TexasTwixy Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 My V8 has been working great (technically a Solowheel Glide 3), has about 300 miles on it. Normal riding this morning. I stopped for a break mid-way through the ride and turned it off. When I went to turn it back on, it just won't turn start. The battery icon does not light up, and the wheel does not turn on. I have a cover on it, and it took me a few minutes before I realized that the atmospheric lights are on. I'm pretty sure this was not the case when I started riding today, but can't say for sure. Took an Uber home, plugged it in, and still seeing the same behavior: 1) Can't turn the unit on 2) Does not appear to be charging 3) The atmospheric lights are still on. Additional info: The wheel rolls around fine, I don't feel any mechanical issues. I've tried every combination of holding the power button and auto-cut off switch to try and get a response, but nothing seems to work. I looked through the forum a bit and didn't see any articles related to this, any help is much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTwixy Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 I ended up taking off the cover and unplugging the battery, it wasn't too hard to do. It looks like this is the closest thing available to a hard reset. I ran a health check on the InMotion App and everything looks fine I'm still curious if other have run into this issue as well. I'm tempted to start carrying around a small philips screw driver in case this ever happens to me again so I'm not stranded. I'd really like to understand the root cause of the issue. A few tips that helped me with this hard reset: Remove the NON-handle side of the wheel After taking out the two screws, you can run your fingers around the circumference of the wheel and pull the plastic up to make it un-click from the perimeter of the wheel (not shown in the video) There are 2 sets of wires under the cover 1) a bunch of small wires in a flat & wide connector (i assume this is part of the controller) 2) A large black and red wire (this is the battery). I unplugged the battery and that killed the lights and then brought the wheel back into a good state. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzyhu Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 No matter what I do my V8F will not turn on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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