UPONIT Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 (edited) 33 minutes ago, mlau said: How do you update the firmware of the mten4? I found nothing with a quick google search, or in the app. it's hidden in the app. i'm not near my wheel at the moment. just look through everywhere. i remember it being in a very non-intuitive place. found it. it's under "Me" - > "Settings" - > Firmware Upgrade Edited January 17, 2023 by UPONIT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlau Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 6 minutes ago, UPONIT said: it's hidden in the app. i'm not near my wheel at the moment. just look through everywhere. i remember it being in a very non-intuitive place. found it. it's under "Me" - > "Settings" - > Firmware Upgrade Ooh, it's hidden behind the Account login, thank you! Well, I already gave inmotion some data, i guess it's time to confuse the chinese with more nonsensical contradictory data about me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCC Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 3 hours ago, mlau said: How do you update the firmware of the mten4? I found nothing with a quick google search, or in the app. You can find the updated software in “Settings” then “Firmware Upgrade” however, the mileage display issue is still not resolved after I upgraded the firmware. I am asking the dealer at present, and the official after-sales person has not yet respond to the solution of the issue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebeuc Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 6 hours ago, YCC said: however, the mileage display issue is still not resolved after I upgraded the firmware. I'm sorry to hear that; Please keep us updated if you get any sort of resolution (or even if you get the runaround with no answer) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeboots Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Anyone in NYC got a begode 84v charger I could borrow for a couple hours? My replacement charging port arrived but the charger isn't charging the battery (light stays on green when plugged in), I'm hoping I just killed my charger by plugging it into the old shorted charging port. (Display on the unit reads 80% charge and it was ridden some before it was last charged.) Alternatively, can one test a charger with a multimeter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebeuc Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 10:01 AM, joeboots said: Anyone in NYC got a begode 84v charger I could borrow for a couple hours? My replacement charging port arrived but the charger isn't charging the battery (light stays on green when plugged in), I'm hoping I just killed my charger by plugging it into the old shorted charging port. (Display on the unit reads 80% charge and it was ridden some before it was last charged.) My concern would be if there was a short in the charge port, it would not just short the charger but would also short the batteries. I know I would also hesitate to loan a charger on the off chance plugging it in could cause damage. On 1/18/2023 at 10:01 AM, joeboots said: Alternatively, can one test a charger with a multimeter? If you are going to continue trying to fix this up after what I recall to be water exposure and a very concerning series of events with almost all components being replaced, using a multimeter is the bare minimum of what I would expect. You would want to check both the pins on the charger, AND the pins on the wheel charge port, AND the pins on each of the individual battery pack leads. I seem to recall that begode charge ports are always hot, so you should be able to read the voltage on that. I think you can also do the same to the ports on the charger. (I'm not entirely sure if that is true for chargers meant for wheels that require negotiation for the charge port to become live, but I would assume it would be true for the begode chargers) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebeuc Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 10:01 AM, joeboots said: Alternatively, can one test a charger with a multimeter? Also if you do this be very careful when testing the male pins to not short them against the housing, you may want to find some sort of shielded clip or breakout cable to get access to the pins without risk of short 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UPONIT Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 @rebeuc i wish i could upvote these comments twice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tawpie Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 14 hours ago, rebeuc said: Also if you do this be very careful when testing the male pins to not short them against the housing, you may want to find some sort of shielded clip or breakout cable to get access to the pins without risk of short slide a hunk of unshrunk heat shrink tubing over each of the pins, then put the probes into the tubing. Exercise care when removing (one at a time). 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demian B Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Anyone else rolling around on a 300wh MTen4? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebeuc Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 5 hours ago, Demian B said: Anyone else rolling around on a 300wh MTen4? I'll bite, what's a 300Wh Mten4? The stock models have either 750Wh or 600Wh; do you have a 600Wh variant with a failed battery pack or something? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizra6ot Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 @rebeuc It's Mten4 AR 300wh 40t cells https://alienrides.com/products/gotway-begode-mten4-electric-unicycle Kevin Graehl "This is an entry wheel, or a wheel you always keep at your girlfriend's house, or in your trunk, or at work, or in a camper.We asked begode for a smaller wh with a lower entry price. The demographic may not be a hardcore rider, on a rampage to get from point a to b." 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UPONIT Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 51 minutes ago, Bizra6ot said: @rebeuc It's Mten4 AR 300wh 40t cells https://alienrides.com/products/gotway-begode-mten4-electric-unicycle Kevin Graehl "This is an entry wheel, or a wheel you always keep at your girlfriend's house, or in your trunk, or at work, or in a camper.We asked begode for a smaller wh with a lower entry price. The demographic may not be a hardcore rider, on a rampage to get from point a to b." Variety is the spice of Life! Good on them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiitick Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 I believe that's what happened with ewheels packs. They were supposed to be 2 parallel packs of 300, but they only put in 1. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UPONIT Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 (edited) 16 hours ago, kiitick said: I believe that's what happened with ewheels packs. They were supposed to be 2 parallel packs of 300, but they only put in 1. Good catch! You might be right. Although wouldn't they have known why Begode sent them 1-pack wheels? Edited January 23, 2023 by UPONIT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKW Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 6 minutes ago, UPONIT said: Good catch! You might be right. Although wouldn't they have know why Begode sent them 1-pack wheels? Maybe, and Jason didn't want to explain why to a customer. Or, maybe Jason didn't know. Or, maybe kiitick assumption is wrong, but it is a good assumption 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post UPONIT Posted January 23, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 23, 2023 I DO DUMB STUFF SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO So I was finding it very awkward and stompy to freemount my Mten4 with the stock slippery pedals. I decided I'd remodel them myself. Ground off all the useless little nubs, drilled and tapped 40 4mmx.7 holes for 4mm MTB spikey things (which come in a cool blue that matches the pads). Mounting became a breeze. Awesome. Then, twice in the last two days, I had emergency stop scenarios too quick for braking and did what I've done in the past: bail and step off backwards, hopefully catch the wheel. Except that those little spikes were way too grabby and I had a nice, quick seat on the pavement both times. No injuries except pride. Thank you, Flexmeter. I'm sure I could adapt and remember to lift my shoes higher in bail scenarios, but I've decided to replace the spikes with socket-head screws like on InMotion pedals. And it only took two street seats to get the message! I'm sure most people could have predicted this experience if I had asked first, but where's the painful lesson fun in that? And now I'm no longer a backwards-fall virgin. --The End-- 2 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem604 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Sometimes the MTen4 will take you places other wheels won't 🥰 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demian B Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 On 1/22/2023 at 3:32 AM, rebeuc said: I'll bite, what's a 300Wh Mten4? The stock models have either 750Wh or 600Wh; do you have a 600Wh variant with a failed battery pack or something? Yes, Begode sent some Mten4s with the wrong battery size to Jason. I opted to have a half-nutted wheel sent my way, being impatient. Jason will send the other 300wh pack whenever it arrives. I wish the weather were better here in Wisconsin so I could see what kind of range it gets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCC Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Surprisingly, the honeycomb pedal of Inmotion is available to MTen4. The angle of the pedals tilt slightly inward, however, I find the pedals safer and easier to control compared to the original pedals. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebeuc Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 32 minutes ago, YCC said: Surprisingly, the honeycomb pedal of Inmotion is available to MTen4. Good to hear, but not surprising as the typical Gotway pedal mount is VERY similar to the Inmotion pedal mount. If I recall correctly you will want to add another set of washers to the pedal bracket to prevent forward and back movement of the pedal, as the Inmotion mount is slightly wider. I can kinda see that in your photo with a bit of a gap there, as well. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCC Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 14 minutes ago, rebeuc said: …to prevent forward and back movement of the pedal, as the Inmotion mount is slightly wider. I can kinda see that in your photo with a bit of a gap there, as well. Yes, the gap exist, but there is also a screw under the pedal to hold the pedal in place, so the pedals does not slide back and forth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebeuc Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 12 minutes ago, YCC said: Yes, the gap exist, but there is also a screw under the pedal to hold the pedal in place, so the pedals does not slide back and forth. The screw on the bottom is to tighten the pedals so they don't flop around, so the pedals can stay up for example. It is not meant to prevent forward and back motion, and having it exposed to that will likely cause wearing on the screw; not the biggest deal for a wheel like this but just be aware that screw won't stay tight forever. (I have a couple Inmotion wheels and I'm always having to tighten that screw) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UPONIT Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 4 hours ago, rebeuc said: The screw on the bottom is to tighten the pedals so they don't flop around, so the pedals can stay up for example. It is not meant to prevent forward and back motion, and having it exposed to that will likely cause wearing on the screw; not the biggest deal for a wheel like this but just be aware that screw won't stay tight forever. (I have a couple Inmotion wheels and I'm always having to tighten that screw) My impression is that the set screw prevents back and forth sliding, and the end screws with nylon bumpers are what provides the friction for pedal open/close? Either way, they work fine on the Mten4. But I'm really liking version 2 of my stock-pedal upgrade, where I tapped holes and added nubs just like the InMotion ones. 20 per pedal. That way the stock pedals are grippier and sized right for the wheel. AlienRides also will CNC the pedals so that they are covered with low-rise spike texture that looks great and is grippier than stock. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post UPONIT Posted January 30, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 30, 2023 My pedal "upgrade." Please excuse the mud and dust. It's been raining. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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