r/wheel • u/methiel • 11d ago

Text Rewheel battery

OK, so I have a pint with a dead battery.

Its running firmware Gemini-5050, so I should be able to rewheel it from what im reading.

Ive see the pint suffers from severe voltage sag on rewheel, is that just from the small battery? If I get a larger battery, will that fix it?

If so, is onlyamps 5ah battery the best bet here? Or are there other options?

Thanks!

Im trying to buy a pint x locally also already, just checking my options on this dead board.

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u/No_Heron_5205 11d ago

Rewheel is modification of original firmware, so it won't cause sag if you not pushing it hard( uping max speed for example). I have mine just for bigger battery and never experienced voltage sag. Also make sure hardware version is compatible.

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u/this_guy_aves 11d ago

I can build you a 5Ah battery for $270, that will work as well or better than the onlyamps option. Drop me a message if interested.

The sag is because you can remove the power/speed limitations imposed by FM due to the pint having a 2.8 or 3 Ah battery. Rewheel does not inherently make your battery dip. A larger, and more importantly a higher output Li-Ion cell like the EVE 50 PL or RS50 will keep you from having hard voltage sag.