Software Vectrix

Software vectrix.

http://visforvoltage.org/forum/12477-attention-all-li-and-li-vectrix-owners-about-equalization

Dear all,
Since day 1 I've been having a lot of problems on my Vectrix VX-1 Li+,the latest of which was/still is a severe loss of range.
After several months battling over with Vectrix Europe, and having some interesting feed-back from Vectrix USA, I finally got news today thatI'll get a new battery soon.
You can see how my battery behaves on my own Vectrix journal, on these 2 pages, where you can see full discharge and full charge graphs:http://prius-pt.com/cafe/forums/t/3503.aspx?PageIndex=27
http://prius-pt.com/cafe/forums/t/3503.aspx?PageIndex=28
Now why am I bothering you with this? Because you probably have the same problem as I do, or you are on your way there, andmainly because today I was taught something new by my importer:
1st) There was a large batch of bad batteries coming from GP Batteries that led to this situation. This is mainly a batterymanufacturing problem.
2nd) Bear with me, this one is a killer: We need to do LOOOOOONG equalizations to our Li batteries at least once a month. Preferably once a week.
Let me detail this last point a bitbetter:
At least once a month we are required to put the bike to charge uninterruptedly for at lease 14h straight. Yes, that's right, over 12h without disconnecting from the grid!
There is an importantcatch however: You cannot plug the bike to the grid to perform the long equalization if the bike is already charged. That won't trigger the long equalization process.
In order to perform the longequalization you have to put the bike to charge coming from your regular commute, i.e. the battery is not full yet, and let it stay there charging for > 14h.
Now this information is not present on my usermanual, nor is it in the appendix I was sent by email. My shop did not know about it, and not even my importer knew about it.
The technical manager from my Portuguese importer Masac was in Poland last...