PowaCycle PUMA LPX User manual

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Owner’sManualfor
PumaLPX
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LynxLPX
LithiumPolymerPoweredElectricFoldingBikes
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ModelShown‐PowaCyclePumaLPX

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MainTechnicalSpecificationSummary
Bicycle Motor
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Weight:17.8kgPuma
20kgLynx
Type:High‐efficiencyDC
Permanent‐magnetBrushlessMotor
Maximumridingnoise:≤62db
Size:1410x610x1040mm(Puma)
1600x560x1070mm(Lynx)
Ratedpower:180W
Maximummotorspeed:20km/h Ratedspeedofrevolution:235rpm
Distancepercharge:25‐33miles
PowerAssistedCycling
RatedVoltage:24V
ClimbingAbility:≤12degrees Ratedefficiency:78%
OverCurrentprotectionvalue:15±IAPowerconsumptionper100kilometres:
≤l.2kWh
UndervoltageProtectionvalue:21.5V Weight:≤2.5kg
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Battery Charger
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Type:PolymerLithiumIonBattery InputVoltage:AC110‐220V50Hz
Voltage:24VNormalChargingTime:4‐6hour
Initialchargingtimewillbelonger.
Capacity10Ah
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BothPumaLPXandLynxLPXcanbefolded
foreasystorageandcanfitintomostcarboots.
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Folding the Electric Bikes
Withthefrontwheelpointingstraightahead,fullyundothe
largeblackwingnutatthebaseofthestemandfoldthe
handlebarsdown.
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Holdthebicycleuprightandraisethekickstand.
Releasethequickreleaselevertotheclampinthemiddle
oftheframeandswingtheleverandboltsideways;then,if
youlifttheleversothespring‐loadedboltreleasesthe
hinge,youcanfoldthefronthalfofthebicycleroundto
meettherear.
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Ifyouwishtoreducewidthevenfurther,foldthepedalsby
squeezingtheblackpanelinthemiddleoutwardsagainst
theendofthepedalandhingingthepedaldownwards.
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Re‐assemblingistheoppositeoffolding,butbecarefulthat
thequickreleaseleverandbolttotheframehingedoesn’t
swingaroundtopointbackwardswhenbringingthehinge
together,otherwisetheboltmaybetrappedpointingthe
wrongwayandpreventcompletionoftheclamping
operation.
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Alwaysensureboththewingnuttothestemhingeand
quickreleaselevertotheframehingeareclampedtight
beforeattemptingtoridethebike.
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SafetyRequirements
Beforeuse,readthroughthismanual,andensurethatanyridersarefamiliar
withthecontentherein.
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Alwaysobeytrafficrules.
Donotcarryapassenger.
Whenadjustingthesaddle,keepadjustmentwithinthemaxsafetylineonthe
seatpost.
Pleasenotethatthetighteningtorqueofsaddle’sgripnutandpost’sclamping
boltis18Nm.
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Whenadjustingthehandlebar,donotsethandlebarabovethesafety
line/markeronthehandlebarstem.
Pleasenotethatthetighteningtorqueofscrewrodforthestemhandlebar
clampboltis18Nm.
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Regularcheckingofthebrakepadsisnecessarytoensuretopperformance.
Thetorqueofbothfrontandrearhubnuts,aresetto18Nmand30Nm
respectively.
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OperationGuideandPrecautions
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ElectricCycling
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•Insertthebatteryboxintothebicycleframe.
•Insertthekeyintheboxlock,turnthekeyinthebatterycaselock180degreesclockwise,andalwaysremovethekey
afterlocking.
•Topoweron,turntheignitionkeyclockwise,notingtheredindicatorlightonthebatteryboxandthestatuslightson
thethrottle.Theadditionalgreenstatuslightshowswhenthefullcapacityisavailablewiththelightsextinguishing
aspowerdecreases.
•AssistedPowermodeisengagedwhenevertheignitionisturnedon.
•Userscanalsousethecycleinthrottlemodealone.Tousethethrottleturntheswitchonthelefthandlebartothe
onposition.
•Whenmanoeuvringthebikeitisgoodpracticetodeactivatethethrottle.
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Note:
Thepowerconsumptionshouldbejudgedbythedisplaystatusoftheindicatorwhilerunningatfullspeed.
•Theridingdistancesafterachargewillvaryduetosuchfactorsasroadsituation,load,andwinddirection.
•Whenridinguphillsorstartingfromjunctionsorridingupwind,itisrecommendedthatpedalsareusedtoavoiddraining
thebatteryofpower.
•Bypedallingriderswillincreasetheirridingdistance,andultimatelyconservethemotorandbattery.
•Afteruse,turnoffthebatterykeyswitch(turnthekeyanticlockwise),andremovethekey.
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Cyclingwithoutpowersupport
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•Theignitionswitchmustbeturnedoffinordertoenableriderstousetheelectricbicycleinthesamewayasanordinary
bicycle.
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Charging
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•ThebatteryforthiselectricbicyclemustbechargedbyitsownspecificPumaorLynxLPXcharger.Thecharger’ssupply
voltagemustmatchthelocalvoltage.
•Chargingneedstobecarriedoutinadrycoolenvironment.
•Donotchargeinareaswherethereisariskofexposuretowater,orinareasthatcanbecomeexposedtodirectsunlight.
•Thebatterycanbechargedonoroffthebicycle.
•Whentheredindicatoronthechargerturnsgreen,itmeansthatthebatteryisfullycharged.Accordingtopower
consumption,thechargingcanbecompletedwithin2‐10hours.
•Duringcharging,thechargerandthebatteryboxshouldbelocatedinastablepositiononitssidetopreventittoppling
over.Donotcoverthechargerorbatteryboxwhileinuse.
•Duringcharging,ifthebatterypackoverheats,itindicatesthatthereisfaultwiththebatterypackorcharger.Inthis
case,cutoffthepowersupplyimmediatelyandreturnittoyourvendor’safter‐sales‐servicecentreforrepair.
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DirectionsforusingtheBatteryPack
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•Onthefirsttimeofuse,thebatterywillneedalongerchargeof8‐10hours.
•Inordertoachievethefullrangefromthebattery,newbatteriesmustbeconditioned.Todothisfullycharge
anddischargethebattery8‐10times.
•OnlyusethededicatedLi‐PolymerbatterychargerforPumaLPXorLynxLPX.
•Whenthepowerisexhausted,thepackshouldn’tbestoredformorethan48hours,butchargedassoonasconvenient.
•Forlonglife,thepackshouldberemovedfromthebicycle,fullycharged,andstoredinashady,coolanddryplace.
•Donotuseorstorethepacknearheatsourcessuchasanelectricfireorheatsource.
•Donotattempttodirectlyconnectthebatterypacktoamainssupplyoutlet.
•Donotallowthebatterypacktobeimmersedinwater
•Neverputthebatteryinfire,evenatendoflife.
•Donotshortthebatterybyconnectingtheelectrodesviametalorwater.
•Takecaretoavoidimpacttothebatterypack.
•Donotusesharptoolsthatcouldpiercethebatterypack.
•Donotdroporshakethebatterypackviolently.
•Keepthebatteryawayfromhightemperatures(indirectsunlightoraheatedcar);overheatingthebatterywillcausea
malfunctionandshortenthebatterylife.
•Donotusethebatterypackinstrongelectrostaticorandmagneticfield,otherwise,thesafetyprotectiondevicecouldbe
damaged,resultinginsafetyproblems.
•Iftheelectrolytegetsintotheeyeswhenleakageofthebatteryhappens,don’trub,washtheeyeswithcleanwaterand
consultamedicaldoctorimmediately.
•Pleaseremovethepackfromthedeviceorcharger,ifitsmellsstrange,orgivesoutheat,orbecomesdiscoloredand
distorted,orthereisanyabnormalityduringusage,storageandcharging.Switchoffbeforedoingso.
•Wipethedirtoffthecharginginterfaceofthepackwithdryclothbeforeusage;otherwiseitwillcausepoorcontactand
malfunction.
•Donottrytouseelectricpowerwhenthebatteryisexhausted.Switchoffthepowerfirstandrideitasan
ordinarybicycle.
•Pleasekeepthebatterypackandchargeroutofthereachofchildren.
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Warning:Keepawayfromexplosivegas,flameorsparkduringcharging.
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Maintenance
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•Beforeusing,pleasecheckthatthebatteryboxislockedinplace,theredbatteryindicatorlightisonwhen
youoperatethekeyswitch,andthethrottlelightdoesnotindicateempty.
•Ensurethecleannessofthebicyclebodyandthebatterycontacts.Immediatelyremovethedirttoavoidthedeclinein
theefficiencyordamagetotheelectricalparts.
•Frequentlychecktyrepressuresarecorrectagainstthefiguresmarkedonthesideofthetyrewall.Under‐inflationof
tyreswillreducetheridingdistanceachieved,andinworstcase,thetyrewillbedamagedbyeitheroveror
under‐inflation.
•Aswithordinarybicyclesessentialmechanicalandsafetychecksarerequired.
•Donotusethebikeinwaterdepthswherewatercanreachthelowestpartofwheelhuborbattery.Otherwise,electrical
damagecanoccurduetowateringress.
•Keepthebicycleawayfrommoist,hightemperaturesandgas‐acridenvironments,toavoidthechemicalcorrosionon
theelectroplatedcoatingsurfacesofthemetalparts.
•Avoidlongexposuretodirectsunlightordrenchingwithwater,topreventdamageormalfunctioningofparts.
•Itisnormalfortheelectricbicycletofeelheavierduringreversemaneuvering,andthewheelhubcanmakeafriction
soundduringforwardmovement.
•Donotoverloadtoavoiddamagetothebatteryormotor.
•Lubricationisanimportantiteminthemaintenanceoftheelectricalbicycle.Accordingtotheusage,scrubandlubricate
therotationalpartssuchasthefront,backandmiddle
axles,flywheelandfrontforkevery6months.Speciallubricatingoilhasbeensmearedontheridingcomponentsinside
electricalwheelhub,soitisunnecessarytoperformthislubricationyourself.Gotoourauthorisedservice/maintenance
centres,ifyouidentifyanyabnormalfunctioningoraserviceneed.
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ElectricalCircuitDiagram
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Note:Wiringcolourscanvary.
Adjustingmethodforbrakingsystem
Examinethebrakingsystemfrequentlytoensureitsreliability.
Adjustingcanbeperformedasfollows:
‐Checkthatthebrakeleversmakecontactwhenitsmovement
reaches1/2X(seeillustrationbelow).
‐Loosenthescrewonthebrakingcableseatthentighten
orloosenthebrakingcable,enablingtheaveragemovement
betweeneachofthetwobrakeblocksandtherimsof
approximately1.5‐2mm.

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ElectricBicycleElectrics&TroubleshootingMethods
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Theinformationinthismanualisforthepurposeofexplanation,notasarecommendationforuserstocarryoutrepair.
Anyremedyoutlinedbelowmustbecarriedoutbyacompetentpersonawareofthesafetyissuesandsufficientlyfamiliar
withelectricalmaintenance.PowaCyclereservestherighttowithoutfurthernotice,makemodificationstotheproduct.
ForfurtheradvicecontactyourvendororPowaCycle.
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TroubleDescriptionCausesTroubleshootingMethods
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Aftertheswitchhasbeenturnedon,the
powerindicatordoesnotcomeonandthe
bicyclecannotstart.
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•Poorcontactbetweentheelectrodesof
thebatteryorconnectingplug.
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•Checkifthereisanydirtontheelectrodes
ofthebatteryunitorplug,andcleanthe
contacts.
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Aftertheswitchhasbeenturnedon.The
powerindicatorison,butthebicyclewill
notstart.
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•Checkforpoorcontactwithbattery.
•Checkiftheplugisproperlyinserted.
•Presstheunitstightlytogethertoensure
thatcontactpointsareinplace.
Themotorstartsandcontinuesrunning
aftertheswitchison.(Note:immediately
turnofftheswitchtopreventanaccident.)
•Thethrottlehasnotreset.

•Thecontrollerisdamaged.
•Checkwhetherthethrottleisjammed.
Ifyes,freeit.
•Returnthecontroltoourcompany’s
authorisedservicecentresforrepairor
replacement.
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Lowspeed,andtheridingdistanceafter
chargeisshort.
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•Thetyresarenotinflatedsufficiently.
•Frequentstop/start.Climbinghillsor
ridingagainstaheadwind.
•Batterycapacityisindecline.
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•Inflatethetyres.
•Pedalmorewhenstartingorclimbing. 
•Replacetheoldbatterywithanewone.
Thepowerindicatorisnotonafterthe
chargerisconnectedtoapowersupply
•ACoutlethasnopower.
•Input2Afuseinsidethechargeris
damaged.
•Acompetentpersonshouldtestwhether
theoutlethaspower.
•Replacethefuseinthepowerplug.
•Iftheabovehasnoeffect,contactour
company’sauthorisedmaintenance
centres.
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Thepowerindicatoronthechargerison,
butalwaysredandunrelatedtothe
chargingstatus.
•5Aoutputfuseinsidethechargeris
damaged.
•Thechargingplugseatinsidethebattery
boxisinpoorcontact.
•Insertandpulloutthechargingplugto
checkandensuregoodcontact.
•Iftheabovehasnoeffect,contactyour
PowaCycleauthorisedmaintenancecentre.
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Thepowerindicatoronthechargerison,
butalwaysgreenandunrelatedtothe
chargingstatus.
•Thefuseofthebatterybox(20A)is
damaged.
•Thereisanelectricabnormality.
•Replacethefuseofthebatterybox.
•Pulloutthechargingplugandreinsert.
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OptimisingBatteryLife
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PumaLPXandLynxLPXarepoweredbyLithiumPolymerbatteries.Theseareastableandsafebatterytechnology.They
havetheadvantageinthattheywilltolerateshallowcharging.UnlikeNiMHorNiCadbatteriesthereisnopermanent
powerlossintheeventofregularshallowcharging.
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Forlongerperiodsofbatterystorage,acoolorcoldtemperatureisbetterforprolongingtheLi‐Polbatterylife.Avoid
keepingthebatteryatfullchargeandhightemperature(25degreesC.plus)forextendedperiods.
Wheninstoragethebatteryprefersapartialchargeideally40%ratherthanafullcharge.Ifstoringthebatteryforafew
months,itisbestnottokeep“toppingupthebattery”,howeverthebatteryshouldnotbestoredinafullydischarged
stateeither.Frequentfulldischargesshouldbeavoidedwhenpossible,andthebatteryrechargedASAP,butideallyno
longerthan48hoursafterafulldischarge.
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