soundkite Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 I have this piece of rubber, bout the size of a nickel, left over after re-assembling my Inmotion V10f. Where does it go? On the bright side, after submerging my v10f 2/3 deep in a ditch of water, I've dried it out in pieces, prayed that the battery wouldn't burn my house down, and now it's working again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tawpie Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Maybe it's 1/3 of a business card that is missing the circle and triangle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesleigh Gonzales Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Glad to hear the V10 survived the swim lol! The battery is decently sealed so there is some relief on that. As far as the piece shown, we don't recall seeing this before so it could be FOD. However, I would regularly check your CB for corrosion just in case. Even though mostly sealed in coating, some of the components are still prone to oxidation and it can get pretty bad in short time. Safe riding 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post redsnapper Posted February 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2022 If your batts were under water you should assume they are compromised - to be sure you (or someone qualified) MUST unwrap and check if there is water ingress (into the batts or the BMS). Just because the batts charge or the unit powers up means nothing about the safety of the machine... Water ingress can lead to corrosion over time (even months later) which can create short circuits that start spontaneous fires. I speak from experience - ignore this at your peril... 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesleigh Gonzales Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 (edited) On 2/27/2022 at 7:34 AM, redsnapper said: If your batts were under water you should assume they are compromised - to be sure you (or someone qualified) MUST unwrap and check if there is water ingress (into the batts or the BMS). Just because the batts charge or the unit powers up means nothing about the safety of the machine... Water ingress can lead to corrosion over time (even months later) which can create short circuits that start spontaneous fires. I speak from experience - ignore this at your peril... I have to agree that Its not ideal to assume the batt is "fine". Was it fresh water or salt water that the wheel went in (being in a coastal state)? Another thing to do, should something similar happen again pray not, is to put all the major components in some dry rice to absorb moisture and clean with 90 alcohol to remove salts and sediments on components like the controller or other electronics. Again, the batt is sealed pretty good in our experience of working on them so hopefully if it wasn't submerged for very long (which i assume not). I would also consider opening the motor case at some point to confirm there isn't any corrosion on the windings as well or residual moisture. There is some "attempt" at a water barrier on the motors but we have seen too many corroded beyond safe use because of intrusion and the moisture couldn't escape. Edited March 6, 2022 by Lesleigh Gonzales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsnapper Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 5 hours ago, Lesleigh Gonzales said: Again, the batt is sealed pretty good in our experience of working on them so hopefully if it wasn't submerged for very long (which i assume not If the unit was submerged the bms/batt should be assumed to be an elevated fire risk! Way more risk from wet batt/bms than any other parts of machine. Until batt/bms properly checked that machine is a ticking time-bomb and shld be stored like it was abt to blow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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