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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / How to check if these Zero batteries have any use?
« on: March 17, 2022, 07:14:32 AM »
Hi all,
New member from Australia here. I have acquired a couple of battery packs from 2014 and 2015 Zero Motorbikes from the previous distributor here in Australia. I am trying to see if they can be saved and re-purposed for something else, or if they are garbage.
I have a 11.4kWh pack from a 2014; a 12.5kWh pack from a 2015 and a 3kWh "powertank". Each were leftover at the distributor when they wound up their Australian operations. They said they may have had a faulty BMS (or suspected faulty), or they may have just been fine...
Is there an easy way to take a voltage reading? I'm used to dealing with used Tesla battery modules which are quite easy to take voltages.
If I can quickly see if the voltage is completely dead, or if it is over 60V then there might be a chance to salvage some use out of them. Do I need to completely remove the outer casing to get to the +ve and -ve terminals?
I will try to post some pics.
Cheers.
New member from Australia here. I have acquired a couple of battery packs from 2014 and 2015 Zero Motorbikes from the previous distributor here in Australia. I am trying to see if they can be saved and re-purposed for something else, or if they are garbage.
I have a 11.4kWh pack from a 2014; a 12.5kWh pack from a 2015 and a 3kWh "powertank". Each were leftover at the distributor when they wound up their Australian operations. They said they may have had a faulty BMS (or suspected faulty), or they may have just been fine...
Is there an easy way to take a voltage reading? I'm used to dealing with used Tesla battery modules which are quite easy to take voltages.
If I can quickly see if the voltage is completely dead, or if it is over 60V then there might be a chance to salvage some use out of them. Do I need to completely remove the outer casing to get to the +ve and -ve terminals?
I will try to post some pics.
Cheers.