Posts made by Vietrider802

@Lia Sorry for the delay response. I finally have a day off from work to test it out. I've included a video link, please check it out. I'm still a little confused. I've got myself a wire, and found the holes where the pins is supposed to go. I understand that you have a wired voltmeter connected to the board. In my case- I don't. When I probe the wire where it's supposed to go, what am I looking for as indication?

I've included a video with audio explaining what I've done so far. If you can review it and tell me what's missing that would be great.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q82-3POWPc&feature=youtu.be

Sorry again, I'm really bad at this. Thanks for your help!

@Lia Will do! Thank you for looking into this. I'll wait until you confirm the results.

@lemur Thank you for this! I actually did what you wrote on this post, and connected the battery output to the controller. And It does turn on! The blue light was flashing, and I checked the app-it says to cycle charge the battery? I can't remember the exact wording, but would have to go back to it. But from what I've been reading, people said that even if it was the BMS, then it would have not shown the battery cells on the app. However, I can still see the battery cells on the battery app, so this leads me to believe it could be the power button, or something related to the controller? Not sure, but I appreciate you for sending the information regarding the BMS bypass!

PHOTO LINK: https://imgur.com/a/V0dpywz

Let me know if these photos are ok. I can take more if you need me to. Thanks!!

@Lia I realized I had made a mistake earlier. Went back and plugged the battery output into the controller, and it does turn on! The light is blinking telling me to “cycle charge”, or something like that? I could even turn the front and back lights on via the Onewheel app. When i placed my hand on the footpad, it shows that it senses my hand aka the feet icon moving up and down on the app. So now i’m suspecting its a faulty BMS perhaps?

@Lia i’m suspecting it is the controller, so it could be the power button it self. I unplugged the BMS from the battery, and connected the battery output to the controller, and yet it didn’t turn on when i pressed on the power button.

@lemur 4209. I'm not sure if it's the power button itself is broken. I'm thinking about opening up the controller box to check for loose wires of some sort.

@Lia Honestly speaking, i'm not 100% but I think it's worth trying since the battery box is a lot easier to open like you said.

@Lia I wanted to ask you if the following method is worth trying to determine whether if it is the BMS, or controller. I stumbled upon someone suggesting this method in another thread:

"Another test to determine if it's the BMS or controller is to open the battery pack and unplug the BMS, connect the battery output directly into the controller. If the board turns on and balances then it's a BMS problem, if not then it's the controller."

Do you think this Is this worth trying?

@Lia Will do! I'll let you know how it goes. I haven't done much to the Onewheel, but i've watching a few videos, and the one you sent me i'm pretty confident I can open it up, and check it out. Again, thank you for taking the time to reply, and provide me with a lot of great information. I really appreciate it!

@Lia Thanks for replying! To answer your questions. When the board was plugged in, I was able to see the battery percentage, and footpad status, and whether I had my foot on It as well. If I roll the board for a lil bit I can even see the MPH speed changing on the app.

As for the nosedive, I think it happened because I pushed it a little too hard. And from what I've heard, 30% or less battery life is pretty much the nosedive zone?

Lastly, the board is not under warranty. Right now, I just want to find out the root cause of the problem, so that I can get the part for it since I'm pretty confident in my repair ability. In addition, from reading in this forum and other forums, I think it might be the BMS since that has the do with the "On and Off" function of the board, but again I'm not 100% on that. I just need it a way to confirm that it is the weather it's the BMS or controller.

VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXhwyvmRC7Q

I recently had my first nose dive on the Onewheel. Luckily, I was able to ride it back home without a problem. When I got home, I turned it off and didn’t touch it for a few days. A few days pass, and I went to go take it for a spin, I but it won’t turn on. I noticed that It still takes a charge when plugged into the outlet. And the power button lights up blue as well. However, when I go to unplug it, and try to start it back up nothing happens when I press on the power button.

Note: I rode it when It had 25-30% when the nose dive happened.

Were you able to get this issue fixed??

@lemur I've actually been experiencing something similar where the Onewheel would take a charge and everything, but when I go to turn it on it won't turn on at all. However, when it is plugged in the light on the power button would turn blue. I go to check the app, and it shows that it's actually plugged in. Not sure how to go about this. Any ideas?? Thanks!