User:Tmort

I have an electric bicycle that uses a 36volt battery. This battery was only used for this bike and when the bike manufacturer went out of business, the battery manufacturer quit making the batteries.

The battery was a specific dimension to fit into a case that fits into the frame of the bike. There used to be some packs made up from 6 six volt batteries that fit into the case. They weren't as good as the original, I assume because more of the volume was plastic case versus lead plates. Apparently these 6 volt batteries are no longer available either. Now there are some made from two 12 volt batteries and two 6 volt batteries. These are worse yet.

I was wondering if 3D printing might be a way to create some new ones with the original design. I found this discussion "Talk:Lead Acid Battery lowest hanging fruit re: open source batteries" and would like to contact the author.