beached57 said..
i'm kind of surprised there hasn't been much feedback on the fact that these improvements are not compatible with the old Max units. i'm no engineer so perhaps that was impossible, but to get a 10-20% improvement in battery time that requires you to effectively buy an entire new FD unit seems a stretch. i've been very happy with my FD Max and their support is exceptional, but I was disappointed to discover these improvements are not backward compatible. For me, I'd rather spend another thousand for another FD Max battery than 4 thousand+ for the whole new FD Max Plus setup. I guess the plan is that new buyers would opt for the PLus system and FD also gets more leverage regards the Fusion, but I hope there are no plans to discontinue the FD Max batteries.
Listen to Paul’s podcast regarding the Max+ and he goes into the design process of the new unit. He also pledges continued support and spare parts for the Gen 2 Max in years to come. This can be seen in the continuing support for the original Assist, the 22v battery and associated parts are still available in the Foildrive shop.
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/foil-drive-podcast/id1703900742?i=1000791233091