stephen Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 5 minutes ago, fryman said: I understand you love the wheel and its acceptable to you (I may do the same one day). 25% or less before throttling should be acceptable. KS is currently my manufacture of choice because of there quality and safety standards. It just seems we are lowering the bar for this wheel when I know KS can do better. Kingsong won't go to 25% full throttle but hopefully the give us full throttle down to 67-68v then 25mph below that etc etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Unventor said: Bring the wheel on your vacation. Or move to Nottingham. In the three years I lived there we only had 4 days of rain. IT did a 10 min in the morning and in the afternoon but not the hole day like in Sweden/Denmark. here it can rain more or less the hole day for a week She'd kill me if i could take the wheel away lol 😁. For me personally I'd love to 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryman Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 6 minutes ago, stephen said: Kingsong won't go to 25% full throttle but hopefully the give us full throttle down to 67-68v then 25mph below that etc etc Keep up the great work Stephen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrie Lim Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 1 hour ago, fryman said: Good example why Kingsong's engineers need to keep working on this wheel. We know they can do better. It’s voltage sag, any wheel or electric vehicle will encounter this.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mike Paolini Posted September 12, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 12, 2019 (edited) So I'm sad to report that on todays ride, using 906 firmware, and playing music I encountered the tilt forward, followed by tilt back problem at low speed. The tilt forward was subtle and an first I thought I was imagining it, then it transitioned about about 5 seconds into a 15 degree tilt back that lasted a good 10 seconds, while I slowed to see what was going on and dismounted. It remained tilted back while I was dismounted for a good 5 seconds before returning to normal. Headlight was off, LEDs were on, music was BT streaming (Bitter Sweet Symphony), battery about 60% speed about 10 mph. Rider weight 220 pounds. Smooth level blacktop. One other clue or perhaps bug (e.g. maybe it is separate), the Average speed is higher than the max speed for the ride (iOS - current version of King Song App). I was doing sprints prior to the problem, and can confirm that 27+ seems right. Also seems like a good time to point the King Song App for iOS still hasn't been updated to show the correct power levels and voltage. Likewise the Bluetooth clipping issues of the first .25 second has not been addressed either. (3rd party app clocked to speed at 26 mph: https://www.relive.cc/view/vQvyzBnVW4O ) Edited September 12, 2019 by Mike Paolini 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adel Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 7 minutes ago, Mike Paolini said: So I'm sad to report that on todays ride, using 906 firmware, and playing music I encountered the tilt forward, followed by tilt back problem at low speed. The tilt forward was subtle and an first I thought I was imagining it, then it transitioned about about 5 seconds into a 15 degree tilt back that lasted a good 10 seconds, while I slowed to see what was going on and dismounted. It remained tilted back while I was dismounted for a good 5 seconds before returning to normal. Headlight was off, LEDs were on, music was BT streaming (Bitter Sweet Symphony), battery about 60% speed about 10 mph. Rider weight 220 pounds. Smooth level blacktop. One other clue or perhaps bug (e.g. maybe it is separate), the Average speed is higher than the max speed for the ride (iOS - current version of King Song App). I was doing sprints prior to the problem, and can confirm that 27+ seems right. Also seems like a good time to point the King Song App for iOS still hasn't been updated to show the correct power levels and voltage. Likewise the Bluetooth clipping issues of the first .25 second has not been addressed either. Is 906 test firmware ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 47 minutes ago, Mike Paolini said: So I'm sad to report that on todays ride, using 906 firmware, and playing music I encountered the tilt forward, followed by tilt back problem at low speed. The tilt forward was subtle and an first I thought I was imagining it, then it transitioned about about 5 seconds into a 15 degree tilt back that lasted a good 10 seconds, while I slowed to see what was going on and dismounted. It remained tilted back while I was dismounted for a good 5 seconds before returning to normal. Headlight was off, LEDs were on, music was BT streaming (Bitter Sweet Symphony), battery about 60% speed about 10 mph. Rider weight 220 pounds. Smooth level blacktop. One other clue or perhaps bug (e.g. maybe it is separate), the Average speed is higher than the max speed for the ride (iOS - current version of King Song App). I was doing sprints prior to the problem, and can confirm that 27+ seems right. Also seems like a good time to point the King Song App for iOS still hasn't been updated to show the correct power levels and voltage. Likewise the Bluetooth clipping issues of the first .25 second has not been addressed either. Have other people reported similar behavior? Or is this only a problem with your hardware. My Z10, and others Z10's does this, but most people don't see it. So in the case of the Z10, it's a hardware issue not firmware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 43 minutes ago, Adel said: Is 906 test firmware ? In his first sentence, @Mike Paolini states that it's the 906 firmware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Paolini Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 24 minutes ago, Marty Backe said: In his first sentence, @Mike Paolini states that it's the 906 firmware. Correct, also shows in the device information screen shot as 906 (I'm beta testing for the post 1.06 version). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Stern Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Marty Backe said: Have other people reported similar behavior? Or is this only a problem with your hardware. My Z10, and others Z10's does this, but most people don't see it. So in the case of the Z10, it's a hardware issue not firmware. It's problem on my hardware too. I swapped out my controller board to try to fix it, but that board died when I tried to update it to v1.06, so I don't know if it's any better. Edited September 12, 2019 by Jon Stern 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibiki Mr.H Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 One of my local riders is having similar problem: random tilt while BT streaming. (v1.06) He's waiting for his 2nd control board replacement. I just sold my MSX for 2nd 16X.... keep my fingers crossed 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 45 minutes ago, Hibiki Mr.H said: One of my local riders is having similar problem: random tilt while BT streaming. (v1.06) He's waiting for his 2nd control board replacement. I just sold my MSX for 2nd 16X.... keep my fingers crossed Interesting. Why not keep the MSX for variety instead of having two identical wheels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adel Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Mike Paolini said: So I'm sad to report that on todays ride, using 906 firmware, and playing music I encountered the tilt forward, followed by tilt back problem at low speed. The tilt forward was subtle and an first I thought I was imagining it, then it transitioned about about 5 seconds into a 15 degree tilt back that lasted a good 10 seconds, while I slowed to see what was going on and dismounted. It remained tilted back while I was dismounted for a good 5 seconds before returning to normal. Headlight was off, LEDs were on, music was BT streaming (Bitter Sweet Symphony), battery about 60% speed about 10 mph. Rider weight 220 pounds. Smooth level blacktop. Mike did KS state what the difference between 1.06 and the 906 test firmware you are using. My understanding was that the only change was going to be for the throttling speed, did they tell you otherwise ? So are you saying the random tiltback issue was still in 1.06 and still not fixed in 906 or is this new issue introduced by 906. Thanks. Edited September 12, 2019 by Adel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibiki Mr.H Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Just now, Marty Backe said: Interesting. Why not keep the MSX for variety instead of having two identical wheels? Very good question. MSX is the most reliable wheel i ever had. I originally bought my first 16X for my wife, so when we go out on the weekends she'll take 16X and i take MSX. But now we both want to ride the 16X. And the way we use our wheels involves a lot of transit between trains and EUC. MSX's trolley isn't very practical in crowd and 16X also takes significantly less space. (still very sad to let go my MSX) I would love to get a 16X"L" for myself so I don't have two identical wheels, but it doesn't seem like it has enough shell space to have a bigger battery version.....Or should i wait? Enlighten me, plz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Harvey Pooka Posted September 12, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 12, 2019 3 hours ago, Mike Paolini said: Headlight was off, LEDs were on, music was BT streaming (Bitter Sweet Symphony), battery about 60% speed about 10 mph. Rider weight 220 pounds. Smooth level blacktop. Pretty specific data on what happened. To be thorough, you need to test with other types of music . . . rap, country, classical, etc. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibiki Mr.H Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 1 minute ago, Harvey Pooka said: Pretty specific data on what happened. To be thorough, you need to test with other types of music . . . rap, country, classical, etc. Actually, you were on point. My fellow local rider claims the random tilt happens when playing at MAX volume with some BASS. (for some reason, i don't wanna try) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eucinsea Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 I cannot wait for the 1.07 throttling fix. It was a long ride home earlier hearing “Please slow down” over and over. Anyone know a timeline for release? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Backe Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 57 minutes ago, Hibiki Mr.H said: Very good question. MSX is the most reliable wheel i ever had. I originally bought my first 16X for my wife, so when we go out on the weekends she'll take 16X and i take MSX. But now we both want to ride the 16X. And the way we use our wheels involves a lot of transit between trains and EUC. MSX's trolley isn't very practical in crowd and 16X also takes significantly less space. (still very sad to let go my MSX) I would love to get a 16X"L" for myself so I don't have two identical wheels, but it doesn't seem like it has enough shell space to have a bigger battery version.....Or should i wait? Enlighten me, plz Oh. The missing piece of information was that you have two 16X's for two people Now it makes sense. No, in my opinion you won't see a higher capacity 16X. KingSong has not made a wheel with more than 1600wh battery capacity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueblade Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 4 hours ago, Adel said: Is 906 test firmware ? 4 hours ago, Mike Paolini said: One other clue or perhaps bug (e.g. maybe it is separate), the Average speed is higher than the max speed for the ride (iOS - current version of King Song App). I was doing sprints prior to the problem, and can confirm that 27+ seems right. I can't help but wonder if you're on to something there. You're not the first person to mention that avg > max math issue. Several have also mentioned getting dumped and hearing "please decelerate" after it is too late, and that the throttling which is supposed to be proportional to demand doesn't seem to quite be that way in reality. One can just imagine a situation where they are using the wrong variable(s) for some key calculations (say the average instead of max or vice versa) and the extra conservative throttling was put in place to add safety until the source of the error is discovered. Mistakes such as this are easy to make in code and sometimes hard to find. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrie Lim Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 2 hours ago, Hibiki Mr.H said: Actually, you were on point. My fellow local rider claims the random tilt happens when playing at MAX volume with some BASS. (for some reason, i don't wanna try) Ever since I got the wheel pre V1.05 and had to do that BT update thingy, I was never at ease playing music whilst wheeling. I dunno why but when I’m wheeling and thinking of playing music over BT, I have this weird impending feeling that something bad is going to happen. Not exactly the most logical or scientific way of pin-pointing the problem but I’d like to trust my gut at the moment until the firmware is sorted out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Adel said: Mike did KS state what the difference between 1.06 and the 906 test firmware you are using. My understanding was that the only change was going to be for the throttling speed, did they tell you otherwise ? So are you saying the random tiltback issue was still in 1.06 and still not fixed in 906 or is this new issue introduced by 906. Thanks. I've asked kingsong on every email lol if they could provide the differences, all they told me was throttling started at 70v instead of 74v the rest I'm trying to find out by myself which makes it harder because I'm unknown to when tiltback kicks in ,, I've sent several emails with information and its limited response and say it will be passed on to engineers. They did say they wouldn't do throttling to start at 25% battery though 2 hours ago, prasket said: I cannot wait for the 1.07 throttling fix. It was a long ride home earlier hearing “Please slow down” over and over. Anyone know a timeline for release? 6 hours ago, Mike Paolini said: So I'm sad to report that on todays ride, using 906 firmware, and playing music I encountered the tilt forward, followed by tilt back problem at low speed. Did you ever do the Bluetooth update by usb?..... I've not played that much music while riding so i can't comment Edited September 12, 2019 by stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ir_fuel Posted September 12, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 12, 2019 Let's add some more drama to the thread, shall we? My KS16X died last week. I charged it up to 100% percent for a ride the next day. Long story short, I managed to break something in my foot that day so no ride the next day (nor the weeks after). So there I had a 100% charged wheel that would be sitting there for 2 months. So I decided to charge some stuff through the usb port. Turned the wheel on, charged my phone for a while. Turned the wheel back off. Couple of days later I want to do it again, but alas .... no more turning on the wheel for me. Plugged the charger (to make sure battery wasn't dead for some reason). It was red and turned to green 30 minutes later. Still the same problem. So I have a 100% charged brick right now. Discussing with 1radwerkstatt on how to get this fixed. They presume there is something wrong with the 5V circuitry. This sucks (even if I can't ride it) :/ Hopefully it's just a matter of swapping out a board. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Got this from kingsong after asking them to reduce throttling to 68v throttling loaded , so working with the speeds we have on xt 9.06 it's not a bad compromise from my Tests so far and want to keep it safe still . More testing after my holiday .. But as in my last video 30 miles at full speed isn't too bad and still 47% battery left and still getting 25mph then 18 mph below 30% battery, If your under 90kg and still on 1.05 it's upto you to update, but i wouldn't update untill you see what's in next update👍 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ir_fuel Posted September 12, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 12, 2019 That's the problem. You can overpower any wheel with any weight. If you are light you can do this by attacking steep hills or by putting on a heavy back pack. The question is where does the responsibility of the manufacturer stop and that of the rider begin? In the end there is no way they can be 100% sure nobody will face plant ever on this wheel. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrelwood Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Quote One can just imagine a situation where they are using the wrong variable(s) for some key calculations (say the average instead of max or vice versa) and the extra conservative throttling was put in place to add safety until the source of the error is discovered. Mistakes such as this are easy to make in code and sometimes hard to find. In my understanding the average speed per trip is calculated by the app, not the wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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