafe I guess ways_ahead will think twice before continuing revival of his batteries...
As my favourite doctor used to say: Its dead, Jim!
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Brammo Enertia Plus / Re: Revival Project: 2013 E+ that does not accept charge
« Last post by most on March 10, 2025, 05:34:27 AM »All,
at first kudos to @KaFr and @ways_ahead for the 24/7 support via messengers.
Time for a little update on my revival project.
I am member of a german forum www.GoingElectric.de since almost 10 years. This forum is car-centric but also has a motorcycle section. For my local area there is a forum meeting organized in a cosy little cafe on the outskirts of a smaller city every four weeks - an ideal place to present my charger issues and have the experts look at that thing and come up with suggestions.
Unfortunately, the findings did not really lead to a solution but maybe it might be of interest for you what the experts were concluding on:
I brought the charger electronics for visual inspection and also a Fluke multimeter in case something should me measured. Actually, the inspection showed that there is no suspicious part. Everything at least looks like it should work perfectly.
I also brought a larger printout of the wire diagram which we analyzed.
When the charger is connected to AC, the signal AC_sense is on high level. This signal goes into the VCU in connector C-01 Pin 15 as U2C Charger_AC_SENS. We believe (!!no fact, assumption!!) that the VCU has the task to check if charging conditions are valid. Could be done like temperature conditions, undervoltage. See my initial post where I mentioned the dashboard shows severe undervoltage. It looks like then the VCU signals back to the charger a signal on C1 (VCU connector C-01 Pin 27) - probably HIGH. The charger may start charging. There is also a direct signal between VCU and the Batterie RS485 bus: Pin 26 Charger enable. However I have not yet found a method to tap into that signal to see if it is there or not. But I can perfectly measure the connector C-04 on the disassembled charger.
This is what I have observed (it took me a while to figure out how BBCode works
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Ladies & Gentlemen, now its your turn. Please help me! What are the proposed next steps here?
at first kudos to @KaFr and @ways_ahead for the 24/7 support via messengers.
Time for a little update on my revival project.
I am member of a german forum www.GoingElectric.de since almost 10 years. This forum is car-centric but also has a motorcycle section. For my local area there is a forum meeting organized in a cosy little cafe on the outskirts of a smaller city every four weeks - an ideal place to present my charger issues and have the experts look at that thing and come up with suggestions.
Unfortunately, the findings did not really lead to a solution but maybe it might be of interest for you what the experts were concluding on:
I brought the charger electronics for visual inspection and also a Fluke multimeter in case something should me measured. Actually, the inspection showed that there is no suspicious part. Everything at least looks like it should work perfectly.
I also brought a larger printout of the wire diagram which we analyzed.
When the charger is connected to AC, the signal AC_sense is on high level. This signal goes into the VCU in connector C-01 Pin 15 as U2C Charger_AC_SENS. We believe (!!no fact, assumption!!) that the VCU has the task to check if charging conditions are valid. Could be done like temperature conditions, undervoltage. See my initial post where I mentioned the dashboard shows severe undervoltage. It looks like then the VCU signals back to the charger a signal on C1 (VCU connector C-01 Pin 27) - probably HIGH. The charger may start charging. There is also a direct signal between VCU and the Batterie RS485 bus: Pin 26 Charger enable. However I have not yet found a method to tap into that signal to see if it is there or not. But I can perfectly measure the connector C-04 on the disassembled charger.
This is what I have observed (it took me a while to figure out how BBCode works
):| Pin C-04 | Key-Off | Key-On | Charging |
| 1 - NC | . | . | . |
| 2 - FanPWR_Out | +1.15V | +1.1V | +1.15V |
| 3 - FanPWR_in | GND | +12V | +12.5V |
| 4 - AC_SENSE | +1.44V | +1.45V | +9.4V |
| 5 - WARNING | +1.5V | +1.5V | +1.5V |
| 6 - NC | . | . | . |
| 7 - BATT - | . | closed | . |
| 8 - NC | . | . | . |
| 9 - C2 | open | open | +0.6V |
| 10 - FAULT | +1.5V | +1.5V | +1.5V |
| 11 - C1 | open | open | +0.6V |
| 12 - NC | . | . | . |
Ladies & Gentlemen, now its your turn. Please help me! What are the proposed next steps here?
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Brammo Empulse / Re: 2013 Empulse Sprockets
« Last post by empulsefan on March 08, 2025, 12:41:52 PM »I replaced the rear sprocket for an alu-version 
not much driving, not the most agressive rider but I'm looking for a steel one.
Would be pleased with a 76 hole, 5x10,5(or smaller) and kan be thicker(I'm a grinder)
Plan B is to order from a supplyer a couple of laser(water)cut pieces.
Anyone know what material is used for these sprockets/
Greetings,
Gerry
not much driving, not the most agressive rider but I'm looking for a steel one.
Would be pleased with a 76 hole, 5x10,5(or smaller) and kan be thicker(I'm a grinder)
Plan B is to order from a supplyer a couple of laser(water)cut pieces.
Anyone know what material is used for these sprockets/
Greetings,
Gerry
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Brammo Empulse / Re: System Fault b67: serious problem?
« Last post by gyvermc on March 08, 2025, 12:25:42 PM »Thank you, I completed the first post
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Brammo Empulse / Re: Battery Diagnostics error message "The battery type could not be detected..."
« Last post by Korbin Dallas on March 07, 2025, 04:09:06 PM »WOW! Love the color!