redsnapper Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 I have an XVE 84v 2A charger for a KS and I would like to add a GX16-4 pin female connector to be able to charge my V8 (charger broken). I will cut the XVE cable and splice/solder in a pigtail for the GX16. I will not be charging the wheels simultaneously. Anyone see an issue with doing this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip W Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 I thought Inmotion v8 was using a 3 pin charger. Other than that, I see no problems. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EUC Custom Power-Pads Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Inmotion V8 has a GX12-3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsnapper Posted September 19, 2020 Author Share Posted September 19, 2020 (edited) i hv 2 v8s - both hv 4pin - cld be different in North American market... but u rt abt size - is gx12! Edited September 19, 2020 by amelanso 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsnapper Posted September 19, 2020 Author Share Posted September 19, 2020 and in Canada we also hv the special Bluenose edition power button! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip W Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Then maybe it's easier to replace the V8's charging port to GX12-3? No need to splice cable and have extra cable dangling, just a simple one-time soldering? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsnapper Posted September 19, 2020 Author Share Posted September 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Philip W said: Then maybe it's easier to replace the V8's charging port to GX12-3? No need to splice cable and have extra cable dangling, just a simple one-time soldering? I have 2 V8s with gx12-4 pin male port - I have only one v8 charger. I am selling one v8 with the charger. I need to add a gx12-4 female to my KS 84v charger so that I can still charge my v8... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip W Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Also you can make an easy short adapter cable: one end is gx12-4 female , and the other end is to the KS charger. This way you don't need to splice the cable. Just put the adapter cable on and you can charge the v8. Don't ask me why I don't like splicing cable. I just really don't like extra cable with 84v dangling around while charging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsnapper Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) the ks charger ends with the male lenovo so u r saying i would put the female lenovo on one end of my adapter cable. yes grt idea as i can then avoid cutting into the KS cable... thx for good suggestion - i was abt to cut the cable tnt!!! - sadly not so ez to find the female lenovo connector unless I want to order on ALI where it will take forever - drag :-( Edited September 22, 2020 by amelanso Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuRxG Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 I cut all my 84v chargers before the output and put an xt-60 connection in, now i can swap all my tips and parallel multiple chargers depending on how big of a wheel I'm charging. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyTop Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 (edited) Lenovo connectors are difficult to deal with. The pre made cables are not really made to handle 3 amps at 84 volts. If you are going to cut the cable, I would get a male and female gx 12-4 . Cut the lenovo connector off leaving a 6 inch pigtail with the lenovo connector. Convert the charger to gx12-4 then use the female gx12-4 and the 6 inch pigtail with the male lenovo connector to convert back to Lenovo. I just bought a fast charger with a lenovo connector. I will cut the lenovo connector off and add what I use as a standard connector (GX16-4 Gotway 84 volt configuration) Then I will use a female GX16-4 to convert back to lenovo or what ever else I might have in 84 volt. The key is to buy the charger with the lenovo connector so that you will have a high amp lenovo pigtail. Edited September 24, 2020 by RockyTop 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsnapper Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 (edited) Thx RT - I had some gx16s so I cut the KS charger cable and put a gx16 on the end of the charger side. I also put gx16 on the cut side of the lenovo end. Then made another line with gx16 on one end and gx12 on the other ( for the v8 ). All tested - wrks aok! gx12 is pretty small pins and not ez to solder to with anything but flimsy wire. Much prefer the gx16s. I did all the cables etc with pin 1- 2+ then i went to connect - oops ! frgt that when gx facing each other its mirror image - 3&4 go with 1&2. I shoulda laid them out to see that 1st! I cld disassemble ez enough and resolder the charger end to 3&4. Too bad there are so many damn connectors - gx16 is a very good one and sadly it is not used by all! @NuRxG xt60 is great - if I had some I would hv used... Edited September 24, 2020 by amelanso 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfling Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 On 9/23/2020 at 8:43 PM, RockyTop said: Lenovo connectors are difficult to deal with. The pre made cables are not really made to handle 3 amps at 84 volts. If you are going to cut the cable, I would get a male and female gx 12-4 . Cut the lenovo connector off leaving a 6 inch pigtail with the lenovo connector. Convert the charger to gx12-4 then use the female gx12-4 and the 6 inch pigtail with the male lenovo connector to convert back to Lenovo. I just bought a fast charger with a lenovo connector. I will cut the lenovo connector off and add what I use as a standard connector (GX16-4 Gotway 84 volt configuration) Then I will use a female GX16-4 to convert back to lenovo or what ever else I might have in 84 volt. The key is to buy the charger with the lenovo connector so that you will have a high amp lenovo pigtail. @RockyTop resurrecting this thread and wanted to follow your work. I'm in the same boat - 84v 16x fast charger with Lenovo and wanna use it for 84v gotway as well. 'wondering if you can help on matching wire connections properly with a schematic or any instructions. I'm decent with soldering. TIA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyTop Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 5 hours ago, Surfling said: @RockyTop resurrecting this thread and wanted to follow your work. I'm in the same boat - 84v 16x fast charger with Lenovo and wanna use it for 84v gotway as well. 'wondering if you can help on matching wire connections properly with a schematic or any instructions. I'm decent with soldering. TIA. Sure. Gotway pin 1 + Pin 2 - Lenovo Outside + inside - There is a pin in the center, it is not used on the Kingsong. So pin one on the Gotway goes to the outside of the Lenovo. Pin two on the Gotway goes to the inside on the Lenovo. The center pin in the Lenovo is not used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfling Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 @RockyTop Much appreciated. Adding this gx16 connector pic here for community future reference... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsnapper Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 does a 2021 mten3 match this same gotway setup? pin 1 +Pin 2 - I am looking at picking up an mten but guy lost the charger so will have to setup a pigtail on my 84v inmotion charger so I can connect to the mten gx16... Thx guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfling Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Hmmm...... my mten3 is 67v and has 3 prongs on the port. The 84v mcm5 has 4....not much i help but I hope someone else chimes-in for ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsnapper Posted August 31, 2022 Author Share Posted August 31, 2022 Thx @Surfling. This is for the 84v mten - maybe @RockyTop knows the pin layout (suppose can find when I have the machine by probing the charge port)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chriull Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, redsnapper said: Thx @Surfling. This is for the 84v mten - maybe @RockyTop knows the pin layout (suppose can find when I have the machine by probing the charge port)? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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